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Start Emeka Egbuka or Xavier Worthy? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:11 PM ET.

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Start Xavier Worthy over Emeka Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka is listed out, so Xavier Worthy starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · vs NYJ

Market projects
10.5
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR
28.5
9th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
72 of 100 at WR
Snap share
84%
Through Week 8
Target share
19%
Through Week 8
Sit

Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · at CHI · Out

Market projects
11.0
fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR
30.5
16th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
86%
Through Week 6
Target share
26%
Through Week 6

Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Emeka Egbuka 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Emeka Egbuka. Emeka Egbuka is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Xavier Worthy over Emeka Egbuka in Week 9.

Emeka Egbuka is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Xavier Worthy. Drafters take Xavier Worthy at ADP 109 and Emeka Egbuka at 36.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Emeka Egbuka, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Emeka Egbuka is 52 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (7, 6 and 7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 12.0, 11.4 and 8.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Emeka Egbuka 0.5 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Emeka Egbuka and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 30.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

Xavier Worthy and KC host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 28.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

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

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is listed as out with a foot injury.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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 8, Xavier Worthy played 84 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Xavier Worthy, Week 8 against DEN: 65 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 13 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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Xavier Worthy?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Emeka Egbuka 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Emeka Egbuka. Emeka Egbuka is listed out.

  • Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Emeka Egbuka?

    No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Emeka Egbuka 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Emeka Egbuka. Emeka Egbuka is listed out.

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