Rashid Shaheed's calling card is verticals, an 11.45 average depth of target that stretches a defense as far as anyone in football. A 64 percent catch rate and a crowded receiver room limit how often that shows up on a scoresheet.
| Metric | Projection |
|---|---|
| Games | 16 |
| Targets | 65 |
| Receptions | 42 |
| Receiving yards | 520 |
| Receiving TDs | 2 |
| Positional rank (PPR) | WR55–WR65 |
Projections are gamedai editorial estimates for the 2026 season, PPR scoring, and will move with news, injuries, and role changes.
In 2025, Shaheed put up 92 targets, 59 receptions, 687 yards and 2 touchdowns, on a 64.1 percent catch rate and an average depth of target above 11 yards, one of the most vertical route profiles at the position. That low catch rate is the tradeoff for running deep patterns against off coverage: it produces chunk plays and takes the top off a defense, but it also means a lot of incompletions on the box score. A 60.9 percent snap share and 9 carries for 69 yards on jet sweeps and gadget touches round out a role that leans situational rather than every-down.
As of August 2026, Shaheed is on Seattle's roster, in a receiving room that already features a target share leader north of 35 percent along with a tight end who commands real red zone work. That kind of competition for targets is why the projection here trims his volume rather than growing it. He remains a real deep threat who can turn one snap into a long touchdown, so his ceiling weeks are legitimate, but the catch rate, the crowded target picture and the part-time snap share put his floor firmly in low-end WR4 or WR5 territory for most matchups.
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Shaheed finished 2025 with 92 targets, 59 receptions, 687 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, on a 64.1 percent catch rate and an average depth of target of 11.45 yards, one of the deepest route profiles among wide receivers with that much volume.
As of August 2026, Shaheed is on Seattle's roster. He is in a crowded receiving room, which is the main factor weighing on his projected target share for the coming season.
He has boom potential on a low target share. His vertical route tree means one or two catches a week can produce a large fantasy day, so in best-ball or deep leagues he is a reasonable dart throw for touchdown equity even with a light overall workload.
No, not in most leagues. A 64.1 percent catch rate, a part-time snap share and a crowded target picture behind a clear WR1 make him closer to a bye-week filler than a player you pencil in every Sunday.