Who Should I Start? Terry McLaurin or Khalil Shakir


Week 1 Projections

Fant.
Pts.
Rush.
Yds.
Rush
TD
Rec. Rec.
Yds.
Rec
TD
12.5 0.1 0.0 4.3 58.6 0.4

Terry McLaurin News

Terry McLaurin Posts Dud in Season Opener

Sunday, September 13, 4:29 PM

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin was barely a factor during Sunday's season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Scary Terry was not scary at all to the Eagles' defense in this one. The 31-year-old hauled in two of his four targets for 14 yards in the two-point loss. McLaurin was projected to be a WR2 coming into this game, and he barely got involved. It took a while for the Commanders' offense to get going in this one. McLaurin finishing fourth on the team in receiving yards is not acceptable to fantasy managers. McLaurin has the talent and is expected to bounce back in a favorable matchup against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2.


Week 1 Projections

Fant.
Pts.
Rush.
Yds.
Rush
TD
Rec. Rec.
Yds.
Rec
TD
10.2 0.4 0.0 4.4 45.7 0.2

Khalil Shakir News

Khalil Shakir Offers PPR Value Against Houston

Saturday, September 12, 7:34 AM

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir returns to Houston after one of his best games of 2025, when he caught eight of 10 targets for 110 yards in a 23-19 loss to the Texans. Shakir finished the season with 72 receptions for 719 yards and four touchdowns across 16 games, remaining one of Josh Allen's most reliable short-area options. That role could be useful again against a Houston defense that recorded 47 sacks last year and consistently pressured Allen in the previous meeting. The target picture is more crowded this time, however, with DJ Moore now in Buffalo and Dalton Kincaid healthy after missing last year's matchup. Shakir is WR48 in RotoBaller's Week 1 rankings. His catch volume gives him some value as a deeper PPR FLEX, but the added competition makes him much harder to trust in non-PPR formats.


Terry McLaurin vs. Khalil Shakir

Still trying to decide between McLaurin and Shakir? Check on the latest news to make sure both players are active and healthy. Our PPR projections show that Terry McLaurin is projected to score 12.5 points this week while Khalil Shakir is projected to score 10.2 points.