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

Buffalo Bills wideout Khalil Shakir will be up against the team with last year's sixth-ranked pass defense, the Houston Texans (183.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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: 5.4
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 7.3
• Projected Receiving Yards: 41.71
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.21

Projections provided by numberFire

Shakir 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Shakir was 42nd at his position, and 161st overall, with 94.4 fantasy points (5.9 per game) last season.
• In his best game last season, Shakir picked up 14.8 fantasy points -- via six receptions, 88 yards and one touchdown. That was in Week 8 versus 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 these numbers: 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 season. That was Week 13 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Texans Defensive Performance

• Against Houston, no quarterbacks accumulated more than 300 passing yards in a game last season.
• Last year, the Texans allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Houston gave up at least two touchdown passes to seven opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Texans gave up three or more passing touchdowns to just one opposing quarterback last year.
• Against Houston last season, five players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Texans last season, 18 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Houston allowed just two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Texans gave up more than 100 yards on the ground to just two players last season.
• In terms of run defense, Houston gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 12 players last season.
• The Texans gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only one player last year.

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