Deebo Samuel · Xavier Worthy · 2026 week 1

Deebo Samuel or Xavier Worthy?

Wondering who you should start this week — Deebo Samuel or Xavier Worthy? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Deebo Samuel — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Deebo Samuel (LAR allow the 12th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Deebo Samuel START	@ LAR	10.1	12th	7.3	763	healthy
Xavier Worthy	vs DEN	9.8	31st · tough	3.9	417	healthy

WRs vs LAR recently: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15.6 pts (W16) · David Sills 3.7 pts (W17) · Michael Wilson 15.9 pts (W18).

WRs vs DEN recently: Parker Washington 20.5 pts (W16) · JuJu Smith-Schuster 1.6 pts (W17) · Keenan Allen 3.6 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Deebo Samuel carries the higher trade value — 763 against 417 (a 45% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Deebo Samuel gets the most. Momentum: Deebo Samuel +212 and Xavier Worthy -59 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.