Rashid Shaheed
2025 Season Outlooks
Shaheed should once again be the No. 2 receiver for the Saints, and he's worth drafting with a late-round pick in all leagues. He could emerge as a No. 3 Fantasy receiver this year. Shaheed should be healthy coming off last year's knee injury, and he should start opposite Chris Olave, although keep an eye on the role for Brandin Cooks. The problem for Shaheed could be bad quarterback play with Derek Carr retired, and the Saints could go with rookie Tyler Shough or second-year Spencer Rattler as the starter, which isn't ideal. Last year, Shaheed got off to a hot start with at least 15.7 PPR points in four of his first six games, but then he injured his knee and was out from Week 7 through the end of the year. Keep an eye on his health in training camp, and Shaheed has plenty of sleeper appeal if the quarterback play for the Saints isn't awful. Shaheed is a great receiver to stash on the end of your bench.
Shaheed enters his fourth NFL season as a bit of a tricky evaluation after he was in the midst of a breakout 2024 campaign prior to suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 6. Arguably the team's No. 1 WR to that point, Shaheed paced the Saints in targets (6.8 per game) and had also produced 29 yards on six carries. His 13.3 fantasy PPG ranked 34th among WRs and he hit the 15-point mark in four of his six games. One of the game's top deep threats and a contributor as a rusher and returner, Shaheed very well could find his way to weekly fantasy relevance in a similar way as Deebo Samuel Sr., albeit with more vertical work. Of course, he's yet to show that level of production over a full season and he'll need to fend off Chris Olave, Alvin Kamara and now Brandin Cooks for work in an offense that will have Spencer Rattler and/or rookie QB Tyler Shough under center. Shaheed is a fine late-round lottery ticket.
2025 Fantasy Football Rankings
Standard
#101
PPR
#116
Half-PPR
#108
Superflex
#135
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections
| Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | 54.6 | 839.4 | 4.2 |
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2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)
Standard
#137
Pick 12.05
PPR
#148
Pick 13.04
Half-PPR
#139
Pick 12.07
Superflex
#158
Pick 14.02
Injury Risk
Medium
Depth Chart
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