Seattle Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed has the opportunity to be a major contributor on the defending Super Bowl champions’ high-scoring offense in 2026. Shaheed will most likely overtake end-of-career WR legend Cooper Kupp as number 2 option in the pass game.
NFL defenses will do everything they can to stop Seattle’s superstar WR1 Jaxson Smith-Njigba and the rest of the 2026 Seahawks offense should see more work as a result. 33 year old Cooper Kupp, with only 593 rec. yds in 2025, is now more of a player-coach than an actual threat. That should leave the door open for big-play speedster Rashid Shaheed. Rashid was traded to the Seahawks early November last season and he mostly made his mark on special teams. He was re-signed by Seattle this offseason and they will try to re-tap into Shaheed’s big play prowess; his ADOT was down from 17.6 in 2024 (#3 in the NFL) to 11.4 in 2025 (#48 in the NFL).
~Justin Teck
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Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald refused to clarify the health status of Tory Horton, leaving drafters uncertain whether the second-year wideout suffered a setback from his 2025 shin injury. Horton pairs an 84th-percentile 4.41 40-Yard Dash with a 103.6 Speed Score, but his fifth-round draft capital and modest rookie Target Share restrict his path to consistent volume.
With Seattle under no obligation to release injury details until Week 1, fantasy managers should avoid Horton across standard 12-team redraft leagues. In the meantime, Rashid Shaheed is set to command a greater target share.
Rashid Shaheed earned consistent looks from quarterback Sam Darnold during spring practices as Seattle expands his route tree. Regardless, Seattle self-identifies as a run-first offense, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba anchors this passing game following a massive season defined by an elite 35.9-percent target share and 3.72 yards per route run.
Adding short and intermediate targets to Shaheed’s portfolio raises his fantasy floor after being restricted to a low-volume deep role in 2025. Game scripts will drive Shaheed’s weekly upside. He has significant best ball appeal and is a screaming value in dynasty start-ups as PlayerProfiler’s Dynasty WR55.
More Shaheed and less Kupp is music to the ears of fantasy gamers around the world. This sentiment makes good sense after the Seattle Seahawks re-signed Rashid Shaheed to a three-year, $51 million contract despite an ordinary 59-reception, 687-yard line that yielded just 8.7 Fantasy Points Per Game.
This financial commitment signals a true structural shift in Seattle, directly threatening Cooper Kupp coming off a paltry 7.3 Fantasy Points Per Game season. Shaheed brings a 32.2-percent Deep Target Share to the table, making him the clear choice to take the pressure off Jaxon Smith-Njigba as a more dynamic WR2 for the offense. Shaheed will be a spike week specialist WR3/4 and great ADP value across all fantasy football formats this season.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tory Horton is recovering from a shin injury that cut his rookie year short after a mere 8 games. The team has not publicly disclosed the exact medical nature or severity of the shin issue, but head coach Mike Macdonald is tepidly optimistic that Horton would return to the field as early as late spring OTAs.
Given McDonald’s careful word choice, it is safe to expect the 23-year-old speedster and his upper-percentile 38.5% College Dominator Rating back for the start of summer training camp. While he battles newly extended playmaker Rashid Shaheed for targets, Horton’s absurd 5 receiving touchdowns in 2025 to go along with elite special teams versatility make him a high-upside WR5 dart throw in upcoming fantasy drafts. He is an especially intriguing stash in PPR dynasty leagues.
Fantasy relevant players ruled out Sunday include Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Joe Burrow, Samaje Perine, Chris Godwin, Bucky Irving, Dalton Kincaid, Jaxson Dart, Darius Slayton, C.J. Stroud, Brenton Strange, Marvin Harrison, Tory Horton, Isiah Pacheco, J.K. Dobbins, Rashod Bateman, Justice Hill, and Sam LaPorta.
Per Adam Schefter
