Romeo Doubs or Khalil Shakir: Who should I start in fantasy football? (Week 8, 2025 season)

When you're facing a tough start/sit decision on your fantasy football team, you may end up having to choose between Romeo Doubs or Khalil Shakir. Which player would Basement Brewed Fantasy Football recommend you start? Let's go through the details to find out.

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Game Scripts

The Packers are entering this game as slim 3 point road favorites with a decent projected team total of 24.25 points, the 10th highest among all 26 teams on the week 8 slate. The narrow spread suggests a balanced offensive approach while the decent projected team total suggests serviceable touchdown opportunities.

The Bills are entering this game as comfortable 7.5 point road favorites with a strong projected team total of 26.5 points, the 4th highest among all 26 teams on the week 8 slate. The comfortable spread suggests a potentially run-heavy approach while the strong projected team total suggests plenty of touchdown opportunities.

Positional Matchups

After 6 games, the Steelers present a mouthwatering matchup for WRs, somehow limiting them to the 15th fewest touchdowns while bleeding the most catches (15.5 per game), most yards (184.67 per game) and 5th most PPR points per game.

After 7 games, the Panthers present a terrifying matchup for WRs, holding them to the 3rd fewest catches, 3rd fewest yards, 6th fewest touchdowns and 3rd fewest PPR points per game.

Romeo Doubs: Bottom Line

I expect Romeo Doubs to finish, on average, around 10–14 PPR points on 6–9 targets (4–6 catches, 55–75 yards), with 0–1 touchdowns.

Khalil Shakir: Bottom Line

I expect Khalil Shakir to finish, on average, around 8–12 PPR points on 6–9 targets, 4–6 catches, 45–65 yards, and 0–1 touchdowns.

Should you start Romeo Doubs or Khalil Shakir?

To me, the matchup is too juicy to not play Romeo Doubs here. Yes, the Packers do tend to spread the ball out more, but they're likely to attack the Steelers through the air, boosting the upside case for Doubs.

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