Roman Wilson · Xavier Worthy · 2026 week 5

Roman Wilson or Xavier Worthy?

Wondering who you should start this week — Roman Wilson 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 0.9 points. The matchup leans Xavier Worthy (LAC allow the 11th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Roman Wilson	vs IND	9.2	8th · soft	13.1	414	healthy
Xavier Worthy START	vs LAC	10.1	11th	9.5	439	healthy

WRs vs IND recently: Tyquan Thornton 8.6 pts (W2) · Xavier Hutchinson 5.5 pts (W3) · Treylon Burks 10.7 pts (W4).

WRs vs LAC recently: Tre Tucker 17.9 pts (W2) · DJ Moore 6.7 pts (W3) · Rashid Shaheed 11.3 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Roman Wilson faces IND, 8th most generous to WRs.
Xavier Worthy faces LAC, 11th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Xavier Worthy carries the higher trade value — 439 against 414 (a 6% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Xavier Worthy gets the most. Momentum: Roman Wilson +414 and Xavier Worthy +46 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.