Start DeMario Douglas or Xavier Worthy? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Xavier Worthy over DeMario Douglas

Start

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 10.3; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs WR: 22.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 53 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Sit

DeMario Douglas

WR · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 8.4; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 11 games), DeMario Douglas 74 (7.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Xavier Worthy over DeMario Douglas.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Xavier Worthy over DeMario Douglas in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Xavier Worthy at 10.3 points and DeMario Douglas at 8.4, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for Xavier Worthy this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (8.7 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 8.7 and 12.0 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 0.4 touchdowns (12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for DeMario Douglas, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 2.0 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these 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.

DeMario Douglas and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

DeMario Douglas 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.

Through Week 6, DeMario Douglas played 54 percent of NE snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 3 against JAX: 37 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 38 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 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 DeMario Douglas for Xavier Worthy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 11 games), DeMario Douglas 74 (7.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Xavier Worthy over DeMario Douglas.
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for DeMario Douglas?
No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 11 games), DeMario Douglas 74 (7.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Xavier Worthy over DeMario Douglas.