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Start Xavier Worthy or Denzel Boston? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:26 AM ET.

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  • : Xavier Worthy: Listed Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Denzel Boston: Listed Questionable (Calf) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Denzel Boston over Xavier Worthy

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Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · vs HOU

Market projects
9.7
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs WR
37.3
4th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
77 of 100 at WR
Snap share
91%
Through Week 9
Target share
22%
Through Week 9
Sit

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at ATL · Out

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 Xavier Worthy for Denzel Boston?

Not on these numbers alone. Xavier Worthy projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games) and Denzel Boston 74 (10.5 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Denzel Boston over Xavier Worthy. Xavier Worthy is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Denzel Boston over Xavier Worthy in Week 10.

Xavier Worthy is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Denzel Boston. Drafters take Denzel Boston at ADP 143 and Xavier Worthy at 109.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.5, 9.8 and 8.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

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 Denzel Boston 0.3 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Denzel Boston and CLE host HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.

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, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 8 against PIT: 58 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 37 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 9 against NO: 68 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 98 yards.

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, 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 Xavier Worthy for Denzel Boston?

    Not on these numbers alone. Xavier Worthy projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games) and Denzel Boston 74 (10.5 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Denzel Boston over Xavier Worthy. Xavier Worthy is listed out.

  • Should I drop Denzel Boston for Xavier Worthy?

    Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 7 games) and Xavier Worthy 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Denzel Boston over Xavier Worthy. Xavier Worthy is listed out.

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