Who Should I Start? Marquise Brown or Xavier Legette

Saturday, November 1, 2:30 PM

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown has recorded 32 catches for 316 yards and four touchdowns on 49 targets across his first eight games of 2025. However, Brown has seen his role in the offense shrink in recent weeks. After earning at least five targets in each of his first five games of the season, Brown has failed to reach the five-target mark in each of his last three. He was held without a catch on just one target in his most recent outing in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders. With Chiefs wideouts Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy back from the suspension and injury that limited their participation early in the season, Brown appears likely to remain in a marginalized role. Kansas City will play the Buffalo Bills in Week 9 in a matchup that has definite shootout potential. Still, Brown is unlikely to provide fantasy-relevant production if he fails to crack 40% of the team's offensive snaps, a number he hasn't reached since Week 6. Brown profiles as a desperation deep-league flex option in Week 9 against Buffalo.

Saturday, November 1, 12:43 AM

Second-year wide receiver Xavier Legette will play in Week 9 against the Green Bay Packers despite missing two practices earlier in the week due to illness. Legette is coming off a disappointing Week 8 performance, where he logged 3.7 PPR fantasy points with two receptions and 17 receiving yards. This continues a concerning trend for Legette, as outside of Week 7 against the New York Jets, he was not targeted more than three times in a game by Panthers QBs since Week 2. Jalen Coker, who returned in Week 7 after recovering from a quad injury, finished with more receptions (3) and outdistanced Legette in receiving yards last week, 36 to 17. Despite Bryce Young returning as the starting QB this week, both McMillan and Coker will continue to be more involved in the passing game than Legette. The second-year Panthers WR is not rosterable right now.