Mike Evans or Xavier Worthy: Who Should You Start?
Preliminary board2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.
Start Evans — the consensus rank and projection edges are too wide to ignore.
Mike Evans is the higher consensus play (WR31 to WR49) and projects 12.4 to Worthy's 9.8. Worthy's edge is availability, a clean report to Evans's Questionable. The gap is narrow.
In standard scoring this is a coin flip.
Mike Evans
8.310.312.4 Projected Points
Xavier Worthy
6.78.39.8 Projected Points
Mike Evans’s market
Xavier Worthy’s market
Why Mike Evans
Toss-UpVeteran WR1 and contested-catch X. Big-bodied red-zone target with sustained vertical production.
Toss-up — WR31 consensus, projects WR27 this week: DEN is the 8th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 24.5 implied team total.
- Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
- DEN ranks 8 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.5 team points as 2.5-point favorites.
- Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 54% snap share.
Latest on Evans
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that injuries sustained by Mike Evans, Trent Williams and Dre Greenlaw on Sunday aren't considered long-term issues.
Nick Wagoner details the positive developments with Mike Evans' rib injury.
The 49ers lost veteran WR Mike Evans in the first half of Sunday's game against the Cardinals due to a rib injury.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Xavier Worthy
StartWR2 and vertical speed threat. Elite track speed with jet-motion and manufactured-touch usage.
Start — WR49 consensus, projects WR48 this week: LV is the 8th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 24.5 implied team total.
- LV ranks 8 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
- Vegas implies 24.5 team points as 5.5-point favorites.
- Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 82% snap share.
Latest on Worthy
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Mike Evans | Xavier Worthy |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 8.310.312.4 | 6.78.39.8 |
| Consensus rank | WR31 | WR49 |
| Opponent vs position | DEN · 8 of 323-game sample | LV · 8 of 323-game sample |
| Receptions | 1 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 16 of 32 | 15 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 7 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Targets | 12 of 32 | 20 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 6 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Target share | 20% | 17% |
| Reception share | 20% | 15% |
| Implied total · spread | 24.5-2.5 | 24.5-5.5 |
| Depth chart | WR1 | WR2 |
| Snap share | 54% | 82% |
| Injury designation | Questionable | — |
| Start/Sit record | 1–1+1 toss-up | 1–1+1 toss-up |
Recent form
Mike Evans — last 3 weeks
| Week 3 | vs ARI | 9.410.912.4 |
| Week 2 | vs MIA | 5.46.98.4 |
| Week 1 | vs LAR | 10.913.916.9 |
Xavier Worthy — last 3 weeks
| Week 3 | vs MIA | 2.03.04.0 |
| Week 2 | vs IND | 8.511.013.5 |
| Week 1 | vs DEN | 1.83.34.8 |
Signal breakdown
- 12.4 vs 9.8 projected PPR pointsMike Evans +
- Rank 31 vs 49Mike Evans +
- Opponent DvP rank 8 vs 8 (32 = softest)Mike Evans +
- Implied 24.5 vs 24.5 team pointseven
- Questionable vs no designationXavier Worthy +
- 54% vs 82% snap shareXavier Worthy +
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