Start A.J. Brown or Xavier Worthy? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 9:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : A.J. Brown: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle, knee) listed as questionable (ESPN)
- : A.J. Brown: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy
- Market projects
- 13.7
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs WR
- 34.8
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 68%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 22%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 10.5
- recent weeks avg
- NYJ D vs WR
- 28.5
- 9th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 84%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 19%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for A.J. Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. A.J. Brown projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 8 games), Xavier Worthy 49 (5.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy in Week 9.
Market-based projections have A.J. Brown at 13.7 points and Xavier Worthy at 10.5, a gap of 3.2. 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 10.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.0, 11.4 and 8.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take A.J. Brown at ADP 18 and Xavier Worthy at 109.
What the market projects
No Week 9 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 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 0-1 touchdowns (3 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 12.0, 11.4 and 8.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).
That puts A.J. Brown 3.2 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
A.J. Brown and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 34.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.
Xavier Worthy and KC host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NYJ allowed 28.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.
By points allowed to the position, A.J. Brown has the softer matchup.
Injury status
A.J. Brown is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.
Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
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 8, Xavier Worthy played 84 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Xavier Worthy, Week 8 against DEN: 65 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 13 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 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for A.J. Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. A.J. Brown projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 8 games), Xavier Worthy 49 (5.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop A.J. Brown for Xavier Worthy?
No. Keep A.J. Brown: he projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 8 games), Xavier Worthy 49 (5.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
- Is A.J. Brown playing Week 9?
- Is Xavier Worthy playing Week 9?
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