Rashid Shaheed Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Cardinals

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed will be up against the team with last season's 14th-ranked passing defense, the Arizona Cardinals (216.1 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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Rashid Shaheed Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.8
• Projected Receiving Yards: 52.59
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.26

Projections provided by numberFire

Shaheed 2024 Fantasy Performance

• In 2024, Shaheed picked up 59.8 fantasy points (10.0 per game) -- 83rd at his position, 237th in the league.
• In his best performance last season -- Week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys -- Shaheed accumulated 16.9 fantasy points. His stat line: four catches, 96 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Shaheed picked up 14.6 fantasy points, with this stat line: four receptions, 86 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best performance of the year.
• Shaheed accumulated 7.3 fantasy points -- one reception, 11 yards, on seven targets -- in his second-worst game of the year (Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

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Cardinals Defensive Performance

• Arizona gave up more than 300 passing yards to only two QBs last year.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Cardinals last season.
• In the passing game, Arizona allowed six players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Cardinals allowed at least three passing touchdowns to just one opposing quarterback last year.
• Through the air, Arizona allowed more than 100 receiving yards to just three players last season.
• In terms of pass D, the Cardinals gave up a touchdown reception to 19 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Arizona allowed only one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Cardinals allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to five players last season.
• In terms of run defense, Arizona gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 13 players last season.
• The Cardinals gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to five players last year.

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