Rome Odunze vs Xavier Worthy: Who Should You Start?
Two wide receivers who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Rome Odunze (Chicago Bears) finished the 2025 season averaging 10.3 fantasy points per game in 12 games. Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs) came in at 6.3 PPG over 14 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Rome Odunze carries a 4.0-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Both are workload receivers with similar target shares. Rome Odunze turned 90 targets into 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, while Xavier Worthy converted 73 looks into 532 yards and 1 scores. When target volume is this close, game script and defensive matchup typically decide the weekly winner.
Rome Odunze has his bye in Week 7, and Xavier Worthy rests in Week 6. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
