Start Xavier Worthy or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 6:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Xavier Worthy

Godwin projects lower, 10.3 to 11.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 82 for Godwin, 109 for Worthy.

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 10.3; fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at WR

Sit

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 11.3; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 22.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. 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), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Xavier Worthy in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 10.3 points and Xavier Worthy at 11.3, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Chris Godwin Jr. still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 82 against 109, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Xavier Worthy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 50 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 5 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.3 fantasy points for Chris Godwin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 42 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 1.1 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

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 Chris Godwin Jr. 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), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Chris Godwin Jr.?
No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Chris Godwin Jr. 73 (8.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Xavier Worthy.

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