Khalil ShakirorLadd McConkey?

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

Our call

Lean Khalil Shakir

Khalil Shakir outscores Ladd McConkey in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Ladd McConkey comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Khalil Shakir, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Ladd McConkey projects 0.2 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Khalil Shakir has the better matchup against the Los Angeles Rams (1% more than average to WRs); Ladd McConkey faces the Denver Broncos (15% fewer than average to WRs). Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Ladd McConkey is the pick at 54%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Khalil Shakir
Floor
2.4
Median
6.2
Ceiling
13.0
Big game (20+):
1%
Dud (under 6):
48%
Ladd McConkey
Floor
2.2
Median
6.2
Ceiling
13.9
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
48%

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.

StatKhalil ShakirWR, BUF, Mon, Oct 12, 8:15 p.m. ETLadd McConkeyWR, LAC, Sun, Oct 11, 4:05 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection7.27.4
PPR projection9.39.0
Standard projection5.05.8
Rank this weekWR39WR38
Matchupat LARvs DEN
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game5.87.6
Last season per game8.19.2
Snap share, last game76%34%
Trade value——