Kendrick BourneorRashid Shaheed?

Week 5 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Rashid Shaheed

Rashid Shaheed outscores Kendrick Bourne in 54% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Kendrick Bourne comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Rashid Shaheed, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Rashid Shaheed projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 5. Kendrick Bourne has the better matchup against the Detroit Lions (24% more than average to WRs); Rashid Shaheed faces the San Francisco 49ers (3% fewer than average to WRs). Rashid Shaheed still wins more often despite that. Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Rashid Shaheed wins 59%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Kendrick Bourne
Floor
0.9
Median
4.4
Ceiling
12.8
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
62%
Rashid Shaheed
Floor
1.6
Median
5.1
Ceiling
12.5
Big game (20+):
1%
Dud (under 6):
58%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatKendrick BourneWR, ARI, Sun, Oct 11, 4:25 p.m. ETRashid ShaheedWR, SEA, Sun, Oct 11, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection6.06.3
PPR projection7.77.6
Standard projection4.35.1
Rank this weekWR48WR44
Matchupvs DETvs SF
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game5.65.1
Last season per game5.37.1
Snap share, last game55%60%
Trade value——