Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Xavier Worthy? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Xavier Worthy in Week 1.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is priced by the books at 3.9 projected points. Xavier Worthy has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Deebo Samuel Sr. at ADP 119 and Xavier Worthy at 112. Market coverage on Deebo Samuel Sr. is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Xavier Worthy in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 3.9 fantasy points for Deebo Samuel Sr., with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Xavier Worthy and KC host DEN.

DEN allowed 14.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 37 yards and a touchdown against DEN.

Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit LAR on Thursday at 8:35 PM ET.

LAR allowed 47.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns against LAR.

By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Deebo Samuel Sr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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.

Xavier Worthy, Week 17 of 2025 against DEN: 34 of 43 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.1 PPR points.

Xavier Worthy, Week 16 of 2025 against TEN: 38 of 45 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards, 6.1 PPR points.

Xavier Worthy, Week 15 of 2025 against LAC: 41 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 5.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games for WAS and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.

He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 261 air yards.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 4.1 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 36 of 44 snaps, 2 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 68 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 44 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Deebo Samuel Sr. scored 18.0 PPR points and Xavier Worthy scored 4.8.

The call was right: Deebo Samuel Sr. outscored Xavier Worthy by 13.2.

Deebo Samuel Sr. finished 14.1 points above the 3.9 the props implied.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 1 against LAR: 27 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for 12 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.0 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr. finished as the week's WR13 in PPR scoring.

Xavier Worthy, Week 1 against DEN: 53 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 4.8 PPR points.

Xavier Worthy finished as the week's WR73 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

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• Start Jalen Coker over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Jordan Addison over Xavier Worthy.
• Start De'Zhaun Stribling over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Jalen Coker.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over KC Concepcion.