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Xavier Worthy Opens Camp on Time

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Thu, 18 Jul 2024, 9:19 AM EDT
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Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy took the field with teammates for the first practice of training camp Wednesday. That was in question after the first-round pick missed some spring workouts because of a hamstring injury.

What They're Saying

Worthy after practice Wednesday: "It felt good just to be back out here with the guys and being able to play football again. I'm as good as I can be right now. Obviously, still working my way back into things. But I'm here. I'm ready to work."

Patrick Mahomes on Tuesday, when asked whether the team is easing the rookie in: "There's no easing. He's going to have to be ready to go. We got a lot of competition on this offense. He got a lot of mental work in these last few weeks that he had during OTAs and minicamp, but it's time to go now. ... We’re going to push you to the limit and prepare yourself to be ready to go for the season."

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

The Chiefs' WR corps will bear watching throughout summer.

Worthy obviously brings exciting upside given his strong college production and high-level speed. He'll compete for target share, though, with Marquise Brown and Rashee Rice among WRs -- with TE Travis Kelce obviously ticketed for his usual large role.

Worthy's downfield ability -- plus Mahomes' passing -- gives the rookie potential to produce efficiently even on fewer targets. He makes for an attractive later-round shot to take.

That Worthy was able to start camp on time is a great sign. We'll watch for any hamstring setbacks.

Other Winners

A healthy Worthy can only help Mahomes' fantasy outlook. The QB lacked strong downfield options in 2024, but K.C. has looked to flip that this year by nabbing Worthy and Brown.

Look for a big rebound from Mahomes' career-low 7.0 yards per pass attempt in 2023.

Projected ADP Movement

This will be a key situation to watch for ADP movement.

Worthy and Brown both climbed in best ball ADP through the spring in the wake of Rice's off-field issues.

There's obviously potential for plenty more movement as we await potential league discipline for Rice and get more camp reports on the whole group.

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Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.
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