Rashid Shaheed

Week 5 at Kansas City Chiefs

Rashid Shaheed is impossible to figure out on a week-by-week basis. In Week 2, he had a breakout with almost 100 yards through the air. Shaheed backed that up with a zero-yard effort on five targets in Week 3. Then, he turned around and earned 11 targets in Week 4, tallying 83 yards on eight receptions.

He has to be in your lineup as a top-end WR3 but get ready for the roller coaster ride.

Week 3 vs Philadelphia Eagles

Insert "He can't keep getting away with this" meme here. Rashid Shaheed has broken off huge plays in the first two weeks of the season. He followed up his long of 59 yards in Week 1 with a 70-yard bomb last week.

Shaheed has climbed up to WR18, just one spot below teammate Chris Olave.

Fantasy Upside

Rashid Shaheed comes in as WR45 in our rankings with a projection of 55 receptions, 829 yards, and five touchdowns. The upside case for Shaheed relies strongly on the deep ball. He only caught 46 balls last year, but with a career 16.3 yards per reception mark, his fantasy scoring could explode with extra volume. If his target floor can rise this year, there's no reason why he could slot in as a WR3 for most of the season.

Fantasy Downside

His target floor is the issue, though. Shaheed, with his current role, is capable of putting up matchup killing weeks with a line of 2 receptions for 14 yards like he did in Week 17 last year. One-third of his games last year ended with three or fewer targets. It's tough to rely on someone as a flex or WR3 option when that is in their range of outcomes.

2024 Bottom Line

With a 9th round price tag, you're not heavily invested in him. If you can get him as your WR5 as a fill-in for bye weeks and see how his role develops, he's a fine selection in redraft or best ball. If he can get closer to a five-target-per-week floor, you could be looking at someone who should've been going a few rounds earlier by year's end.