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Start Xavier Worthy or Stefon Diggs? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

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Start Stefon Diggs over Xavier Worthy

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Stefon Diggs

WR · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
10.8
recent weeks avg
LAR D vs WR
26.8
5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
47 of 100 at WR
Snap share
61%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8
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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

Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Xavier Worthy?

Not on these numbers alone. Stefon Diggs projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 9 games) and Xavier Worthy 79 (8.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Xavier Worthy.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Stefon Diggs over Xavier Worthy in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Stefon Diggs at 10.8 points and Xavier Worthy at 10.5, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Stefon Diggs this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (10.7 and 11.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Stefon Diggs at ADP 99 and Xavier Worthy at 109.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Stefon Diggs yet. His market-based projections were 10.7 and 11.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

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.

That puts Stefon Diggs 0.4 points ahead of Xavier Worthy on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Stefon Diggs and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown a game against LAR.

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

Stefon Diggs is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs played 61 percent of WAS snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Stefon Diggs, Week 3 against SEA: 41 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 4 against IND: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 6 against SF: 41 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Stefon Diggs, Week 8 against PHI: 39 of 60 snaps, 6 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, Stefon Diggs played 17 games for NE and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 659 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Stefon Diggs for Xavier Worthy?

    Not on these numbers alone. Stefon Diggs projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.4 a game over 9 games) and Xavier Worthy 79 (8.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Xavier Worthy.

  • Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Stefon Diggs?

    Not on these numbers alone. Xavier Worthy projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games) and Stefon Diggs 76 (8.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Xavier Worthy.

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