Jadarian Price or Xavier Worthy: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 3 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Worthy's steadier role offsets Price's rank and matchup edge

Worthy's broader weekly role gives him steadier access to touches, while Price's stronger consensus standing and softer-looking matchup are tempered by a limited workload and shoulder uncertainty. The 0.7-point projection gap is small enough to be noise, and Price's favorable DvP mark comes from a two-game sample with zero confidence. Worthy's motion and manufactured-touch usage suit the Chiefs' scoring outlook, but his deep-threat volatility leaves room for Price's explosive rookie upside to match him. Price is expected to practice this week after leaving with a shoulder issue (seahawks.com 2026-09-23), keeping the call even rather than making him an automatic fade.

What flips it: A shoulder setback that keeps Price from practicing.

Sources: seahawks.com · Sep 23, 2026

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Jadarian Price

Jadarian Price

RB23SEAvs WSH

Projected Points

Toss-Up
Xavier Worthy

Xavier Worthy

WR49KCvs MIA

Projected Points

Start· low

Jadarian Price’s market

ATD
Anytime TD
+140

Xavier Worthy’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
-118 / -108
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 37.5
-113 / -111
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+170
Anytime Touchdown Props →
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Why Jadarian Price

Toss-Up

Rookie RB atop the depth chart. Explosive, home-run-speed runner with no prior NFL sample.

Toss-up — RB23 consensus, projects RB24 this week: WSH is the 3rd-toughest matchup vs RBs, 25.0 implied team total.

  • Price's home-run speed gives him a one-play path to outproduce his limited touch count.
  • The favorable matchup is a reason for optimism, but its tiny sample makes it weak evidence.

Latest on Price

Status

Jadarian Price is expected to practice this week after leaving Sunday's win early with a shoulder injury.

Updates On Sam Darnold, Jadarian Price & Other Seahawks Injuriesseahawks.com · Sep 23, 2026
Status

Price left the Week 2 win over Arizona in the fourth quarter with what was announced as a chest injury; X-rays came back negative and Macdonald called it 'nothing serious' after later revealing it's actually a shoulder issue.

Sports Illustrated (Seahawks On SI) · Sep 21, 2026
Seahawks at Cardinals In-Game Injury Updates: RB Jadarian Price Questionable (Chest), NT Brandon Pili Ruled Out With A Concussion

In-Game Injury News From The Week 2 Matchup Between Seattle and Arizona

seahawks.com · Sep 20, 2026
Jadarian Price Looking Forward To Playing Against Former Teammate Jeremiyah Love

Seahawks rookie Jadarian Price is looking forward to playing against his former teammate and Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love on Sunday.

seahawks.com · Sep 14, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Xavier Worthy

Start· low

WR2 and vertical speed threat. Elite track speed with jet-motion and manufactured-touch usage.

82% snaps and 19% target share in an offense implied for 26.0 points outweigh a WR49 rank; the tough DvP rests on a 2-game sample.

  • Jet motion and manufactured touches give Worthy ways to contribute even if the deep shots miss.
  • His regular role is the safer foundation, though his vertical-threat profile can still bring a quiet week.

The call

  • Role is the selling point: WR-2 with an 82% snap share and 19% target share through 2 games is locked-in weekly volume, not a part-time dart throw.
  • Game environment helps. A 26.0 implied team total means scoring chances. The -7.5 spread does carry some risk of a run-heavy fourth quarter that trims late targets.
  • The matchup reads tough at 6 of 32, but it comes from a 2-game sample with 0.00 confidence. That is noise, not a reason to bench.
  • The ceiling is capped: 11.4 projected PPR points at WR49 makes him a flex play, not a WR2. A replacement projected clearly above him, or news that shrinks his target share, would tip this to a sit.

Latest on Worthy

Chiefs down Colts in OT thriller
VideoESPN · Sep 21, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricJadarian PriceXavier Worthy
Projected points
Consensus rankRB23WR49
Opponent vs positionWSH · 3 of 322-game sampleMIA · 6 of 322-game sample
Rushing Yards7 of 32—
Rushing TDs1 of 32—
Rushing Attempts3 of 32—
Receptions2 of 327 of 32
Receiving Yards2 of 326 of 32
Anytime TD1 of 327 of 32
Receiving TDs—7 of 32
Targets—2 of 32
Target share8%19%
Reception share8%17%
Implied total · spread25.0-3.526.0-7.5
Depth chartRB1WR2
Snap share41%82%
Injury designationQuestionable—
Start/Sit record0–1+1 toss-up1–0+1 toss-up

Recent form

Jadarian Price — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs ARI
Week 1vs NE

Xavier Worthy — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs IND
Week 1vs DEN

Signal breakdown

  • 12.1 vs 11.4 projected PPR pointsJadarian Price +
  • Rank 23 vs 49Jadarian Price +
  • Opponent DvP rank 3 vs 6 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 25.0 vs 26.0 team pointsXavier Worthy +
  • Questionable vs no designationXavier Worthy +
  • 41% vs 82% snap shareXavier Worthy +

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