Wondering who you should start this week — Keenan Allen or Xavier Worthy? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Keenan Allen — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Keenan Allen (JAX allow the 3rd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Keenan AllenSTART
@ JAX
9.6
3rd · soft
10.6
456
healthy
Xavier Worthy
@ DEN
9.1
27th · tough
9.8
378
healthy
WRs vs JAX recently: Tee Higgins 15.7 pts (W4) · Darius Cooper 13.1 pts (W5) · Jaylin Noel 16.7 pts (W6).
WRs vs DEN recently: Marquez Valdes-Scantling 2.2 pts (W5) · Jaxon Smith-Njigba 13.4 pts (W6) · Michael Wilson 6.6 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Xavier Worthy has the higher floor (3.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Keenan Allen has the higher ceiling (17.9) — the play if you need points.
Keenan Allen is steady — about 9% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Xavier Worthy is steady — about 21% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Keenan Allen faces JAX, 3rd most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Keenan Allen carries the higher trade value — 456 against 378 (a 17% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Keenan Allen gets the most.
Momentum: Keenan Allen +163 and Xavier Worthy +10 over the last 30 days.