Start A.J. Brown or Xavier Worthy? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy

Start

A.J. Brown

WR · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 13.7; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR: 23.8; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 70 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; Through Week 7

Sit

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at DEN

Market projects: 11.7; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs WR: 27.8; 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), A.J. Brown 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy in Week 8.

Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 13.7 points and Xavier Worthy at 11.7, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for A.J. Brown this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (11.8 and 15.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Xavier Worthy this week yet, so his 11.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (12.0 and 11.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take A.J. Brown at ADP 17 and Xavier Worthy at 109.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for A.J. Brown yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 15.5 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 11.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 11.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts A.J. Brown 2.0 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

A.J. Brown and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Xavier Worthy and KC visit DEN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DEN allowed 27.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 136 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against DEN.

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

Injury status

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

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, A.J. Brown played 68 percent of NE snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 15 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.

A.J. Brown, Week 6 against NYJ: 52 of 68 snaps, 10 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

A.J. Brown, Week 7 against CHI: 49 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 48 yards.

Through Week 7, Xavier Worthy played 82 percent of KC snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Xavier Worthy, Week 6 against LAC: 51 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 73 yards.

Xavier Worthy, Week 7 against SEA: 46 of 53 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 11 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Xavier Worthy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), A.J. Brown 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for A.J. Brown?
No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), A.J. Brown 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy.

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