Start Xavier Worthy or Jaylin Noel? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Xavier Worthy over Jaylin Noel in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Xavier Worthy at 8.3 points and Jaylin Noel at 6.4, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Xavier Worthy this week yet, so his 8.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (7.8 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jaylin Noel this week yet, so his 6.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (6.4, 8.1 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 7.8 and 8.7 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 8.3, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Xavier Worthy a 33% chance to score a touchdown (12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Jaylin Noel yet. His market-based projections were 6.4, 8.1 and 4.6 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Jaylin Noel a 13% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 1.9 points ahead of Jaylin Noel on these projections.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Jaylin Noel is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Xavier Worthy played 80 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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

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.

Through Week 5, Jaylin Noel played 45 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylin Noel, Week 2 against CIN: 48 of 80 snaps, 1 carry for 13 yards, 5 targets and 1 catch for 31 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 3 against IND: 14 of 54 snaps, 1 carry for 8 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 85 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 5 against TEN: 30 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

In 2025, Jaylin Noel played 17 games for HOU and scored 68.4 PPR points, 4.0 a game, finishing WR91.

He caught 26 of 35 targets for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 193 air yards.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Xavier Worthy over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Jaylin Noel over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Jaylin Noel over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Jaylin Noel over DeMario Douglas.