Rashid Shaheed
25-Year-Old
2023 Receiving Stats
REC
46
YDS
719
TD
5
AVG
15.6
TAR
75
2024 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Shaheed didn't need long to prove that he should've been drafted last spring, though it's understandable he wasn't picked given that he played at FCS Weber State -- the only school that offered him a football scholarship rather than one for track -- and turned 24 shortly before Week 1 of his rookie year. He debuted Week 7, primarily functioning as a return man but also scoring a 44-yard rushing TD and 53-yard receiving TD within his first two games. It wasn't until Week 11 that Shaheed played more than 15 offensive snaps; by Week 13 he had jumped into the starting lineup. Over his final five games, all starts, he averaged 4.0 catches for 64.8 yards and 0.2 TDs on 4.6 targets (20-324-1 on 23 looks). That efficiency lands on the extreme end of unsustainable, but it also gives Shaheed a case for more playing time this season, even in an offense that has 2022 first-round pick Chris Olave (who topped 1,000 yards as a rookie) and hopes to get 30-year-old Michael Thomas back from toe surgery. The Saints don't have a target-hogging tight end and figure to get better QB play from free-agent acquisition Derek Carr than Andy Dalton provided last year, so Shaheed could put up decent numbers as the second or third receiver without repeating the absurd 2022 efficiency. Read Past Outlooks
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Under contract for 2024
The Saints recently tendered Shaheed a one-year, $985,000 contract, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
ANALYSIS
The decision to bring Shaheed back at less than $1 million for the upcoming season was a no-brainer for the Saints after the Weber State product proved to be a dependable deep-ball complement to No. 1 wideout Chris Olave in 2023. Shaheed appeared in 15 games this past season, accruing 46 catches for 719 yards and five touchdowns on 75 targets while also carrying seven times for 37 yards. The 25-year-old also was a dynamic weapon on special teams, bringing back 25 punts for 339 yards and a touchdown and 18 kickoffs for 384 yards.
The decision to bring Shaheed back at less than $1 million for the upcoming season was a no-brainer for the Saints after the Weber State product proved to be a dependable deep-ball complement to No. 1 wideout Chris Olave in 2023. Shaheed appeared in 15 games this past season, accruing 46 catches for 719 yards and five touchdowns on 75 targets while also carrying seven times for 37 yards. The 25-year-old also was a dynamic weapon on special teams, bringing back 25 punts for 339 yards and a touchdown and 18 kickoffs for 384 yards.
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Air Yards Per Game
73.9Air Yards Per Snap
1.89% Team Air Yards
23.4%% Team Targets
13.1%Avg Depth of Target
14.6 YdsCatch Rate
61.3%Drop Rate
1.3%Avg Yds After Catch
3.5% Targeted On Route
16.9%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Feeling good after practice
Shaheed, who is dealing with a thigh injury, noted after Wednesday's practice that he believes he'll be able to play in Sunday's game against the Giants, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Shaheed missed the last two games after he sustained a thigh injury in Week 12 against the Falcons. The speedy wide receiver was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice but said afterwards that he experienced "no setbacks" in the session. Shaheed is a dynamic piece both on offense and special teams, as he's taken back a punt for a touchdown this season in addition to carrying six times for 33 yards and recording 33 receptions for 534 yards and three scores over 11 games.
Shaheed missed the last two games after he sustained a thigh injury in Week 12 against the Falcons. The speedy wide receiver was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice but said afterwards that he experienced "no setbacks" in the session. Shaheed is a dynamic piece both on offense and special teams, as he's taken back a punt for a touchdown this season in addition to carrying six times for 33 yards and recording 33 receptions for 534 yards and three scores over 11 games.
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Records TD in season finale
Shaheed brought in three of four targets for 65 yards and a touchdown in the Saints' 48-17 win over the Falcons on Sunday. He also returned two punts for 18 yards.
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Quiet outing in divisional win
Shaheed reeled in two of three targets for 14 yards during Sunday's 23-13 win against Tampa Bay.
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Scores TD in Week 16 loss
Shaheed secured five of nine targets for 70 yards and a touchdown and rushed once for four yards in the Saints' 30-22 loss to the Rams on Thursday night.
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Three catches in return
Shaheed (thigh) caught three of four targets for 36 yards in Sunday's 24-6 win over the Giants.
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Ready for Sunday
Shaheed (thigh) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game versus the Giants, Brooke Kirchhofer of NewOrleans.Football reports.
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