A.J. Brown or Khalil Shakir?

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

In week 6, 1,056 real fantasy leagues had a team with both A.J. Brown and Khalil Shakir that started one of them. 74% started A.J. Brown. Khalil Shakir scored 13.4 to A.J. Brown's 5.7, so the 26% who started him got it right. Week 10: A.J. Brown faces DET, which has allowed 32.6 PPR points a game to WRs since week 3 (15th most of 32); Khalil Shakir faces NYJ, which has allowed 28.6 PPR points a game to WRs since week 3 (23rd most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 6	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
A.J. Brown NE	vs DET 32.6 a game to WRs, 15th most	74%	6.4	5.6, 5.7, 7.8	<1
Khalil Shakir BUF	vs NYJ 28.6 a game to WRs, 23rd most	26%	9.5	13.4, 11.4, 9.8	3

Khalil Shakir has outscored A.J. Brown in 2 of 2 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: A.J. Brown under 1, Khalil Shakir 3.

Every week managers chose between them

Week by week

A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR. Matchup: the PPR points a game his week 10 opponent has allowed to his position since week 3, ranked across the league. Value: real leagues' rest-of-season Trade Values, the median across leagues, with the top player at 100 (see the rankings).

More calls at every position on the week 10 start/sit page.