Fantasy · Week 5 · Start or sit
Khalil Shakir or Ladd McConkey?
Our week 5 call from the head-to-head model, for PPR scoring. It updates as news and lines move.
Our call
Too close to call
Too close to call on projections (8.2 vs 8.0). If you're ahead this week take the higher floor; if you're chasing points take the higher ceiling. If you have to pick one, the numbers lean Khalil Shakir (51%).
Khalil Shakir outscores Ladd McConkey 51% of the time; Ladd McConkey 49%.
WR, BUF at LA
8.2 projected PPR points
Likely range 3–14 · WR37 this week · Bench
Bench. Projected 8.2 points, 0.0 behind #36, the last one we'd start.
WR, LAC vs DEN
8.0 projected PPR points
Likely range 3–14 · WR38 this week · Bench
Bench. Scored 0 points last game against a typical 10.1 (trending down).
Side by side
| Khalil Shakir | Ladd McConkey | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | Projected points | 8.0 |
| 3.3 | Floor (a bad day) | 3.2 |
| 14.1 | Ceiling (a big day) | 13.8 |
| LA 0% | Matchup | DEN -12% |
| ~26 pts | Team's expected score | ~20 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Healthy |
| Steady | Recent form | Cold ▼ |
| High | Our confidence | High |
Ladd McConkey's game is over.
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The chance is a model estimate that treats the two scores as independent. Fantasy scoring is noisy, so even a 70% call loses three times in ten. Projections are estimates, not guarantees. How it works.