WR - Buffalo Bills
- 6'
- 190 lbs
- Age 26
- Boise State
67°- Wk Rank (ECR)
- WR #49
- Proj.
- 6.3 pts
- Matchup (?)
Availability
Khalil Shakir is a deep league flex only for Week 2. He returned to his usual role in Week 1 that we have seen him garner throughout his career, running 57.1% of his routes from the slot. Shakir had a 65.6% route share, a 20.7% target share, 50 receiving yards (2.38 YPRR), and a 20% first-read share (tied for second on the team with Dalton Kincaid). Shakir didn't get a red zone, end zone, or deep target in Week 1, which isn't surprising. He's an empty-calorie PPR flex that you hope falls into the end zone, but in this high-scoring environment, that could happen in Week 2. In Week 1, Detroit allowed the seventh-most yards per target to slot receivers and ranked 15th in fantasy points per target.
It's fair to call Khalil Shakir a high-floor, low-ceiling waiver option. He's a dependable but limited possession receiver.
But Shakir's ceiling might be higher than usual in Week 2 thanks to a home matchup with the Lions, who are missing standout safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph. Detroit gave up 410 passing yards and three touchdown passes to Tyler Shough and the Saints on Sunday.
