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Start Xavier Worthy or Courtland Sutton? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:41 PM ET.

Start Courtland Sutton over Xavier Worthy

Sutton projects lower, 9.3 to 9.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 109 for Worthy.

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
9.3
fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR
29.8
13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
43 of 100 at WR
Snap share
77%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
Sit

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · vs NYJ

Market projects
9.5
fantasy pts
NYJ D vs WR
28.5
9th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
82 of 100 at WR
Snap share
84%
Through Week 8
Target share
19%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Xavier Worthy in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.3 points and Xavier Worthy at 9.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Courtland Sutton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 60 against 109, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Xavier Worthy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 10 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 37 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 0.3 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Courtland Sutton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Courtland Sutton played 77 percent of DEN snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Courtland Sutton, Week 5 against LAC: 50 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Courtland Sutton, Week 6 against SEA: 46 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 7 against ARI: 43 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 45 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 8 against KC: 50 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 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, Courtland Sutton played 17 games for DEN and scored 219.7 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR13.

He caught 74 of 124 targets for 1017 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 795 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 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 Courtland Sutton for Xavier Worthy?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Courtland Sutton?

    No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Xavier Worthy.

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