Xavier Worthy Week 2 Outlook - Bengals at Chiefs

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Well, that didn't take long. Worthy exploded immediately in fantasy with a WR11 showing in Week 1. Yes, some of it was flukey as he scored on a rushing attempt from 21 yards out, but he's also an explosive receiver who can be a splash play merchant. Worthy was a full-time player with a 76% route share, a 10.7% target share, a 27.3% air-yard share, 2.04 YPRR, and a 14.3% first-read share. Rashee Rice operated as the clear WR1, but there's plenty of room for Worthy to continue to produce in this offense. In Week 1, among 78 qualifying receivers, he was 34th in separation and route win rate. Worthy could blow up again in Week 2 while running about 56% of his routes against Dax Hill (career: 68.9% catch rate and 115.3 passer rating) and Cam Taylor-Britt (career: 54% catch rate and 78.0 passer rating).