Darius SlaytonorXavier Worthy?

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

Our call

Lean Xavier Worthy

Xavier Worthy outscores Darius Slayton in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Darius Slayton comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Xavier Worthy, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Both project 6.2 half-PPR points in Week 6. Darius Slayton has the better matchup against the Tennessee Titans (14% more than average to WRs); Xavier Worthy faces the Los Angeles Chargers (8% fewer than average to WRs). Xavier Worthy still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Darius Slayton
Floor
1.9
Median
5.3
Ceiling
11.4
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
57%
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 SlaytonWR, IND, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ETXavier WorthyWR, KC, Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection6.26.2
PPR projection7.77.7
Standard projection4.84.7
Rank this weekWR45WR47
Matchupvs TENvs LAC
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game—6.6
Last season per game5.76.4
Snap share, last game—75%
Trade value——