WEEK 8 OUTLOOK
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WR47, Overall 102
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Injury Status: Healthy
by Joshua Costello
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy will face the Denver Broncos in Week 8. In the absence of Rashee Rice, Worthy manned the WR1 role but produced mixed results. After catching seven passes for 73 yards in Week 6, Worthy was held to three catches for 11 yards at Seattle in Week 7. Now that Rice is officially back from his injury, Worthy should move right back into his WR2 role. Worthy will get the chance to bounce back this week against a strong Broncos secondary. The speedy wideout will need to step up his level of play because the Chiefs are severely lacking production from their receivers. Given his inconsistent performance and the tough matchup, Worthy is a tough player to trust in lineups this week. Worthy is ranked WR50 in our RotoBaller Week 8 PPR rankings, making him a desperation flex option this Sunday.
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2026 STATS SNAPSHOT
| GP | TGT % | TAR/GM | REC | REC / G | REC YDS | YPC | REC TD | PTS | PTS / GM | P-RANK | |||||||||||||||
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| 6 | 48.6 | 5.8 | 24 | 4 | 217 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 6.6 | - | 27.7 | 4.6 | - | 51.7 | 8.6 | - | 64 | 10.6 | - | 51.7 | 8.6 | - | 39.7 | 6.6 | - |
INJURY STATUS & HISTORY
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as of Nov 1, 6:28am ET
Weekly injury report
Not on the injury report this season.
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 18 | Doubtful | Did not practice | Illness |
| Week 12 | Questionable | Full | Ankle |
| Week 3 | Questionable | Limited | Shoulder |
| Week 2 | Doubtful | Limited | Shoulder |
Weekly injury report
Not on the injury report this season.
Weekly injury report
Not on the injury report this season.
| Season | Games Played | Weeks on Injury Report | Injuries |
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| 2026 | 6 (in progress) | 0 | None |
| 2025 | 14 of 17 | 4 | Shoulder, Ankle, Illness |
| 2024 | 17 of 17 | 0 | None |
Status changes are tracked from Oct 2026. Weekly rows come from official NFL injury reports.
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
| WEEK | OPPONENT | MATCHUP RATING | PROJECTED PTS | ||
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| WEEK 8 | @DEN | 103.7 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 9 |
| WEEK 9 | NYJ | 106.6 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 9 |
Who Should I Start? Compare Xavier Worthy vs. Others
DRAFT RANK AND ADP
| NICK'S RANK | O-RANK | P-RANK | BB-RANK | $ |
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| 102 | 102 | 47 | 99 | 6 |
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Who Should I Draft? Compare Xavier Worthy vs. Others
FANTASY OUTLOOK
Xavier Worthy 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook: Flex Production Should Come with Returned Health
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy is looking to rebound after requiring offseason shoulder surgery to fully repair the torn labrum suffered in Week 1's collision with Travis Kelce. He wound up only missing two weeks, logging 42 total catches for 532 yards and one touchdown over 14 games. It's no surprise that his diminished effectiveness led to a lower read more...
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy is looking to rebound after requiring offseason shoulder surgery to fully repair the torn labrum suffered in Week 1's collision with Travis Kelce. He wound up only missing two weeks, logging 42 total catches for 532 yards and one touchdown over 14 games. It's no surprise that his diminished effectiveness led to a lower deep-ball catch rate, and Worthy also failed to score on any of his three end-zone targets. One cannot forget that alongside Worthy's 59-638-6 rookie receiving line was another three rushing TDs on 20 carries (104 yards). While he still gained 87 yards on 11 rushes in '25, the TD variance was not in his favor. The Chiefs also struggled as a team, losing key players like Patrick Mahomes II, Rashee Rice, and Isiah Pacheco for stretches. And though Worthy was still rocking a no-contact jersey during OTAs as a precaution, all reports have been optimistic about his readiness for Week 1. With the offense seemingly approaching 100%, we can hope that Year 3 Worthy gets robust downfield usage to show off that health, speed, and separation. His June half-PPR ADP around pick 117 lags roughly 15 spots behind our RotoBaller rank, which makes him a solid dart throw for most flex slots.less...
PLAYER PROJECTIONS
| TAR/GM | REC | REC/GM | YPC | TD | PTS | ||||
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0.0 | 3 | 3.4 | 11.5 | - | 7.3 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 7.6 |
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6.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10.7 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
STATS AND POINTS
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | SNAP% | PTS | PTS/GM | RANK | P-RANK | TAR | REC | CTCH% | TAR/GM | YDS | YPC | TD | ATT | ATT/GM | YDS | YPA | TD | FUM | |
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RED ZONE STATS
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GAME LOG
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| WK | SCORE | OPP | SNAP% | PTS | P-RANK | TGT | TGT % | REC | CTCH% | YDS | YPC | RZ TGT | TD | ATT | RZ ATT | YDS | YPA | TD | FUM | |
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