Jadarian Price or Rashid Shaheed: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Price: Seattle’s favored script gives the rookie the stronger path to usable volume

Price gets the nod because his confirmed starting role and Seattle’s expected lead give his explosive rushing style a sturdier floor than Shaheed’s big-play-dependent profile (SI.com (OnSI) 2026-09-17). The edge is meaningful, but not overwhelming: Price has the better role for this game while Shaheed has been on the field more and can change the matchup with one deep catch. Price’s real risk is a still-unclear workload after only one NFL game; Shaheed’s genuine appeal is vertical upside in the same favorable team environment.

What flips it: A confirmed expansion of Shaheed’s target role or a reduction in Price’s starting workload.

Sources: SI.com (OnSI) · Sep 17, 2026 · SI.com (OnSI) · Sep 11, 2026

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Jadarian Price

Jadarian Price

RB23SEAvs ARI

Projected Points

Start· medium
Rashid Shaheed

Rashid Shaheed

WR57SEAvs ARI

Projected Points

Start

Jadarian Price’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 60.5
-113 / -113
REC
O/U 1.5
-112 / -114
REC YDS
O/U 7.5
-113 / -113
ATD
Anytime TD
+165

Rashid Shaheed’s market

REC
O/U 2.5
+152 / -205
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 24.5
-109 / -115
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+380
Anytime Touchdown Props →
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Why Jadarian Price

Start· medium

Rookie RB atop the depth chart. Explosive, home-run-speed runner with no prior NFL sample.

Price is the confirmed Week 2 starter with Seattle favored by 10 and a 27.3 implied total — RB23 projection with the best positive-script profile on the board.

  • Confirmed starter with a positive game script; his explosive running can turn limited work into chunk gains.
  • Seattle’s lead expectation supports Price’s floor more directly than it supports a low-volume deep threat.

The call

  • He's named the starter after a 10-carry, 52-yard (5.2 YPC) debut plus 2 catches, so the backfield lead role is locked in for this week.
  • A -10.0 spread and 27.3 implied team total is the ideal run-game script: Seattle should be sitting on leads and feeding the ground game late.
  • The DvP composite of 7-of-32 reads tough on paper, but it's a one-game sample with 0.00 confidence — not enough to bench an RB23 projection of 13.2.
  • Main risk is workload share: 48% snaps and an 8% target share mean he's not a bell cow yet, which caps the PPR ceiling if Arizona keeps it close.

Latest on Price

Role

Price will start at running back for Seattle in Week 2 at Arizona after rushing for 52 yards on 10 carries (5.2 yards/attempt) and catching 2 passes for 6 yards in his NFL debut against New England.

SI.com (OnSI), Yahoo Sports (Seahawks Wire) · Sep 17, 2026
Jadarian Price Looking Forward To Playing Against Former Teammate Jeremiyah Love

Seahawks rookie Jadarian Price is looking forward to playing against his former teammate and Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love on Sunday.

seahawks.com · Sep 14, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Rashid Shaheed

Start

Starting WR2 and pure vertical burner. Elite straight-line speed, field-tilting deep threat with return-game background.

Start — WR57 consensus, projects WR63 this week: 27.3 implied team total, 13% target share.

  • The WR2 played a larger share of snaps, giving Shaheed more routes to find a splash play.
  • His elite straight-line speed creates a higher single-play ceiling than the projection suggests.

Latest on Shaheed

Role

Shaheed played 33 of 50 offensive snaps (66%) in the Week 1 opener against New England.

SI.com (OnSI) · Sep 11, 2026

Head-to-head stats

MetricJadarian PriceRashid Shaheed
Projected points
Consensus rankRB23WR57
Opponent vs positionARI · 7 of 321-game sampleARI · 15 of 321-game sample
Rushing Yards4 of 32—
Rushing TDs15 of 32—
Rushing Attempts8 of 32—
Receptions1 of 3212 of 32
Receiving Yards2 of 3212 of 32
Anytime TD13 of 3213 of 32
Receiving TDs—13 of 32
Targets—25 of 32
Target share8%13%
Reception share12%6%
Implied total · spread27.3-10.027.3-10.0
Depth chartRB1WR2
Snap share48%66%
Start/Sit record0–0+1 toss-up—

Recent form

Jadarian Price — last 1 week

Week 1vs NE

Rashid Shaheed — last 1 week

Week 1vs NE

Signal breakdown

  • 13.2 vs 8.6 projected PPR pointsJadarian Price +
  • Rank 23 vs 57Jadarian Price +
  • Opponent DvP rank 7 vs 15 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 27.3 vs 27.3 team pointseven
  • No injury designationseven
  • 48% vs 66% snap shareRashid Shaheed +

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