Start Xavier Worthy or DeMario Douglas? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 11:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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Latest
- : Xavier Worthy: Listed Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start DeMario Douglas over Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy is listed out, so DeMario Douglas starts despite the lower projection.
- Market projects
- 9.2
- recent weeks avg
- DET D vs WR
- 37.7
- 2nd most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 57%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 17%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 9.3
- recent weeks avg
- ATL D vs WR
- 30.1
- 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 83%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 19%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Xavier Worthy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 50 (7.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Xavier Worthy is listed out.
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Our Week 10 call
Start DeMario Douglas over Xavier Worthy in Week 10.
Xavier Worthy is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start DeMario Douglas.
What the market projects
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.
No Week 10 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 8.9, 9.4 and 9.4 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 0.4 touchdowns (12 market sources).
That puts Xavier Worthy 0.2 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
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.
DeMario Douglas and NE visit DET on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.
DET allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against DET.
By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Xavier Worthy is listed as out with a hamstring injury.
DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.
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.
Through Week 9, DeMario Douglas played 57 percent of NE snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.
DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.
DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.
DeMario Douglas, Week 8 against MIA: 39 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown.
DeMario Douglas, Week 9 against GB: 43 of 63 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 102 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, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.
He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.
He was on the field for 26 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 DeMario Douglas for Xavier Worthy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 50 (7.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Xavier Worthy is listed out.
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for DeMario Douglas?
No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 50 (7.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts DeMario Douglas over Xavier Worthy. Xavier Worthy is listed out.
Week 10 on the board
- Is Xavier Worthy playing Week 10?
- Is DeMario Douglas playing Week 10?
- Chiefs depth chart
- Patriots depth chart
- Week 10 WR rankings
- Week 10 fantasy rankings
- Week 10 start or sit
- Week 10 waiver wire
- Week 10 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 10
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 10 kicker rankings
- Week 10 defense rankings