Khalil Shakir Fantasy Week 1 Start or Sit: The Slot Machine Still Pays
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Four years in, we’re still waiting on Shakir’s first 850-yard or five-touchdown season, and PFN’s Week 1 rankings put him 46th among wide receivers. He nearly kept this passing game afloat by himself the last time Buffalo played in Houston. I’m not trying to sell you on a week winner, but I’ll have cheap DFS exposure with confidence.
Should You Start or Sit Khalil Shakir in Week 1?
We are four years into the career of Shakir and still searching for his first season with 850 yards or five touchdowns.
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I understand why his name doesn’t do much for you, but players like this can be just as critical for your long-term success as any. He clearly fills a role in this offense that the organization deems valuable, and we saw him almost single-handedly keep this passing game above water when these two teams squared off in Week 12 last year.
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- 10 targets
- 8 catches (33.3% team share)
- 110 yards
The Bills had nothing going (Shakir was the only player with more than 45 receiving yards), but you got fed if you were invested in their slot machine. Now, some of that is a result of what this elite defense was comfortable allowing, but isn’t that part of the handicap here?
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His aDOT in that strong performance was 2.4 yards, and five of those receptions came on third down, his only game in 2025 with more than two such grabs. The single play upside is a little higher than you think, and while I’m not trying to sell you on him being a week winner, I will tell you that I’ll have cheap DFS exposure with confidence.
Where Does Khalil Shakir Rank Amongst Other WRs in Week 1?
- 40) Jakobi Meyers
- 41) Wan’Dale Robinson
- 42) Michael Wilson
- 43) Alec Pierce
- 44) Courtland Sutton
- 45) Chris Godwin Jr.
- 46) Khalil Shakir
- 47) Makai Lemon
- 48) De’Zhaun Stribling
- 49) Jordan Addison
- 50) Romeo Doubs
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This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network.