Romeo Doubs · Xavier Worthy · 2026 week 8

Romeo Doubs or Xavier Worthy?

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

Start Romeo Doubs — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Romeo Doubs (LAC allow the 20th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Romeo Doubs START	@ LAC	9.2	20th	12.5	35	IR
Xavier Worthy	@ DEN	9.1	27th · tough	9.8	378	healthy

WRs vs LAC recently: Rashid Shaheed 11.3 pts (W4) · Courtland Sutton 7.8 pts (W5) · Xavier Worthy 7.3 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 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Romeo Doubs faces LAC, 20th most generous to WRs.
Romeo Doubs is flagged OUT.
Xavier Worthy faces DEN, 27th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Xavier Worthy carries the higher trade value — 378 against 35 (a 91% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Xavier Worthy gets the most. Momentum: Romeo Doubs -312 and Xavier Worthy +10 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.