Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes received what he wished on Thursday evening: an explosive playmaker who will turbocharge their passing assault.
Throughout the first spherical of the NFL Draft on Thursday evening, the Chiefs dealt three picks (No. 32, No. 95 and No. 221) to the Buffalo Payments to maneuver as much as the twenty eighth slot and choose Texas extensive receiver Xavier Worthy. Mahomes and Okay.C. linebacker Drue Tranquill lauded the transfer on their X accounts.
The Chiefs received their third Tremendous Bowl in 5 years final season, however their receiving corps was underwhelming. Per Professional Soccer Reference, it led the league in drops (44). In consequence, Mahomes’ numbers dipped. The 2-time MVP threw 27 touchdowns in 16 video games, the second-lowest mark of his profession.
Although Kansas Metropolis signed WR Marquise Brown to a one-year, $7M deal in free company, it clearly wanted extra high quality pass-catchers.
Worthy, 20, may reignite the Chiefs’ passing assault. In three seasons with the Longhorns, he completed with the sixth-most receptions (197), the fourth-most receiving yards (2,755) and third-most TD catches (26) in program historical past. He additionally broke the 40-yard sprint report (4.21) on the NFL Scouting Mix.
“It ought to give Pat one other weapon to make use of,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid mentioned of Worthy, via The Athletic’s Nate Taylor. “He isn’t an enormous child, no less than weight-wise. However I feel you may see the toughness he is received, which jumped out (on movie). An amazing worker.”
ESPN draft skilled Matt Miller’s comp for Worthy is former Philadelphia WR DeSean Jackson, who made two Professional Bowls whereas Reid served as Eagles head coach. Contemplating Reid’s knack for creating speedy wideouts, Worthy may comply with in Jackson’s footsteps and change into a star.
