Wondering who you should start this week — Khalil Shakir or Ryan Flournoy? 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 0.4 points. The matchup leans Khalil Shakir (MIN allow the 30th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 9
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Khalil ShakirSTART
@ MIN
9.1
30th · tough
11.9
400
healthy
Ryan Flournoy
@ IND
8.7
23rd
13.7
344
healthy
WRs vs MIN recently: Chris Olave 4.6 pts (W5) · Keenan Allen 3.1 pts (W7) · Jameson Williams 13 pts (W8).
WRs vs IND recently: Carnell Tate 13 pts (W6) · Justin Jefferson 4.4 pts (W7) · Brian Thomas Jr. 7.2 pts (W8).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Khalil Shakir has the higher floor (3.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Khalil Shakir is steady — about 18% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Ryan Flournoy is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Khalil Shakir faces MIN, 30th most generous to WRs.
Ryan Flournoy faces IND, 23rd most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Khalil Shakir carries the higher trade value — 400 against 344 (a 14% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Khalil Shakir gets the most.
Momentum: Khalil Shakir +68 and Ryan Flournoy +323 over the last 30 days.