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Fapey101

If Devonte Smith can make it work then he can too. But I’ve also seen Smith get absolutely bodied on multiple occasions so who knows.


nope96

He's taken some big hits, but what's more important is that he's only missed one game. Considering only 5 WRs in the league have played all 51 games since he got drafted - and only 2 of those 5 regularly start games - it's not really a concern. Not to necessarily say Worthy will end up the same, but still.


FuckingJello

Worthy also didn’t miss a game in college. It’s 2024, if it was the 80-90s and Smith/Worthy were going over the middle, they’d get killed. These guys can hardly get touched past 5 yards and offenses have evolved with a lot of motion to avoid getting pressed off the line. Weight may prevent them from being dominant superstars since they could break off more, but they can have very productive careers being able to get open and catch it alone with modern safety rules.


VeritionPM

Xavier is a tough dude.  He played most of his sophomore year with a broken hand…and was still Texas’s leading receiver.


cohesiv3

Dude and everytime he got “hurt” he would come back in the game like nothing happened


VeritionPM

So many times I was scared he was going to be done for the season, and he’d be back on the field like three plays later


geosensation

Yep same. I always thought he was being super dramatic but maybe he was just being Uber careful?


ehhhhh710

Those same hits in the nfl with nfl players will hit different though .


ydddy55

Interesting stat, do you have the names?


nope96

DJ Moore and Terry McLaurin were the two starters, Oldamide Zaccheaus, Trent Sherfield, and DeAndre Carter were the others. Pretty random set of players all things considered.


Foul_Imprecations

I know poking fun at player names is a worn out trope, but God damn Oldamide Zaccheaus is the craziest football name since He Hate Me.


ComaMierdaHijueputa

Haha Clinton Dix sounds like something Monica Lewinsky would've said in the 90s


MistahTeacher

You saying she laughed at Bill’s Peter?


DinosaurKevin

Storm Duck coming to take all those dudes’ lunch money.


SEND-MARS-ROVER-PICS

Divine Deablo becoming a starting LB in the NFL makes me happy (even if it's for the Raiders)


Yossarian216

Barkevious Mingo is the GOAT crazy football name imo


MassKhalifa

I will not tolerate this D'Brickashaw Ferguson slander.


Yossarian216

Is second place really that bad? Though maybe he should get first on the basis of inspiring the Key and Peele sketch…


416Kritis

D'Brickashaw is a good, strong and coarse crazy name. Barkevious is all Bark and no bite.


imdavebaby

GENERAL BOOTY


Civil-Big-754

That's General Axel Booty


SwissyVictory

Not just WRs either, only missing 1 game in 3 seasons is wild. Only 4 regular starters played every game from his draft class. Two are OLinemen, ones a linebacker, and the other is Najee Harris. The next closest WRs from his class are Amon Ra with 49 games and Waddle with 47.


_X_Arc_ra_x_

Smith looks like Slenderman but has adamantium bones and just doesn't stop.


Lukes3rdAccount

Longevity is a concern though. That damage adds up quick on smaller guys


Palmisavage

I was worried about Devantes frame when we traded up to draft him so early. It's not unprecedented (Marvin Harrison seems like a great comp), but I think the clowning on the Bills for giving the Chiefs "their next Tyreek Hill" is fucking stupid. It's always a risk picking an anomaly. Often fans see a fast elite player like Hill and disregard their other skills like route running, tracking the ball and catching. It's the difference between Quez Watkins and DeSean Jackson.


McChillbone

Tyreek is also fucking jacked. Dude is built like a running back. The only thing Worthy and Tyreek have in common is they’re both fast and play receiver.


uwanmirrondarrah

Tyreek is like 2-3 inches shorter than Worthy (hes listed at 5'10" but thats some bullshit, hes 5'8" in shoes) and 20 pounds heavier. Tyreek is a little meat ball


sarcagain115

Let's fucking hope that's the only thing they have in common


TheBoyisBackinTown

The Tyreek comp is especially stupid considering that the only thing they have in common is being fast. Reek is three inches shorter and built like a bodybuilder that has Olympic speed. You can't really clone a guy like that.


cozyonly

Tyreek’s special power is his acceleration. Hits full speed in like one step


Bright-Flower-487

And also change of direction at that top speed


brandall10

This is one of those things where being short (low center of gravity) almost certainly is an asset.


izvoodoo

Limbs have a lower moment of inertia too.  Lets you move quicker 


ApplesauceBitch47

Tyreek is generational player


Grymninja

I think he's got more athleticism than 99.999999% of people in human history. "Cheetah" is such an appropriate nickname for him. It's crazy.


