Start Wan'Dale Robinson or Xavier Worthy? Week 8

Updated Oct 29, 1:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Xavier Worthy

Robinson projects lower, 9.6 to 11.7, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 88 for Robinson, 109 for Worthy.

Start

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 9.6; fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 36 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; Through Week 7

Sit

Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at DEN

Market projects: 11.7; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs WR: 27.8; 7th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 59 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Wan'Dale Robinson over Xavier Worthy in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.6 points and Xavier Worthy at 11.7, a gap of 2.1. Wan'Dale Robinson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 88 against 109, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Xavier Worthy this week yet, so his 11.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (12.0 and 11.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Wan'Dale Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Wan'Dale Robinson is 39 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 11 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 11.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 11.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 0.3 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 2.1 points ahead of Wan'Dale Robinson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Wan'Dale Robinson and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

Xavier Worthy and KC visit DEN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DEN allowed 27.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 136 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against DEN.

By points allowed to the position, Wan'Dale Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Wan'Dale Robinson is not on the injury report.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Wan'Dale Robinson played 66 percent of TEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 4 against BAL: 43 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 5 against HOU: 47 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 53 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 6 against IND: 27 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 22 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 7 against CLE: 38 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 7 yards.

Through Week 7, Xavier Worthy played 82 percent of KC snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games for NYG and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 628 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Xavier Worthy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Wan'Dale Robinson?
No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Wan'Dale Robinson over Xavier Worthy.

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