Kansas City Chiefs pick the fastest receiver in the 2024 NFL Draft via trade-up with Buffalo Bills

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The Kansas City Chiefs made a different move to what everyone imagined in the 2024 Draft.

Listed to make their choice in the last position, KC traded up with the Buffalo Bills and got their pick in the 28th position overall. The franchise was expected to select an offensive lineman, but they went out and drafted a wide receiver.

Xavier Worthy, from Texas Tech University, is the new young addition to Patrick Mahomes’ offense.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Chiefs’ new receiver.

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WR’s college background

Worthy gained attention and was touted as a promising prospect for the NFL back in 2021, during his freshman year. Throughout that season, he secured 62 receptions for 981 yards (averaging 15.8 yards per catch) and scored 12 touchdowns. Over the subsequent two years, the WR achieved a new Longhorns record with 21 touchdown catches.

Notably, the rookie’s standout quality so far has been his remarkable speed. He caught a lot of eyes at the NFL Combine, making history by breaking the 40-yard dash record: he completed the sprint in 4.21 seconds.

By way of comparison, the 20-year-old beat the Olympic record held by – only – Usain Bolt, who clocked 4.22 seconds.

Worthy at the Chiefs was already written in the stars

In an interview with USA TODAY Sports, Worthy expressed that his belief that Kansas City would be the ideal destination. He emphasized that he could be utilized on the field in a similar manner to Tyreek Hill’s role.

“In a perfect world, I definitely would want to go to the Chiefs.”

“Just the way Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs improvise and use you. They had Tyreek Hill. The way they used him, I feel like that would be a perfect fit for me.”

Now the rookie joins a fierce and extremely explosive receiving corps: Hollyood Brown, Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice. Mahomes is increasingly armed with the weapons that could help him win the three-peat.

Xavier Worthy’s pros and cons

Starting with the player’s qualities:

• Excellent speed, which is his hallmark on the field.
• Skilful when it comes to being able to separate himself vertically from the opponent.
• Knows how to deal well with change of direction routes.

Traits that can be detrimental, but that he can improve with training and practice:

• For a WR, he’s very light, which can hinder his playing strength.
• He’s not good at getting rid of contested balls.
• He is often brought down on first contact with the opposing defender.

This Friday, the Chiefs will meet the next talents to be part of the winning squad.

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