Film Study: OVERRATED OR PERFECT FIT? What will Xavier Worthy bring to the Kansas City Chiefs? 

The Chiefs don't need, or even want, Worthy to be the next Hill. I think people are overreacting with that take. They just need him to be a better MVS. Anything they get from him above that is just a bonus. Hill is one of one. Veach and Reid are smart enough to know that. They're not trying to replace Hill with Worthy. They're replacing MVS. That's the lens that people should be looking at this draft pick through. I get he's fast. So, everyone wants to believe they're looking for the next Hill, but that's not what's going on. They need a guy who's speed scares the defense more than MVS, and Worthy definitely should. MVS was fast, but not explosive not to mention could only catch the ball if his body was facing the ball like he was receiving a low punt. Worthy is more explosive and can catch the ball in-stride without having to turn around to face it. The Chiefs won two Superbowls without Hill. They're not chasing for a Hill replacement. Literally won more Superbowls without Hill than with Hill and shut the Dolphins down in the playoffs because Sneed shutdown Hill. The Chiefs are all about diversifying offensive production now. They don't want to depend so heavily on one receiver to win.

The 2 most successful "small guys" were Tyreek Hill and Desean Jackson, they both had one thing in common... Andy Reid... who Worthy will also have.

The creativity and amount of pre-snap motion the Chiefs tend to put on display will help a lot. They will find ways to get him released off the line untouched and already moving. Dude is tiny, so he will need to be used appropriately. Luckily for him he landed under Andy Reid who knows exactly what to do with these guys.

I'm not terribly worried about the contested catches because the Chiefs don't really rely on them. They prefer to scheme the receivers open so they don't have to make a ton of contested catches. The Chiefs are probably the best possible landing spot for Worthy because of that.

I did a breakdown of the UT pass catchers predraft on my channel and I saw worthy as a much more well rounded route runner than he gets credit for. He is not a perfect player of course, no prospect is but we lose sight of the fact that coming into the league Tyreek was a punt returner, he developed his craft and became an amazing player. Worthy has the potential to be good to start and could be incredible if he gets coached up and is used properly.

Worthy is a better MVS right away in this offense IMO that’s his floor. I think he has better hands than MVS. His speed and route running ability is going to make the other chief weapons better and should help the chiefs run game be better a little bit better because of the attention Worthy’s going to draw. Plus NFL defense’s will be stressed every time he goes in motion because you have to respect Worthy’s burst,acceleration,or what ever you want to call it. I could easily see Andy Reid’ dialing up 1-2 jet sweeps or end arounds for Worthy a game.

He’s better than Tyreek was COMING OUT… Tyreek played RB in college. Mainly gadget stuff & returns

Worthy is tied for the most YAC on short passes (under 10 yds) in the NCAA over the last 10 years with Deebo. He’s not just a vertical guy. Worthy’s production would have been better, but he was saddled with some inconsistent QBs at Texas. It’s remarkable how well he produced since his off-target number was the highest of any WR in the draft because of the QB situation. The “Worthy is down there somewhere…” joke was unfortunately not always a joke during his college career.

X will be what the Chiefs dreamed and hoped Mecole could have/should have been. He’ll have around 600 yards his rookie year adjusting to the contact and physicality. Then he’ll have around 900-1100 yards per year for the next 8 years as a mid tier WR2. As a Chiefs fan I wasn’t overly excited about the pick but I understand the Chiefs brand. #ChiefsKingdom

1st…PFF is horrible and makes a lot of assumptions on plays. However, Worthy has PLENTY of highlights where he made plays over the middle …up and down the route tree. Good hands….he will fit into the system well….he is just a piece of the puzzle. Kelce will play a role…Rice will play a role….Watson will make the normal plays. He FITS the system.

I couldn’t disagree more than your assessment on his route running, he was one of the best route runners in this draft, he sinks his hips well, he has quiet feet in his breaks and he can win at any point in his route.

Old guy here. Really hoping the Chiefs could get a big receiver, more physical type 6’3” 220 lbs with GIANT hands. Oh well, maybe a UDFA will show up. Anyway, I’m hoping this guy will catch some deep passes from #15, help stretch the field, open up the middle game. That really make Travis even more effective. I think Andy Reid is going to have a field day scheming Worthy and Brown open. Between them and Rice, they are going to be “speed demons”, no pun intended! Let’s go Chiefs with the 3peat.

Worthy played with a broken hand most of 2022, that's where a lot of the contested drops came from.

Andy Reid himself compared Worthy to DeSean Jackson. Which I think is much better than the Tyreek hill comp

They are gonna use him more as a returner his rookie season while he gets the playbook down and fills out a little. Veach mentioned multiple times how he thinks Worthy and Hollywood will open things up for Kelce and Rashee underneath. Rice will miss only 2-4 games and get probation at the MAX. Last season he finally got around 70%+ snaps consistently starting wk 12..... he was INSTANTLY a top 5-8 WR over his next 7 games and then broke Jamar Chase's rookie WR playoff total catch record.... was a top12 rated WR. Was historical at getting YAC..... and now he will have even more room lol.

When tyreke was drafted he was considered a return man only that's why he went so far in the draft , if took him until about his 3rd year to turn into the tyreke we see now , from the film I've seen worthy is far ahead of tyreke his rookie year as far as routes and being a true reciever . Worthy had like 1200 receiving yards last year and had 27 career TD so he's deff not just speed .

what was your wr rankings pre draft? and who would you have picked at 28?

