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Start Xavier Worthy or Malik Washington? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 6:51 AM ET.

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Start Xavier Worthy over Malik Washington

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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
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Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs DET

Market projects
10.2
recent weeks avg
DET D vs WR
37.7
3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
92 of 100 at WR
Snap share
82%
Through Week 8
Target share
25%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Malik Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Xavier Worthy 79 (8.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Xavier Worthy over Malik Washington in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Xavier Worthy at 10.5 points and Malik Washington at 10.2, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Xavier Worthy this week yet, so his 10.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.0, 11.4 and 8.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Malik Washington this week yet, so his 10.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (10.0 and 10.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Xavier Worthy at ADP 109 and Malik Washington at 165.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.0 and 10.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Malik Washington is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 0.3 points ahead of Malik Washington on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Malik Washington and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against DET.

By points allowed to the position, Malik Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Malik Washington played 82 percent of MIA snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Washington, Week 4 against MIN: 34 of 39 snaps, 2 carries for 3 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 5 against CIN: 53 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 18 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 43 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 7 against NYJ: 52 of 65 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 8 against NE: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 40 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, Malik Washington played 17 games for MIA and scored 116.7 PPR points, 6.9 a game, finishing WR54.

He caught 46 of 65 targets for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 64 air yards.

He was on the field for 56 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 Xavier Worthy for Malik Washington?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Xavier Worthy 79 (8.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Malik Washington for Xavier Worthy?

    No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), Xavier Worthy 79 (8.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Malik Washington.

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