Start Xavier Worthy or Carnell Tate? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Carnell Tate over Xavier Worthy

Start

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 12.0; fantasy pts
CLE D vs WR: 33.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 62 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

Sit

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 10.3; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs WR: 22.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 53 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Carnell Tate?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 10 games), Xavier Worthy 101 (9.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Xavier Worthy.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Carnell Tate over Xavier Worthy in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 12.0 points and Xavier Worthy at 10.3, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Xavier Worthy this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (8.7 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Xavier Worthy at 109.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 57 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (5, 5 and 9 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 8.7 and 12.0 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 0.4 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Carnell Tate 1.6 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Carnell Tate and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 155 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CLE.

Xavier Worthy and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 101 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against SEA.

By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate played 81 percent of TEN snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 48 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 3 against NYG: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Xavier Worthy played 81 percent of KC snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Carnell Tate?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 10 games), Xavier Worthy 101 (9.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Xavier Worthy.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Xavier Worthy?
No. Keep Carnell Tate: he projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 10 games), Xavier Worthy 101 (9.2 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Carnell Tate over Xavier Worthy.