Start Adonai Mitchell or Xavier Worthy? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Xavier Worthy in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Adonai Mitchell at 10.0 points and Xavier Worthy at 9.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 10.0 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Adonai Mitchell at 47.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (16, 12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for Xavier Worthy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Xavier Worthy at 37.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 15 books).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 0.3 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on the books.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is listed as questionable with a finger injury.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Adonai Mitchell played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 56 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Through Week 2, Xavier Worthy played 82 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

Xavier Worthy, Week 1 against DEN: 53 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Xavier Worthy, Week 2 against IND: 69 of 80 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 25 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

In 2025, Xavier Worthy played 14 games for KC and scored 109.9 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR59.

He caught 42 of 73 targets for 532 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets and 339 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Xavier Worthy, Week 17 of 2025 against DEN: 34 of 43 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Davante Adams.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Denzel Boston over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Xavier Worthy over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Davante Adams.