Wondering who you should start this week — Khalil Shakir or Roman Wilson? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Khalil Shakir — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Khalil Shakir (LAR allow the 17th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 5
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Khalil ShakirSTART
@ LAR
9.9
17th
7.2
326
healthy
Roman Wilson
vs IND
9.3
8th · soft
13.1
364
healthy
WRs vs LAR recently: Darnell Mooney 4.8 pts (W2) · Pat Bryant 12.4 pts (W3) · Darius Cooper 15.3 pts (W4).
Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Khalil Shakir has the higher floor (3.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Roman Wilson has the higher ceiling (18.7) — the play if you need points.
Khalil Shakir is steady — about 13% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Roman Wilson is boom-or-bust — about 13% more volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — wider range in both directions.
Khalil Shakir faces LAR, 17th most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Roman Wilson carries the higher trade value — 364 against 326 (a 10% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Roman Wilson gets the most.
Momentum: Khalil Shakir -26 and Roman Wilson +364 over the last 30 days.