Start Xavier Worthy or Quentin Johnston? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Xavier Worthy over Quentin Johnston in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Xavier Worthy at 12.2 points and Quentin Johnston at 7.7, a gap of 4.5. Drafters take Xavier Worthy at ADP 109 and Quentin Johnston at 98.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.7 fantasy points for Quentin Johnston, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Quentin Johnston is 37 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 11 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.2 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 0-1 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 4.5 points ahead of Quentin Johnston on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Quentin Johnston and LAC visit KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 21.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 109 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

Xavier Worthy and KC host LAC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAC allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and a touchdown a game against LAC.

By points allowed to the position, Xavier Worthy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Quentin Johnston is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Quentin Johnston played 80 percent of LAC snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Quentin Johnston, Week 1 against ARI: 43 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 2 against LV: 55 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 5 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 3 against BUF: 60 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 4 against SEA: 53 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 44 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 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 6 calls

• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Quentin Johnston.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Xavier Worthy.
• Start Xavier Worthy over Chris Godwin Jr..