After being heralded as the best true-freshman WR of all time, we have had to wait two long years to find out which NFL city Xavier Worthy would call home. Although Worthy’s projected draft capital has fluctuated since his historic freshman season, he saw his stock rise substantially after breaking the NFL combine record in the forty-yard dash. With the trauma of the Bengals’ infamous John Ross selection still looming nearly a decade later, much of the rumor mill’s focus on Worthy leading up to the draft seemed more concerned with finding flaws in his game than propping up his multiple historic accomplishments. (Yes, he had a historic freshman season, but his production dipped over his final two seasons. Yes, he ran the fastest forty in combine history, but he only weighs 165 pounds.)
Enter Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Never a team to shy away from taking chances in the draft, the Chiefs were the dream landing spot for Worthy. Since trading away Tyreek Hill, Kansas City has been unsuccessful in replacing even a shade of Hill’s game-breaking talent. The free-agent signing of Marquise Brown this offseason has probably been the best bet we have seen for the Chiefs to regain the vertical element the team has been missing since Hill’s departure, but the move didn’t seem to have enough juice to make skeptics believe in the inevitable return of Kansas City’s high-flying passing game. After the addition of Worthy, there is now reason to believe that 2024 will be bringing yet another new iteration in Kansas City’s offensive evolution. With the hype train already starting to gain steam, how high should we be setting the bar for Worthy moving forward?