Worthy is going to be an absolute beast in this Chiefs offense! He's tailor made for what Andy Reid likes to do. People are worried about his weight? Thats such a minor thing that can be fixed he's already up to 172 lbs from what I hear.

I don’t think they want him to be making contested catches. They want him and brown to stretch the field, something they have not had in two years. This will further open up the underneath for rice and kelce since they will have two formidable deep threats. The most important thing KC needs form him and and brown is ball tracking. Hardman and MVS were fast af… both were ass at ball tracking (which is something tyreek hill was elite at)

i feel like you also need to bring up the gravity that kelce and rice will have in the middle but if they have hollywood and worthy taking the top off or staying near the sidelines.

How many TDs will he get as a rookie? If 6+ its a good pick. Right?

2b fair tyreek didnt come outta college refined. He worked on his game at the nfl level and became who he is today.

Worthy is going to prove worthy of his selection. REID IS GOING TO SCHEME HIM OPEN LIKE CRAZY!! HE GETS SEPERATION, RUN GOOD RIUTES, AND HAS VERY GOOD HANDS!!

All I’m saying is, the comparison to tyreek is accurate but yall gotta remember Reid made hill, took a Rb/punt returner and put him in the spot where he would shine. And he caught his eye cause of the speed. So what’s to say he can’t be another runner up. Talent comes and goes but Reid is a mastermind. I think worthy is a great fit and is gonna help with that 3 peat

Comparing him with DeSean Jackson is more appropriate. I felt Worthy was more of a 2nd round talent. Brown and Worthy are going to open the field for Kelce and the running game. Defenses are going to have to pick their poison. Mahomes should throw for over 5,000 yards next year.

Tyreek Hill is past tense we have won two super bowls without Tyreek Hill is over done. Please note we do not need or want Tyreek Hill he has moved on just like the Chiefs has moved on without Tyreek Hill

Calling Hill a contestet ball catcher is just hilirious.. That was definitly not one of his strengths...

We signed Jawaan and we won SB, so it is a good sign, what you are talking about?

Why compare him to Tyreek... If anybody thought Tyreek would become what he did, he wouldn't have slid that far. His game is not at all perfect and he droped a lot of balls over the years (just watch his last pass from Mahomes against the Bengals....). So yeah, Worthy is no Tyreek Hill but nobody is. But he plays strong and tough, has next level athleticism and can run routes. John Ross only had one of these traits. And by the way, he just turned 21 after the draft and was never hurt. A lot of possible upside with the dude.

Speed kills

I think the Chiefs mainly want to push those safeties back like they were against hill

People need to stop hating on Worthy..He will succeed in the NFL HOOK EM!🤘🏾

sark told XW to just be a deep threat

He's got an invitation to the dance now he has learn football the chiefs way

Please people! Remember Tyreek Hill wasn't Tyreek Hill until his 3rd year. He put in a lot of work before becoming the elite WR he is today. I Remeber seeing interviews of Hill admitting to having to work on becoming more than just a returner. So let's stop comparing Worthy to Hill, and saying he is like Hill or will never be like Hill. Let's give him time to grow and then see where he's at. The next few years will be entertaining to watch play out tho.

Rice University isn't a top 25 defense

Unless you show similar film of Tyreek in college, the comparison -- or lack of it -- isn't worth much,

wdym overrated you mean over hated

As a Longhorns Fan, I hope he has an amazing Career. As a Raiders fan, I hope he's an absolute bust

All I’m gonna say is tyreek hill wasn’t even tyreek hill to begin with he was more used on speacial teams to begin with and they developed him obviously that’s not necessarily gonna be the same for worthy but he is the right kind of receiver that Reid likes, i think he’ll be like a desean jackson

Do you know what a go route is. You say hes not good on contested catches calliing it a go route when its not a go route

Chiefs and Mahomes were tired of dinkin and dunkin so they’re ready to unleash Mahomes again

Who is getting the best undrafted players? Kurt Warner and Tony Romo were undrafted

Its silly to compare him to current tyreek hill but worthy is 2x better than tyreek hill was in college and coming out as a prospect. As a chiefs fan I seen first hand the progression hill went through. While I agree it would be crazy to for sure think Worthy will be better or as good as tyreek hill, its not like tyreek hill just came out good at stuff, so im interested to see how much worthy will develop and if he can use his game breaking speed and become an elite WR the way TH as done.

2 straight super bowls who cares Worthy is the ultimate lottery pick great points

I was disappointed they picked him. I predict he’ll be a bust. I hope I’m wrong but I don’t think I am. We’ll just have to wait and see

Come on Kruger you know dang well worthy is the best WR in the nfl draft gooooooo chiefsssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Please stop comparing NFL players who has been in the league for over five years with guys that are 21 years old coming from college . Everyone is unique in there own talent and let them be of there own

Lol, the 165ish weight is concerning.

DeSean Jackson, but faster...quite a bit faster actually

Overrated but Big Red will get him right and make it work

Can't wait to beat the Bills

Bro Tyreek Hill wasn't Tyreek Hill his rookie year. The guy will develop or he won't.

You have always been a Chiefs hater. It was nice watching you eat Crow the last two years. 😂

Andy Reid made Desean Jackson and Tyreek hill he can do it again.Tyreek was not who he is today for the first 2 years.

I'm going to his highlights because you talk way too much and the back and forth is annoying..

Bro might be top 3 haters of all time