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Zay Flowers or Khalil Shakir

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Zay Flowers

Zay Flowers

WRBaltimore Ravens BAL
Khalil Shakir

Khalil Shakir

WRBuffalo Bills BUF
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Flowers over Shakir

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Zay Flowers

Poised for More Elite Production as Baltimore's Offensive Anchor

Zay Flowers enters the upcoming campaign on the heels of a stellar 2025 season where he secured career highs with 91 receptions and 1,269 receiving yards, solidifying his status as a focal point in the passing game. Operating atop the team's slot receiver depth chart alongside established weapons, Flowers has consistently proven his efficiency across multiple alignment spots, ranking near the top of the league in yards after the catch and wide-open metrics.

In the draft market, his ADP has remained remarkably stable around the 39th overall pick throughout the summer, reflecting steady confidence from fantasy managers following consecutive productive seasons. Our projections value him as a dependable mid-round anchor in 1.0 PPR formats, forecasting over 80 receptions and near 1,158 receiving yards, which aligns neatly with his current draft-day cost and makes him a reliable weekly asset.

Supported by a high roster and starting rate across fantasy leagues, Flowers brings reliable floor stability paired with solid ceiling potential under the team's offensive scheme. While minor offseason discussions have surrounded team practice intensity, his established chemistry and target volume ensure he remains a locked-in starter for managers investing in high-end wide receiver depth.


Updated 10 hrs ago

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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shakir over Flowers

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Khalil Shakir

Efficient Slot Specialist Poised for Expanded Target Share

Khalil Shakir enters the upcoming season positioned as the primary slot receiver in a high-powered Buffalo offense. After steadily increasing his production over his first few years, Shakir is coming off a productive campaign where he hauled in 80 receptions for 829 yards and four touchdowns. Our models project him to log another steady campaign with 69 catches for 759 yards and four scores, maintaining strong efficiency in the short-to-intermediate passing game.

His draft market has seen notable volatility this offseason. After opening draft season with an inflated ADP in the early 80s back in early June, his price corrected and stabilized at 126.00 through late July. This market correction transforms him into an intriguing value selection for fantasy managers looking for reliable PPR floor in the middle rounds, especially considering his established rapport with the offense.

Operating atop the slot depth chart ahead of Skyler Bell, Shakir remains a trusted piece in the team's aerial attack. While his touchdown upside might be somewhat limited by red-zone distribution, his high catch rate and growing trust from fantasy managersβ€”evidenced by an 81% roster rateβ€”make him a dependable roster piece and a solid depth option for your lineups.


Updated 10 hrs ago

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Performance Zay Flowers
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Zay Flowers
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 NO πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @ATL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 @CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 TB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches Khalil Shakir
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 DET πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 @LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 @MIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
19 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
20 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Zay Flowers
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
90%
+0.24 compared to last week
OWN/START Khalil Shakir
OWN
81%
+0.46 compared to last week
START
31%
+1.68 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Zay Flowers
15th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Khalil Shakir
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Zay Flowers

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 8th with 164.20 total points (9.12 avg).
  • Currently 145.1 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.1.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 10 in receptions and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 14th among WR.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 1269 and 13.95 YPC and is currently ranked 6th among WR.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 5 and is currently ranked 35th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 6 in rush attempts with 12 (0.67 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among WR.
  • Top 10 in rush yards with 73 (4.06 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among WR.
  • Top 10 in rush tds with 1 (0.06 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +18, Rec Yards: +222 Rec TDs: +1,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 81, REC YDS: 1158, REC TDS: 6
Breakdown Khalil Shakir

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 54th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 119.10 total points (5.96 avg).
  • Currently 190.2 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 26th among WR.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 34th among WR.
  • Top 15 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 13th among WR.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 829 and 10.36 YPC and is currently ranked 27th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 44th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 5 (0.28 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 64th among WR.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +17, Rec Yards: +60 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 69, REC YDS: 759, REC TDS: 4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Zay Flowers

No Injury Reported

Injury Khalil Shakir

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Zay Flowers

Week 1
Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.24393.7621143913.82
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 95.00 total points (5.59 avg).
  • Currently 132 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 21 (1.24 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1880 (110.59 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 32nd in pass defense with 4814 (283.18 per game).
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 14 (0.82 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 24.24 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +22.76, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +5, INTs: +1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -0.82,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 40, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 25.8, YDS/G: 371.7
Matchups Khalil Shakir

Week 1
Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
17.32288.1634215664.48
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 196.00 total points (10.32 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 322.06 per game and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in turnovers with 29 (1.71 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1736 (102.12 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3739 (219.94 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 19 (1.12 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 17.35 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +5.41, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: -7, INTs: -2, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: -3.73,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 46, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 18.4, YDS/G: 294.6
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Zay Flowers
22.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Khalil Shakir
15.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Zay Flowers
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 BAL 16 108 77 858 11.1 5 8 56 7 1
2024 BAL 16 116 74 1059 14.3 4 9 56 6.2 0
2025 BAL 16 124 91 1269 13.9 5 12 73 6.1 1
3-YEAR AVG 18 120 84 1114 13.3 5 10 63 6.1 1
Totals 53 361 251 3342 13.3 15 31 189 6.1 2
Career Khalil Shakir
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 BUF 10 20 10 161 16.1 1 0 0 0 0
2023 BUF 16 45 39 611 15.7 2 1 10 10 0
2024 BUF 15 100 76 821 10.8 4 2 4 2 0
2025 BUF 16 105 80 829 10.4 4 1 5 5 0
3-YEAR AVG 18 94 74 837 11.3 4 1 6 4.8 0
Totals 67 330 257 2919 11.4 13 4 19 4.8 0
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ATL vs SD 07:15 EDT EST
BAL @BOS 07:10 EDT EST
CHC vs DET 08:10 EDT EST
CHW @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
CIN @SEA 03:40 EDT EST
CLE vs MIN 06:40 EDT EST
COL vs WAS 03:10 EDT EST
HOU vs MIA 08:10 EDT EST
KC vs SF 02:10 EDT EST
LAA vs STL 04:07 EDT EST
LAD @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
MIL vs NYM 02:10 EDT EST
NYY vs PIT 01:05 EDT EST
TB @TOR 07:07 EDT EST
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