Start Emeka Egbuka or Xavier Worthy? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Xavier Worthy in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 11.9 points and Xavier Worthy at 11.7, a gap of 0.2. 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. Drafters take Emeka Egbuka at ADP 36 and Xavier Worthy at 109.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Emeka Egbuka, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Emeka Egbuka is 50 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (6, 6 and 11 market sources).

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.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 0.3 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts Emeka Egbuka 0.2 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Emeka Egbuka and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Emeka Egbuka has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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

• Start Emeka Egbuka over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start A.J. Brown over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Carnell Tate.
• Start A.J. Brown over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Carnell Tate over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Denzel Boston.