Questionable
Injury Knee - Meniscus
Est. Return 6/1/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
20
YDS
349
TD
3
AVG
17.5
TAR
41
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Shaheed got off to a fast start in 2024, his third pro season, looking ready to challenge for his first 1,000-yard campaign until a Week 6 meniscus tear stopped him in his tracks. He caught only 20 of 41 targets pre-injury, but with career highs for yards per catch (17.5), aDOT (17.6) and targets per game (6.8). Shaheed's 15 targets of 20-plus yards were two more than any other receiver had at the time of his season-ending injury, and while he caught only three of those, all three went for touchdowns (of 70, 59 and 43 yards). He's one of the best undrafted players of recent years, having initially caught on with the Saints in 2022 as a return specialist before quickly becoming a downfield threat on offense. The only downside so far is that Shaheed's excellent work on returns hasn't translated into success catching short passes and gaining yards after the catch -- he has just 371 career receiving yards on targets within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. The timing of his injury should allow Shaheed to make a full recovery before training camp, at which point he'll be playing for a new coaching staff and will still have only concussion-prone Chris Olave as serious competition for targets. The problem, apart from Shaheed's lack of short-area production, is that the Saints are a candidate for worst-in-the-league QB play. Derek Carr's retirement may set up a summer job battle between second-round rookie Tyler Shough and 2024 fifth-round pick Spencer Rattler. Read Past Outlooks
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Out for season
Shaheed underwent a full repair of his meniscus Thursday and will miss the rest of the season, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
The Saints placed Shaheed on injured reserve Thursday afternoon, ruling him out for at least four games. But not long after, Schefter reported that Shaheed's recovery timeline will be 4-to-6 months. Shaheed thus will turn his focus to getting healthy for the 2025 campaign. With Chris Olave (concussion) out Thursday against the Broncos, New Orleans' receiving corps will be composed of Mason Tipton, Bub Means, Cedrick Wilson, Equanimeous St. Brown and Jermaine Jackson.
The Saints placed Shaheed on injured reserve Thursday afternoon, ruling him out for at least four games. But not long after, Schefter reported that Shaheed's recovery timeline will be 4-to-6 months. Shaheed thus will turn his focus to getting healthy for the 2025 campaign. With Chris Olave (concussion) out Thursday against the Broncos, New Orleans' receiving corps will be composed of Mason Tipton, Bub Means, Cedrick Wilson, Equanimeous St. Brown and Jermaine Jackson.
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Air Yards Per Game
118.8Air Yards Per Snap
2.64% Team Air Yards
17.0%% Team Targets
7.9%Avg Depth of Target
17.4 YdsCatch Rate
48.8%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
5.4% Targeted On Route
24.8%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Shaheed burst onto the scene in 2022 as an undrafted, 24-year-old rookie out of Weber State, with a slew of splash plays and impressive kick returns in the first half of the season eventually landing him a larger role in the Saints offense over the final six weeks. He caught 22 of 26 targets for 377 yards (14.5 YPT) and a TD in that six-week stretch, doing more than enough to enter 2023 as the No. 3 receiver behind Chris Olave and Michael Thomas. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, Shaheed's role didn't change much when Thomas went down with a season-ending ankle injury. He still played 50-75 percent of snaps most weeks, and was pure boom/bust with the five games in which he scored touchdowns also producing his five best yardage totals for the year. While there was inevitable regression from his near-impossible 2022 efficiency, Shaheed caught 61.3 percent of his targets for 15.3 yards per catch and a still-impressive 9.6 YPT. Less impressive was his target rate, with Shaheed's 16.9 percent (75 targets on 444 routes) ranking 65th out of the 115 WRs with 200 or more routes. The Saints moved on from Thomas this offseason and didn't have cap space for big free-agent additions, so there is some chance Shaheed takes another step forward in terms of target rate/share, even if the more likely outcome is that he remains a medium-volume deep threat whose strong work as a kick and punt returner makes him more valuable to the Saints than to fantasy teams.
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Goes on injured reserve
The Saints placed Shaheed (knee) on injured reserve Thursday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
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Meniscus surgery on tap
Saints head coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday that Shaheed (knee) is slated to undergo surgery to address a meniscus injury and may be placed on injured reserve, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
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Remains absent from practice
Shaheed (knee) didn't participate in Tuesday's practice, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
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Getting knee checked out
Shaheed, who was listed as a non-participant on Monday's estimated practice report, is getting his knee checked out to determine the severity of the injury he sustained in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Buccaneers, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
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DNP on Monday's estimate
Shaheed (knee) was a non-participant on Monday's estimated injury report.
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Could benefit from QB switch
Shaheed should benefit from Tyler Shough's ability to throw the deep ball, Ben Solak of ESPN suggests.
ANALYSIS
Shaheed is recovering from a torn meniscus but is expected to be healthy for the start of training camp. While the news of Derek Carr's retirement brings some instability to the Saints' offense, it could create an explosive combination between Shaheed and Shough. The wideout has averaged 16.6 yards per reception in his NFL career and was averaging 17.5 yards per catch in 2024 before his knee injury. Shough's 6-foot-5 frame and big arm give him the characteristics needed to deliver an excellent deep ball.
Shaheed is recovering from a torn meniscus but is expected to be healthy for the start of training camp. While the news of Derek Carr's retirement brings some instability to the Saints' offense, it could create an explosive combination between Shaheed and Shough. The wideout has averaged 16.6 yards per reception in his NFL career and was averaging 17.5 yards per catch in 2024 before his knee injury. Shough's 6-foot-5 frame and big arm give him the characteristics needed to deliver an excellent deep ball.