Should I start Seydou Traore or Xavier Worthy this week? Week 8 PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Xavier Worthy

+8.2 projected edge · PPR

Start Xavier Worthy over Seydou Traore for Week 8 PPR: 8.4 projected points versus 0.3.

Seydou Traore: 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Xavier Worthy: 9.2 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup reduction against DEN.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:30 AM ET · PPR

FF PICK

Xavier Worthy

WR · KCStats & schedule

8.4FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

at DEN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Seydou Traore

TE · MIAStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

vs NE

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Xavier Worthy

Fortified8.4

ESPN8.2

Sleeper9.0

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%.

Seydou Traore

Fortified0.3

ESPN0.4

Sleeper0.1

Seydou Traore faces NE in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points.

Xavier Worthy projects for 8.4 points in PPR scoring, 8.2 more than Seydou Traore. This is a projection-based recommendation, not a guarantee. Verify the latest injury report and active status before kickoff. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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