Should I start Rashid Shaheed or Xavier Worthy this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Xavier Worthy

+0.7 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Xavier Worthy over Rashid Shaheed for Week 8 Half-PPR: 6.8 projected points versus 6.1.

Rashid Shaheed: 4.6 FP recent scoring average.
Xavier Worthy: 6.7 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup reduction against DEN.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:24 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Xavier Worthy

WR · KCStats & schedule

6.8FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Rashid Shaheed

WR · SEAStats & schedule

6.1FF projected

↓ -0.5 vs ESPN

vs CHI

Mon 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Xavier Worthy

Fortified6.8

ESPN6.5

Sleeper7.3

Xavier Worthy faces DEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.

Rashid Shaheed

Fortified6.1

ESPN6.6

Sleeper5.5

Rashid Shaheed faces CHI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 4.6 fantasy points. Rashid Shaheed is questionable. Check his availability before kickoff. FantasyPros estimates a 35% chance of playing (checked Oct 28, 2:24 AM ET).

Xavier Worthy projects for 6.8 points, 0.7 more than Rashid Shaheed. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:24 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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