Khalil Shakir Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Texans

Khalil Shakir and the Buffalo Bills will play the Houston Texans -- whose passing defense was ranked sixth in the league last season (183.5 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

For more details on Shakir, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy lineup, scroll down before his upcoming matchup against the Texans.

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Khalil Shakir Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.2
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 6.9
• Projected Receiving Yards: 39.07
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.22

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Shakir 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 94.4 fantasy points (5.9 per game) in 2025, Shakir ranked 161st in the NFL and 42nd at his position.
• Shakir accumulated 14.8 fantasy points -- six receptions, 88 yards and one touchdown -- in his best performance last year, in Week 8 against the Carolina Panthers.
• Shakir accumulated 12.9 fantasy points in Week 4 against the New Orleans Saints -- five catches, 69 yards and one touchdown -- which was his second-best performance last season.
• In Week 11 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Shakir finished with a season-low -0.3 fantasy points, via this stat line: one reception, -3 yards, on three targets.
• Shakir accumulated 0.5 fantasy points -- one reception, five yards, on four targets -- in his second-worst game of the year (Week 13 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers).

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Texans Defensive Performance

• In last season's action, Houston did not allow a quarterback to tally more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Texans gave up at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Houston allowed at least two touchdown passes to seven opposing QBs.
• Last year, the Texans allowed only one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Houston let five players rack up over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Texans allowed 18 players to secure a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Houston allowed just two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run defense, the Texans allowed just two players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Houston allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 12 players last season.
• Just one player rushed for multiple scores in a game against the Texans last year.

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