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WR Xavier Worthy, KC (1 Viewer)
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Faust
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"This guy is a big time playmaker down the field."
@DCarr8 shares why Xavier Worthy would be the perfect fit for the @Chiefs
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I love that fit for them.
Faust
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The @Chiefs love record breakers, and they just nabbed one in @XavierWorthy with the 28th overall pick!
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ghostguy123
Footballguy
Biggest post draft value mover?
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Pretty sure having Tyreek and a prime Kelce was the best he had.
Not a 35 year old Kelce and some guys, one of which might be suspended for who knows how long.
The potential is there, but sure can't call them the best right now
JohnnyU
Footballguy
This isn't another Skyy Moore or Mecole Hardman hype player IMO. He brings a lot more to the position than they do.
I don't think worthy is all that and a bag of chips either however...but someone has to catch balls
pinkstapler
Footballguy
I agree, but at the same, time, he still just feels like a better version of those guys. Really surprised they didn't go with a more traditional X receiver. Because while Worthy should shoot up to the top of the pecking order, they still have to lineup players up at the other spots lol. Worthy's strengths are not route running, separating, or beating man coverage. He's arguably below average at the latter, especially when he's not coming out of motion or getting a free release. And he's pretty terrible at press coverage, more so than you can attribute just to his size. Of the games I watched, he got swallowed by Alabama and Washington, the non Big12 schools. Small sample size and don't wanna get into the unwinnable debate about college defenses/conferences. But I think it's noteworthy. Not trying to crap on the kid, but he also didn't show much IMO at YAC (outside broken plays downfield obv.) and was bad at contested catches. All this to reiterate, I don't think he's usable outside.
If KC somehow trades up, or gets lucky and has a solid X fall to them; man will I love this pick a hell of a lot more. But at this point, even if they had Worthy graded as the best WR available for them, it's one of the times I think they should have taken offensive fit more into consideration than just pure talent.
Edit: I'll say for what Worthy's talents ARE, the coaches and Mahomes should be able to use him smartly and get a lot out of him. I think he'll be a good WR in real world and fantasy, but from a team perspective, I really don't get it.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Toney doesn’t scare anyone and Rice may be on the shelf awhile. Brown isn’t overly scary either
To your 4/5 CB, they should be
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
I have no desire to add Worthy for FF purposes but I guarantee Reid will put him in positions to succeed and the pick certainly helps Mahomes. Two guys with speed zipping around, looking forward to seeing Mahomes uncorking the deep ball again.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I would avoid the blinders.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
Please bump this after he achieves his first 1000 yard season.
Donnybrook
Footballguy
As an idiot that drafted John Ross despite the red flags, I would have to think twice.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
No comparison, come on man
TripItUp
Footballguy
Legit argument IMHO
caustic
Footballguy
The (lack of) physicality is definitely a concern, but I think he's undersold as a route runner/separator. SumerSports used tracking data to profile 16 of this year's WR prospects (MHJ through Brenden Rice), and of that group, Worthy generated the most separation per route and the second most YAC per reception. People see the small frame and record 40 time and tend to lump him in with other one-dimensional burners like John Ross or Jaylin Hyatt, but that's a mistake IMO. He has some juice as an actual WR. The coaching staff will need be creative in how they align and motion him in order to produce clean releases, and he landed in the perfect spot for that with Andy Reid. It's also worth noting that Worthy has a lot of the analytical "green flags" that are characteristic of good future pros - age 18.5 breakout year, early declare, 30.7% college dominator score, etc.
I will say that as a Chiefs fan, I was honestly hoping for an X receiver, too. But of the WR prospects who could reasonably be expected to contribute in year 1, MHJ, Rome, BTJ, and AD Mitchell are the only true X guys IMO. Three of those four were out of reach and the other one has off-field baggage, which I don't blame the team for avoiding given recent events. The other big WRs like Keon, Legette, and Franklin struggle so much against press coverage that I don't think they can live outside in the pros - power slot or flanker roles would probably get more out of them. An even-tempered AD Mitchell would've been perfect for the Chiefs, that prospect just didn't exist.
Stinkin Ref
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when you are basically drafting at the end of the first round every year.....you probably aren't going to be able to find perfect fits....I like the swing for the fence approach....should be fun to watch..... seems like a good kid.....fills a need regardless of what happens with Rice....lot of upside on team that can afford luxury picks on occasion....
In my dynasty league, I remember Skyy Moore going ahead of Chris Olave and George Pickens (because Mahomes>Pickett or Winston) and I am expecting something similar to play out on drafts this season. Interestingly, Rashee Rice didn't get that push up boards last year, likely because of Moore, so I think an overcorrection pushing up Worthy could happen again.
ETA: I think the John Ross argument is pushing it a lot, but at the same time so is any Tyreek or D-Jax argument. This feels like Hollywood teaming up with a less polished version of himself in KC.
ETA: I think the John Ross argument is pushing it a lot, but at the same time so is any Tyreek or D-Jax argument. This feels like Hollywood teaming up with a less polished version of himself in KC.
