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Xavier Worthy

Kansas City Chiefs·#1
Pos WRHt 5'11"Wt 165 lbExp 2 yrCollege Texas
Updated September 21, 2026

Model Score

69.7 MODEL
2024
71.7
2025
69.7

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Season Stats · 1 games

3
Rec
18
Rec Yds
0
Rec TD
6
Targets
18.0
Yds/Gm
4.8
Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

0.157
EPA / target
4.2 yd
Avg separation
9.2 yd
Avg cushion
-1.4
YAC over exp
50.0%
Catch %

Draft & College

Round 1, pick 28 · Kansas City Chiefs · 2024
Texas (Big 12)
Taken
#28
where he actually went
Consensus board
41st
average of the public big boards that spring
Our college model
#35
among WR in our college data

He went earlier than consensus.

In college · 2021-2023 · 39 games
184 rec, 2,613 yds, 22 TD, 14.2 yds/rec

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Comps

College career
his college career vs theirs

STM Take

Two straight tier 8 finishes (#63, #78) for a 1st-round pick is a real concern, especially with the combine-record forty. The 2025 game log peaks at Wk 13's 11.4 PPR with eight straight weeks under 12 PPR. He is structurally behind Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce in the Andy Reid hierarchy, which caps his ceiling regardless of the speed.

Worthy came out of Texas as Kansas City's 1st-round pick (28th overall) in 2024 after running a 4.21 forty at the combine, the fastest WR time in combine history (breaking John Ross's 4.22). His college career produced 197 catches for 2,755 yards across three seasons. The Chiefs traded up to grab him after the Rashee Rice 2024 legal issues made the WR room a question. His rookie 2024 produced 638 receiving yards (tier 8 #63), and 2025's #78 (tier 8) finish was the disappointing Year 2 step back rather than the expected jump.

Strengths

  • 4.21 combine forty is genuinely the fastest WR time ever recorded. Rookie 638 receiving yards plus the 1st-round draft slot establishes a real developmental ceiling.
  • Andy Reid's offense values vertical speed; Worthy is the deep-shot answer KC has lacked since Tyreek Hill left.

Concerns

  • Two straight tier 8 finishes for a 1st-round speed pick is the bust trajectory. Eight straight 2025 weeks under 12 PPR confirms the floor pattern.
  • Rashee Rice's contract through 2027 plus Travis Kelce's lock on the high-leverage targets means there is no obvious path to a defined WR1 role.

What to watch: Whether his 2026 target share clears 6 per game across the first six weeks, the threshold every 1st-round WR has historically needed to hit by Year 3 to avoid bust status.

Fantasy Outlook

Xavier Worthy scored 5 PPR points, 4.8 per game this season. Compare him against any WR and track weekly rankings in our fantasy tools.

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