Start Jaylen Waddle or Xavier Worthy? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 12:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 7:43 PM ET: Jaylen Waddle: Listed Questionable (Chest) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Jaylen Waddle over Xavier Worthy

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Jaylen Waddle

WR · DEN · at ARI · Questionable

Market projects: 11.7; fantasy pts
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 22%; Through Week 6

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Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 11.3; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 22.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 53 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Jaylen Waddle?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Waddle projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 9 games), Xavier Worthy 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Xavier Worthy, 11.7 to 11.4 projected PPR points. Jaylen Waddle is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Xavier Worthy in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Waddle at 11.7 points and Xavier Worthy at 11.3, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Jaylen Waddle at ADP 43 and Xavier Worthy at 109.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.7 fantasy points for Jaylen Waddle, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Waddle is 51 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.4 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 (11, 8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jaylen Waddle 0.4 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jaylen Waddle and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 34.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

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, Jaylen Waddle has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Waddle is listed as questionable with a chest injury.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jaylen Waddle played 68 percent of DEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 3 against LAR: 49 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 7 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 4 against SF: 45 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 6 against SEA: 39 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

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, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 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 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 Xavier Worthy for Jaylen Waddle?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Waddle projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 9 games), Xavier Worthy 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Xavier Worthy, 11.7 to 11.4 projected PPR points. Jaylen Waddle is listed questionable.
Should I drop Jaylen Waddle for Xavier Worthy?
No. Keep Jaylen Waddle: he projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.2 a game over 9 games), Xavier Worthy 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jaylen Waddle over Xavier Worthy, 11.7 to 11.4 projected PPR points. Jaylen Waddle is listed questionable.

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