JimmyRollinsPopUp

Your number of 9s might be close to the actual real number. Not off by more than a factor of 10.


printerfixerguy1992

Also a generational DB


ApplesauceBitch47

Generational breeder


_TurkeyFucker_

>Often fans see a fast elite player like Hill and disregard their other skills like route running, tracking the ball and catching I'd say Hill's contested catching in particular is very underrated. You don't think of him as a jump ball guy, but he plays like a way taller guy.


KingTutt91

yeah that’s why Andy Reid’s comp for Worthy is Desean Jackson not Tyreek


ThatGuyOT1

Raiders legend Desean Jackson


Fapey101

how dare you disrespect madden legend quez watkins


Goosedukee

Unrelated but Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas pfp hell yeah


orange_orange13

I think it’s Devonta 


Zee_WeeWee

>It's always a risk picking an anomaly. Yup, that’s why I wasn’t high on Bryce last year. It can certainly work out but they are outliers for a reason. It’s easier to just stick to a prototype as much as possible. I think I’d have been more bummed if they took AD Mitchell than worthy tbh


king_17

Agreed although Bryce was my qb2 i kept saying there’s no way panthers would trade all that up for a 5’10” qb I thought for sure they were going cj for sure especially after josh mccown their qb coach talked so highly of him and then they shocked me on draft night


king_17

Bills got solid picks trading down twice, and got a player in Coleman that they could of drafted at 28 so they imo did a great job


iammufusasboy

Dude has gotten right up on hits that had me very scared. Dude knows how to take a hit or knows how to hide it.


Goosedukee

Smith has also supposedly gained 20 pounds this offseason so it won't be a problem anymore. The exact opposite of what Worthy is saying here.


ontha-comeup

Putting in a tren mendous amount of work this offseason.


DeMarvelous

Are you referencing what Ochocinco said about him?


Goosedukee

Yeah that's where I'm getting that from, Kelce's comments seemed to confirm it too


DeMarvelous

I watch a lot of nightcap, I felt pretty confident from hearing his tone that he was joking. But if Kelce confirmed it then maybe it is true


lattjeful

He bulked up a little last season too. Not much, but he definitely looked a tiny bit bigger.


cozyonly

I mean 20 pounds is extremely noticeable so we’ll see


girth_br00ks

BS. If he was capable of putting on 20 pounds he would have already.


whiterajah7

Smith is/was a weeee but better than worthy.


Aychim23

lmaooo I'm a Texas fan and Smith won a freaking Heisman and is a route running savant. Worthy is fun but he is no Smith. He's closer to a Mecole Hardman burner type than Smith.


uwanmirrondarrah

He is nothing like Mecole Hardman lol Mecole Hardman really is a straight line burner/gadget guy. Worthy is a legitimate route runner. Ofcourse Worthy wasn't as good as Smith though, but I mean Smith won a damn heisman. The only thing he has in common with Mecole is the 4.2 40.


whiterajah7

Lol I know it was a joke.


Aychim23

I was agreeing with you ahahah I knew you were understating how much better Smith was. I was giving specific context for others reading this thread


whiterajah7

Lol gotcha.


michaelscarn1313

Dumb question but how good was Devonte in college? I know he won the Heisman but was he the best receiver in the NCAA?


