Start Jalen Coker or Xavier Worthy? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Jalen Coker over Xavier Worthy in Week 1.

Jalen Coker is priced by the books at 5.8 projected points. Xavier Worthy has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Jalen Coker at ADP 117 and Xavier Worthy at 107. Market coverage on Jalen Coker is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Xavier Worthy in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Xavier Worthy and KC host DEN.

DEN allowed 14.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 37 yards and a touchdown against DEN.

Jalen Coker and CAR host CHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CHI allowed 42.3 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Jalen Coker was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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.

Xavier Worthy, Week 17 of 2025 against DEN: 34 of 43 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.1 PPR points.

Xavier Worthy, Week 16 of 2025 against TEN: 38 of 45 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards, 6.1 PPR points.

Xavier Worthy, Week 15 of 2025 against LAC: 41 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 5.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jalen Coker, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 47 of 51 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 47 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.7 PPR points.

Jalen Coker, Week 17 of 2025 against SEA: 38 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.

Jalen Coker, Week 16 of 2025 against TB: 44 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 47 yards, 7.7 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Jalen Coker scored 33.8 PPR points and Xavier Worthy scored 4.8.

The call was right: Jalen Coker outscored Xavier Worthy by 29.0.

Jalen Coker finished 28.0 points above the 5.8 the props implied.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns, 33.8 PPR points.

Jalen Coker finished as the week's WR1 in PPR scoring.

Xavier Worthy, Week 1 against DEN: 53 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 4.8 PPR points.

Xavier Worthy finished as the week's WR73 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Jordan Addison over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Xavier Worthy over KC Concepcion.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Jalen Coker.
• Start De'Zhaun Stribling over Jalen Coker.
• Start Jalen Coker over Jayden Higgins.