Start Xavier Worthy or A.J. Brown? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy in Week 6.

Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 11.8 points and Xavier Worthy at 12.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. A.J. Brown still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 17 against 109, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.1 fantasy points for Xavier Worthy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 49 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.8 fantasy points for A.J. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 52 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 0.2 points ahead of A.J. Brown on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Xavier Worthy and KC host LAC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAC allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and a touchdown a game against LAC.

A.J. Brown and NE host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 28.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 129 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, Xavier Worthy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

A.J. Brown is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

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.

Through Week 1, A.J. Brown played 44 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

A.J. Brown, Week 1 against SEA: 31 of 71 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, A.J. Brown played 15 games for PHI and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 735 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

A.J. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 68 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

A.J. Brown, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 61 of 70 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 95 yards, 18.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Xavier Worthy over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start A.J. Brown over Carnell Tate.
• Start A.J. Brown over Denzel Boston.
• Start A.J. Brown over Devaughn Vele.