Should I drop Denzel Boston for Xavier Worthy?

Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games) and Xavier Worthy 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Denzel Boston.

Start Xavier Worthy or Denzel Boston? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:13 PM ET: Denzel Boston: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Xavier Worthy over Denzel Boston

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Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at DEN

Market projects: 11.7; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs WR: 27.8; 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

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Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 10.4; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 30.2; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Denzel Boston?

Not on these numbers alone. Xavier Worthy projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games) and Denzel Boston 95 (10.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Denzel Boston.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Xavier Worthy over Denzel Boston in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Xavier Worthy at 11.7 points and Denzel Boston at 10.4, a gap of 1.2. 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 11.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (12.0 and 11.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.3, 10.6 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Xavier Worthy at ADP 109 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 11.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 11.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.3, 10.6 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Xavier Worthy 1.2 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Xavier Worthy and KC visit DEN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DEN allowed 27.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 136 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against DEN.

Denzel Boston and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Xavier Worthy played 82 percent of KC snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Xavier Worthy, Week 7 against SEA: 46 of 53 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 11 yards.

Through Week 7, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, 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 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games) and Denzel Boston 95 (10.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Denzel Boston.
Should I drop Denzel Boston for Xavier Worthy?
Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games) and Xavier Worthy 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Denzel Boston.

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