Malachi FieldsorRashid Shaheed?
Week 5 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Lean Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields outscores Rashid Shaheed in 54% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Rashid Shaheed comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Malachi Fields, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Malachi Fields projects 0.5 half-PPR points ahead in Week 5. Malachi Fields has the better matchup against the Washington Commanders (17% more than average to WRs); Rashid Shaheed faces the San Francisco 49ers (3% fewer than average to WRs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 2.0
- Median
- 5.8
- Ceiling
- 13.1
- Big game (20+):
- 2%
- Dud (under 6):
- 52%
- 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.
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| Stat | Malachi FieldsWR, NYG, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET | Rashid ShaheedWR, SEA, Sun, Oct 11, 4:25 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| PPR projection | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Standard projection | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Rank this week | WR40 | WR44 |
| Matchup | at WAS | vs SF |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Last season per game | — | 7.1 |
| Snap share, last game | 66% | 60% |
| Trade value | — | — |