Start Xavier Worthy or Adonai Mitchell? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Xavier Worthy over Adonai Mitchell in Week 6.

Adonai Mitchell is listed doubtful on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Xavier Worthy.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 8.9 and 9.6 points in Weeks 3 and 5, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

No Week 6 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 7.8 and 8.7 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 8.3, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Xavier Worthy a 33% chance to score a touchdown (12 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 1.0 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is listed as doubtful with a finger injury.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

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 4, Xavier Worthy played 80 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 9 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.

Xavier Worthy, Week 3 against MIA: 43 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Xavier Worthy, Week 4 against LV: 45 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Denzel Boston over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Xavier Worthy over DeMario Douglas.