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Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Xavier Worthy? Week 10

Updated Nov 11, 9:56 AM ET.

Latest

  • : Xavier Worthy: Listed Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Deebo Samuel Sr.: Questionable to Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start

WR · SF · at DAL · Questionable

Market projects
9.8
fantasy pts
DAL D vs WR
35.6
7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
53 of 100 at WR
Sit

WR · KC · at ATL · Questionable

Market projects
9.3
recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR
30.1
15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
65 of 100 at WR
Snap share
83%
Through Week 9
Target share
19%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Deebo Samuel Sr. over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed questionable. Xavier Worthy is listed questionable.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Xavier Worthy in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Deebo Samuel Sr. at 9.8 points and Xavier Worthy at 9.3, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Xavier Worthy this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (11.4, 8.0 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Deebo Samuel Sr. at ADP 118 and Xavier Worthy at 109.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.8 fantasy points for Deebo Samuel Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Deebo Samuel Sr. is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 11.4, 8.0 and 8.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Deebo Samuel Sr. 0.5 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 164 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Xavier Worthy and KC visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 30.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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

Injury status

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Xavier Worthy is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Xavier Worthy played 83 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Xavier Worthy, Week 9 against NYJ: 49 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 48 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Xavier Worthy?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Deebo Samuel Sr. over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed questionable. Xavier Worthy is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Deebo Samuel Sr.?

    No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Deebo Samuel Sr. over Xavier Worthy. Xavier Worthy is listed questionable. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed questionable.

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