Wondering who you should start this week — Malik Washington or Xavier Worthy? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Xavier Worthy — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Xavier Worthy (LV allow the 29th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 4
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Malik Washington
@ MIN
8.9
10th
8.7
348
healthy
Xavier WorthySTART
@ LV
9.7
29th · tough
7.4
372
healthy
WRs vs MIN recently: Christian Watson 26.7 pts (W1) · Rome Odunze 4.3 pts (W2) · Ted Hurst 10 pts (W3).
WRs vs LV recently: Caleb Douglas 9.4 pts (W1) · Tre' Harris 5.3 pts (W2) · Chris Olave 10.7 pts (W3).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Xavier Worthy has the higher floor (4) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Xavier Worthy has the higher ceiling (16.7) — the play if you need points.
Malik Washington is steady — about 19% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Xavier Worthy is steady — about 18% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Malik Washington faces MIN, 10th most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Xavier Worthy carries the higher trade value — 372 against 348 (a 6% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Xavier Worthy gets the most.
Momentum: Malik Washington +189 and Xavier Worthy -32 over the last 30 days.