Chiefs *****The Xavier Worthy Thread***** - Page 20

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Text from an AFC GM on the #Chiefs getting Xavier Worthy: “FU** me” https://t.co/IjLQ7xeN37
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 26, 2024

Xavier Worthy - WR, UT

- Early career production
- Dynamic threat downfield & after the catch
- Elite speed & start-stop ability
- Fluid mover w/ good route running chops
- Ball tracking is A+

Not entirely sure why the vibe isn't higher when talking about him in the WR class. pic.twitter.com/dv3JjdyZgh
— Matt Lane (@Matty_KCSN) February 26, 2024

The only one Worthy.

With the 28th pick in the NFL Draft, we have selected @XavierWorthy! pic.twitter.com/enRBDQAVA5
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 26, 2024

I'll write something fresh about Worthy tomorrow morning now that he's a Chief to lay out how he's more than speed, but for now here's an excerpt from article linked in the below tweet... https://t.co/EcW7QtUrFF pic.twitter.com/811ahCEfMS
— Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) April 26, 2024

Welcome to Kansas City Xavier Worthy

Here’s how the draft party reacted to X’s name being called #HookEm | #Texas pic.twitter.com/eCnu8W7Rrb
— Cory Mose (@Cory_Mose) April 26, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs add some serious speed in Xavier Worthy https://t.co/ZbhUUQwa32 pic.twitter.com/8D6v8ecd4j
— Reception Perception (@RecepPerception) April 26, 2024

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Originally Posted by Warrick:
I wish him nothing, but the best especially since the Chiefs traded in front of the Bill to get him. He'll need to bulk up to stay healthy if he's going to be used primarily in the slot. It will be interesting to see how the Chiefs use him since he can line up virtually anywhere on the field. Mahomes loves these types of WRs, and has excelled with these type of WRs going back to his college years. So, I'm excited for the possibilities of great things to come even tho I wanted more of a traditional X wr.

I'm confused I guess. Why would we line him up in the slot primarily? His highlight tapes suggest he lines up outside a lot.
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Originally Posted by Megatron96:
I'm confused I guess. Why would we line him up in the slot primarily? His highlight tapes suggest he lines up outside a lot.

The Chiefs wanted him and Hollywood to take the top off and back the safeties off.

I am sure Nagy will dial up some silly gadget stuff near the LOS but that's not his value.
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Originally Posted by MahomesMagic:
The Chiefs wanted him and Hollywood to take the top off and back the safeties off.

I am sure Nagy will dial up some silly gadget stuff near the LOS but that's not his value.

I'm sure some of his reps will from the slot; we'll definitely see him run some jet sweeps, etc. But unless I'm missing something, he looks to be a boundary WR, not a slot guy.
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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
His route running and pure WR skills are better than Tyreek's were coming out.

Remember it took Tyreek a full year.

Pretty much every draft site agrees that he is great at route running. I don't know enough to say if he is or not, so I'll go with people that probably do.

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/...orthy-WR-Texas

"has the route-running skills of a savvy vet."

https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/202...ick%20returner.

"Good route runner with the talent to refine route running even more."

https://syndication.bleacherreport.c...as-wr.amp.html

"Good route-running tools. Quick feet and loose hips to transition in and out of breaks well."

https://thedraftnetwork.com/2024/01/...nfl-draft-2024

"Plus-level route-runner"

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/x...scouting-2024/

*High-energy athlete with wicked foot speed and lateral twitch out of his stance.

Can keep speed while using curvilinear acceleration and bend to sear through breaks.

Stop-and-start, speed, and flexibility amount to devastating upside as a separator.

Manipulative route runner who actively weaponizes speed to bait DBs into fading upfield.

Can masterfully throttle up into stems and use tempo modulations to tug DBs off kilter.

Versatile WR with a vast route tree, elite sinking capacity, and freedom on breaks."
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Xavier Worthy is more than just a fast guy. He is much more of a fluid route runner than he is given credit for and not just a one trick pony. Even still, Patrick Mahomes throwing to the man with the fastest 40 in NFL History will have people rushing home from Church to see it. pic.twitter.com/RkBuisEhI3
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 26, 2024

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:

Xavier Worthy is more than just a fast guy. He is much more of a fluid route runner than he is given credit for and not just a one trick pony. Even still, Patrick Mahomes throwing to the man with the fastest 40 in NFL History will have people rushing home from Church to see it. pic.twitter.com/RkBuisEhI3
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 26, 2024

When we play Buffalo next time their safeties won't even be visible on the television.

Next year's offense will look like 2022 again.
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