Start Germie Bernard or Xavier Worthy? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 11:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Germie Bernard over Xavier Worthy

Start

Germie Bernard

WR · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 12.1; fantasy pts
NO D vs WR: 31.8; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 90 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 11.5; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 22.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Germie Bernard for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Xavier Worthy, 12.1 to 11.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Germie Bernard over Xavier Worthy in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Germie Bernard at 12.1 points and Xavier Worthy at 11.5, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.1 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 54 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.5 fantasy points for Xavier Worthy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 50 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (4, 4 and 13 market sources).

That puts Germie Bernard 0.6 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Germie Bernard and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NO.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Germie Bernard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Germie Bernard played 57 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 3 against CIN: 17 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 6 against TB: 74 of 79 snaps, 12 targets and 11 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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 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 Germie Bernard for Xavier Worthy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Xavier Worthy, 12.1 to 11.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Germie Bernard?
No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Germie Bernard over Xavier Worthy, 12.1 to 11.5 projected PPR points.

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