Darius CooperorXavier Worthy?

Week 6 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Xavier Worthy

Xavier Worthy outscores Darius Cooper in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Darius Cooper comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Xavier Worthy, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Xavier Worthy projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 6. The matchups don't separate them: Xavier Worthy faces the Los Angeles Chargers (8% fewer than average to WRs), Darius Cooper faces the Carolina Panthers (15% fewer than average to WRs). Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Darius Cooper is the pick at 57%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Darius Cooper
Floor
2.4
Median
5.3
Ceiling
10.0
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
59%
Xavier Worthy
Floor
2.1
Median
5.5
Ceiling
11.2
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
56%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatDarius CooperWR, PHI, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ETXavier WorthyWR, KC, Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection5.96.2
PPR projection6.77.7
Standard projection5.14.7
Rank this weekWR44WR40
Matchupvs CARvs LAC
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game8.16.6
Last season per game2.36.4
Snap share, last game85%75%
Trade value——