Xavier Worthy

"If healthy in camp, safe bet for Top 20 value"

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He came on late in the season, but the volume (and higher percentage targets) he enjoyed down the stretch and in the playoffs will take a hit with the healthy returns of Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown to a lesser extent.

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Worthy finished strong last season and Patrick Mahomes has been vocal about revitalizing the vertical game in the Chiefs offense. Worthy has DeSean Jackson's ceiling as a deep threat. 

If Rashee Rice can't return to full strength this year from his knee injury, Worthy could see more of Rice's role as the extension of the run game with short passes. 

My podcast partner, Brandon Angelo, from Angelo's Analysis is an athletic trainer to professional athletes. He had concerns about Kirk Cousins last spring that were rooted in his job knowledge. He has concerns about Rice's ability to withstand the punishment of the game this year. 

My ranking of Worthy and Rice is based on this. If you want to bet against this, then flip-flop where I have valued Worthy and Rice. 

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Elite athlete: Ran the fastest 40-yard dash time in NFL history (4.21) and posted a 41" vertical and a 10'11" broad jump. He plays way tougher than his 165-pound weight. Andy Reid utilized him as a chess piece as a rookie, moving him in motion and on shifts, and also lining him up in the backfield. Worthy progressed and improved as his rookie season went on, culminating in an 8-reception 157-yard 2-touchdown Super Bowl performance. Worthy adds rushing upside as he ran 20 times for 104 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2024. Worthy is undervalued by ADP and is a target.

"Worthy finished with a solid rookie year, but the team will get Rashee Rice back, Hollywood Brown re-signed, and Travis Kelce is still here. I am not sure Worthy will cross 100 targets. He was the WR33 on 98 targets last year, and I am not banking on a big improvement until we know more about Rice's situation."

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There is a world that exists where Worthy is behind both Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce in targets. Not to mention Hollywood Brown. Worthy is high ceiling, but low floor.