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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

Primed for a Top-12 Ascent as Baltimore's Undisputed Passing Focal Point

Flowers is coming off a career-best campaign with 91 receptions for 1,269 yards. He enters the season as the clear top option in Baltimore's passing game, anchoring a wide receiver group featuring Rashod Bateman. Operating primarily from the slot, his dynamic run-after-catch ability makes him Lamar Jackson's most trusted wideout.

Our projections expect another highly productive season, forecasting 82 catches for 1,155 yards and five touchdowns. Fantasy managers hold supreme confidence in Flowers, as shown by his 100% roster rate and 85% start rate. He remains a highly reliable weekly starter in all PPR formats.

Analyzing the market, Flowers' ADP briefly spiked into the mid-20s in May before stabilizing around 42 in June. At this draft cost, our models view him as an excellent value, offering a secure target share and high-end WR2 stability with WR1 upside.


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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shakir over Flowers

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Khalil Shakir

Underappreciated Slot Anchor Offers Significant Value as ADP Climbs

Khalil Shakir enters the season established as the primary slot receiver in a Bills passing offense led by Josh Allen. Operating alongside DJ Moore and Keon Coleman, Shakir provides a highly efficient safety valve who already has a strong rapport with his quarterback.

His draft stock is rising, climbing from an ADP of 144 in early May to around 133. Despite this growing hype in PPR formats, our projections still view him as a value steal. We expect him to grab 70 of 92 targets for 728 yards.

While his touchdown upside remains limited in a crowded offense featuring Dalton Kincaid, Shakir provides a safe weekly floor. Slotting him in as a late-round depth piece offers excellent roster flexibility and dependable weekly volume.


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Performance Zay Flowers
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Performance Khalil Shakir
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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
85%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Khalil Shakir
OWN
80%
-0.42 compared to last week
START
30%
+2.77 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Zay Flowers
15th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Khalil Shakir
53rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Zay Flowers

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th 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 doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • 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 50 in Rec TDs with 5 and is currently ranked 37th 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 3 in rush tds with 1 (0.06 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd 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: 82, REC YDS: 1155, REC TDS: 5
Breakdown Khalil Shakir

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 52nd 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 33rd 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 43rd 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.
  • 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: 70, REC YDS: 728, REC TDS: 3
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
24.24393.7621143913.76
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: 12, TDS: 1, 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
17.32288.1634215664.36
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 7th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 19 (1.12 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 17.35 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 3rd 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: 45, INT: 13, TDS: 1, PA/G: 18.4, YDS/G: 294.6
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Zay Flowers
22.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Khalil Shakir
15.29
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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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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ATH @HOU 08:10 EDT EST
ATL vs PIT 07:15 EDT EST
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BOS @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
CHC vs SF 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
CIN @STL 08:15 EDT EST
CLE @TEX 08:15 EDT EST
COL vs MIL 08:40 EDT EST
DET vs SEA 06:40 EDT EST
KC @MIN 08:15 EDT EST
LAA @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
MIA vs TB 07:10 EDT EST
NYM @SD 09:40 EDT EST
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