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Start Ryan Flournoy or Xavier Worthy? Week 9

Updated Nov 5, 12:16 PM ET.

Start Xavier Worthy over Ryan Flournoy

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Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · vs NYJ

Market projects
9.4
fantasy pts
NYJ D vs WR
28.5
9th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
81 of 100 at WR
Snap share
84%
Through Week 8
Target share
19%
Through Week 8
Sit

Ryan Flournoy

WR · DAL · at IND

Market projects
9.4
fantasy pts
IND D vs WR
27.4
6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
88 of 100 at WR
Snap share
74%
Through Week 8
Target share
15%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Ryan Flournoy.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Xavier Worthy over Ryan Flournoy in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Xavier Worthy at 9.4 points and Ryan Flournoy at 9.4, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Xavier Worthy still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 109 against 220, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Ryan Flournoy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ryan Flournoy is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (14, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Xavier Worthy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 36 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Ryan Flournoy 0.1 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Ryan Flournoy and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 27.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

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.

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

Injury status

Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Ryan Flournoy played 74 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 7 against PHI: 53 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 8 against ARI: 50 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 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 Ryan Flournoy for Xavier Worthy?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Ryan Flournoy.

  • Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Ryan Flournoy?

    No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Xavier Worthy over Ryan Flournoy.

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Week 9 on the board

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