Should I start Nicholas Singleton or Xavier Worthy this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Xavier Worthy

+8.0 projected edge · PPR

Start Xavier Worthy over Nicholas Singleton for Week 8 PPR: 8.6 projected points versus 0.5.

Nicholas Singleton: 6.25% matchup reduction against CIN.
Xavier Worthy: 9.2 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup reduction against DEN.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Xavier Worthy

WR · KCStats & schedule

8.6FF projected

↑ +0.4 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Nicholas Singleton

RB · TENStats & schedule

0.5FF projected

at CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Xavier Worthy

Fortified8.6

ESPN8.2

Sleeper9.0

FantasyPros8.8

Xavier Worthy faces DEN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.2 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.

Nicholas Singleton

Fortified0.5

Sleeper0.2

FantasyPros0.7

Nicholas Singleton faces CIN in Week 8. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Xavier Worthy projects for 8.6 points in PPR scoring, 8.0 more than Nicholas Singleton. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status before kickoff. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 27, 2026, 11:10 PM ET).

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:30 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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