Patrick Mahomes’ arm combined with Xavier Worthy’s speed. Some mock drafts projected this potentially dangerous quarterback and receiver combination, and so did Worthy.
The Texas standout talked with the Kansas City Chiefs at the NFL combine and he had a feeling they were very interested in him. And Worthy saw the Chiefs as a perfect fit, so he spent weeks leading up to Thursday’s NFL Draft telling friends that he would soon be Mahomes’ teammate. And when the Chiefs moved up four spots and selected him with the 28th overall pick, Worthy couldn’t help but smile at a dream come true.
“Everyone thought the rest of the NFL was never going to let the Chiefs get to me, but I’m here,” Worthy said. “I’m excited. To be able to play with Pat and to see the success that Tyreek Hill had in this offense, I feel like it’ll be amazing.”
Hill, of course, used his blazing speed to get downfield and burn defenses when he was with the Chiefs. But Worthy’s speed is second to none as he ran a 4.21 40-yard dash at the combine — the fastest in NFL history.
Like Hill, Worthy is undersized at 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds. But Worthy makes up for it in a variety of ways.
“I feel like down the field is a given,” Worthy said. “But I feel intermediate, and the actual route tree, I feel like I can run it all. And I feel I’m effective in it all — bubble screen and reverses. Anywhere the ball can touch my hands, I feel like I can make a play.”
In three seasons for the Longhorns, Worthy caught 197 passes for 2,755 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also returned punts, averaging 16.9 yards per return last year with one touchdown. But Worthy says his best attribute isn’t his speed. It’s what he has inside.
“I pride myself on being a difference-maker and still making the play, whether that’s being tough, making a big play blocking or receiving the ball, special teams, anything,” Worthy said. “I just pride myself on heart and I feel like that’s what motivates me and makes me different.”
CHIEFS TAKE LT SUAMATAIA IN 2ND ROUND
The Chiefs addressed another need Friday when they picked BYU left tackle Kingsley Suamataia in the second round. The Chiefs moved up one spot in a trade with the 49ers to get the 6-foot-5, 325-pounder who could be their left tackle of the future.
Suamataia played just two years in college — playing right tackle in 2022 and left tackle in 2023.
