2023 Receiving Stats
REC
39
YDS
611
TD
2
AVG
15.7
TAR
45
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Shakir looked like a steal in Round 5 of the 2022 Draft, coming out of Boise State after averaging more than 62 yards per game in three straight seasons. He's neither physically dominant nor lacking, having run a 4.43 40 at 6-0, 196, with mediocre marks for jumps and agility drills at the 2022 Combine. Shakir was the Bills' fourth or fifth WR as a rookie and into his second season, finally getting a bigger opportunity in the second half of 2023 after the Bills got next to nothing from Deonte Harty/Trent Sherfield and had TE Dawson Knox miss a month due to a wrist injury. While he never drew more than six targets in a single game, Shakir hauled in 39 of his 45 chances during the regular season, finishing with 611 yards (13.6 YPT) and two TDs. He then got more snaps in the playoffs with Gabe Davis absent, capitalizing to the tune of 10-75-2 on 12 targets across two games. Now Davis is gone, as is Stefon Diggs, though the Bills brought in Curtis Samuel and second-round pick Keon Coleman to make sure the burden doesn't totally fall on Shakir. That's probably smart, considering enthusiasm over Shakir's massive per-target production in 2023 is largely tempered by his extremely low rate of targets per route run (13.3 percent). The rate figures to rise with Diggs out of the picture, but Samuel, Coleman and (especially) TE Dalton Kincaid also have arguments to be the team target leader. Shakir is much more likely to settle in as a solid second/third WR than he is to truly break out. Read Past Outlooks
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Practicing during training camp
Shakir (lower body) participated in Buffalo's first training camp practice Wednesday, Alec White of the Bills' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
The 2022 fifth-round pick suffered a minor injury during June minicamp but is still positioned for a key role in a revamped receiver corps that also includes veteran newcomers Curtis Samuel, Mack Hollins, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Chase Claypool, as well as rookie Keon Coleman. With Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis no longer around, Shakir is the only wideout on the roster who has caught a pass from quarterback Josh Allen in a regular-season game. Shakir logged a 39-611-2 receiving line on 45 targets over 17 regular-season games in 2023, then added 10 catches for 75 yards and two scores on 12 targets over two playoff contests.
The 2022 fifth-round pick suffered a minor injury during June minicamp but is still positioned for a key role in a revamped receiver corps that also includes veteran newcomers Curtis Samuel, Mack Hollins, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Chase Claypool, as well as rookie Keon Coleman. With Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis no longer around, Shakir is the only wideout on the roster who has caught a pass from quarterback Josh Allen in a regular-season game. Shakir logged a 39-611-2 receiving line on 45 targets over 17 regular-season games in 2023, then added 10 catches for 75 yards and two scores on 12 targets over two playoff contests.
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Air Yards Per Game
23.1Air Yards Per Snap
0.67% Team Air Yards
8.5%% Team Targets
8.3%Avg Depth of Target
8.7 YdsCatch Rate
86.7%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
7.5% Targeted On Route
13.3%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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2023 Khalil Shakir Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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Height
6' 0"Weight
190 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.43 secShuttle Time
4.21 secCone Drill
7.28 secVertical Jump
34.5 inBroad Jump
124 inHand Length
9.50 inArm Length
29.00 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Shakir put up a 208-2,878-20 line in four seasons at Boise State and averaged 96.6 YPG his final two years. He then ran a 4.43 40 at 6-0, 196, with solid marks in the other drills, thus looking like a steal as a 2022 fifth-round pick. Shakir nonetheless spent his rookie year at fourth or fifth on the depth chart and finished the regular season with 161 yards, though he went for 3-75-1 in Week 5 when Isaiah McKenzie was injured and later caught five passes for 91 yards in two playoff games. The Bills still have Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis -- plus they spent a first-round pick on TE Dalton Kincaid -- but they let McKenzie walk in free agency and only added two receivers who are arguably best known for their contributions on special teams (Deonte Harty, Trent Sherfield). That leaves Shakir with a nice shot to win a top-three role in a high-powered offense, which is all the more appealing after Davis failed to capitalize on his own breakout opportunity last season. There's a scenario where Shakir gets the second most targets on the team ... and another scenario where he spends most of the year on the bench again.
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Expects to be full go for camp
Shakir (lower body) said at Thursday's final minicamp practice that he expects to be 100 percent healthy for the start of training camp in late July, Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Exits practice early
Shakir exited Tuesday's minicamp practice early due to an apparent lower-body issue, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
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New teammate in WR room
Shakir gained competition for snaps and targets after the Bills took Keon Coleman out of Florida State with the first pick of the second round Friday.
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Standing continues to improve
Shakir faces a clearer path to targets in 2024 after the Bills traded Stefon Diggs to the Texans on Wednesday, just a few weeks after Gabe Davis signed as a free agent with the Jaguars.
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Catches team's only receiving TD
Shakir hauled in seven of nine targets for 44 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-24 playoff loss to the Chiefs.
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Underrated player heading into 2024
Conor Orr of SI.com lists Shakir as the most underrated player on the Bills heading into 2024.
ANALYSIS
Orr believes that the Bills not replacing Stefon Diggs with a true No. 1 wideout in the offseason was due, in part, to the production of Shakir and tight end Dalton Kincaid last year. Buffalo drafted Keon Coleman in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft and added veteran Curtis Samuel in free agency, but Shakir should carve out a significant role in the offense out of the slot position. In 2023, Shakir caught 86.7 percent of his targets for 611 receiving yards in the regular season, and in two playoff games he caught 11 passes on 13 targets for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
Orr believes that the Bills not replacing Stefon Diggs with a true No. 1 wideout in the offseason was due, in part, to the production of Shakir and tight end Dalton Kincaid last year. Buffalo drafted Keon Coleman in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft and added veteran Curtis Samuel in free agency, but Shakir should carve out a significant role in the offense out of the slot position. In 2023, Shakir caught 86.7 percent of his targets for 611 receiving yards in the regular season, and in two playoff games he caught 11 passes on 13 targets for 75 yards and two touchdowns.