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Xavier Worthy
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WRs vs Los Angeles Chargers

As of Week 17 · through 2 games · PPR

Xavier Worthy
Comparing
Xavier Worthy vs the Chargers
Projection 10.9 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex

WR1 = the highest-scoring WR against Chargers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WR1 avg pts
19.2
PPR per game
Rank
12
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+13%
lg avg 17.0
WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1ARIARIKendrick Bourne8875015.5
2LVLVTre Tucker75119122.9
Average7.56.597.00.519.2
Median7.56.597.00.519.2
High88119122.9
Low7575015.5

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Xavier Worthy should do vs the ChargersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Chargers, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Xavier Worthy has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Chargers opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Xavier Worthy will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Chargers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Xavier Worthy's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Xavier Worthy usually produces.

Projected is Xavier Worthy's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Chargers were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1DEN631804.8
2IND7525113.5
Worthy avg6.54.021.50.59.2
Chargers Top 3 avg4.83.855.30.512.4
Difference-1.7-0.2+33.8+0.0+3.2
Projected8.15.026.90.610.9

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Worthy averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Xavier WorthyMedium confidence · 10.9 proj ptsFlex

Xavier Worthy usually plays as the team's WR2, so the verdict uses the WR2 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Xavier Worthy averages 9.2 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 9.6) and has played as the team's WR2.
  • The Chargers have allowed 13.5 points to WR2s over 2 games (+63% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +25% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (7.9) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 10.9 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreXavier Worthy vs the Chargers

Prediction for Xavier Worthy

Nobody knows which slot Xavier Worthy will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Chargers.

If Xavier Worthy plays as
10.9
projected PPR points

I predict about 10.9 points for Xavier Worthy if playing as a WR2. Xavier Worthy has averaged 9.2 over 2 games, and the Chargers have given up 13.5 to WR2s (+63% vs the league average of 8.3).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Xavier Worthy scored: Wk 1 4.8, Wk 2 13.5. Average 9.2; weighted toward recent games it is 8.7.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Chargers allowed 13.5 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.3, so that is +63%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +25% adjustment (x1.25).

4. Result. 8.7 x 1.25 = 10.9. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Xavier Worthy is to reach it as a WR2.

42%
chance of 11+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (10.9) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 6.6 points, leaning on Xavier Worthy's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 11.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • WR1s have averaged 6.5 receptions, 97.0 receiving yards and 0.5 receiving TDs against the Chargers across 2 games.
  • The Chargers allow 19.2 PPR points to WR1s, +13% versus the league average of 17.0 (ranked 12 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 2 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 15.5 to 22.9 (median 19.2).
  • Every WR1 in the sample cleared 70 receiving yards.
  • WR1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.