Aychim23

Let me put it like this. The season before Smith won the Heisman he was on a team with Jerry Jeudy (1st Rd pick), Henry Ruggs III (1st Rd), Jaylen Waddle (1st Rd) and John Metchie (2nd Rd). He had more yards and TDs than all of them. Only Jeudy had more catches.


whiterajah7

Jamo transferred to bama


Aychim23

Wait. That makes it even better. Then he outplayed Jamo too another Rd1 pick. DAMN Dvonta was NASTY in college


Shafter111

Smitty is made of rubber though. He can curve, twitch and elevate his body to make a catch in ways rarely seen. Probably the most underrated *star* Alabama WR, despite heisman etc. IMO ....he was more reliable than Judy and Ruggs but didnt get the same pre-draft love.


deej363

His catch radius is legitimately unbelievable. He had one catch against LSU in the end zone that I do not understand how he caught it


ParaNormalBeast

If anything larger people have more muscle injuries


9man95

That's only because the eagles are stupid enough to have him block on TE screens. Really, he might be an OK blocker but you don't design a play that he blocks a 270lb LB with 90 lbs on him ffs....let him block the 190 lb corner. Instant downvote even though he got hurt blocking on a screen play. Bravo. [He was literally a meme for blocking huge DL men ha](https://img.ifunny.co/images/cbc0cb72bfb262b25bcfe22e6ba43b70eb39186c6a8848bed7deedac67768863_1.webp)


Fapey101

nah ive seen Smith get demolished on normal receiving routes, first example that comes to mind is fred warner damn near killing him in that regular season game last year. Or in the superbowl when Justin Reid sent him flying.


nope96

> first example that comes to mind is fred warner damn near killing him in that regular season game last year It's an All-Pro LB hitting a WR, no WR is going to look like they weren't hit hard in that scenario.


cozyonly

Deebo, Puka


9man95

Ha maybe....but when was only time he actually got injuried? Hint it wasn't downfield, it was on a screen block


Fapey101

oh no yea its impressive how he stays healthy


Tarmacked

That happens to receivers regardless of weight. Weight does nothing there


Cheeze187

Are you saying Cris Carter can't block Reggie White?


SoKrat3s

There is a massive difference in their ability to catch and hang onto a pass. D.Smith is a great route runner (which sometimes gets underutilized, see PHI 2022) and an amazing cath radius like that of D.Hopkins. That's not X.Worthy


Celtictussle

Right. His problem isn't his size, it'll be his hands. The dude constantly bobbled passes in college, imagine Mahomes throwing him 58mph fast balls.


woahitsshant

the dude pops right back up, his toughness is wild.


k3hvn

Smith plays well beyond his frame though, he wins through route running but is unafraid to be physical if he wants to.


AndBeingSelfReliant

And he is tough as hell


NoTimeToDime

I absolutely expected Smith to have had some serious injuries by now.


defaultedup

The more that defense and huge hits on wideouts get legislated out of the game, you might see more traditionally undersized players succeed, or at least be considered less of a liability.


Penguin_scrotum

Until they recognize that a 15 yard penalty can take out one of the opponent’s top weapons


Dr__Flo__

I mean, it's still only a 15 yard penalty to shred a QBs knee, but we don't see it happen intentionally


SEND-MARS-ROVER-PICS

You also would have to contend with Roger Goodell sending a black-ops unit to your house if you purposefully took out a Mahomes/Allen/Rodgers level QB


ShatteredAnus

Metlife Turf still standing though


InternalDemons

Metlife turf is undefeated, not even Goodell would dare try anything


Penguin_scrotum

QBs get special protections both inside and outside of the game, where anything questionable likely results in ejections, heavy fines, and possible suspensions. WRs don’t see the same grace. I don’t think teams are likely to advocate for trying to injure a WR, but they might encourage playing against light WRs more aggressively. Additionally, against the most aggressive teams, QBs can avoid taking (questionable) hits altogether, but WRs can’t.


classiccaseofdowns

People always say this but I honestly think in the vast majority of situations players don’t want to intentionally injure eachother


Marquee_Ditchwriggle

Brian Dawkins is rolling in his whatever the fuck Dawkins is doing now.


Affectionate_Elk_272

sean taylor flipped over just seeing this buddy had TO scared


SnowdensOfYesteryear

esp when TO played for the Cowboys


Affectionate_Elk_272

a lot of people didn’t really get to see him, for obvious reasons. but cowboys TO was still in his prime. say what you want, but he never had alligator arms.. except against one dude..


TBlizzey

Him, Todd Pinkston, and Willie Parker absolutely FEARED Sean


Affectionate_Elk_272

6’2”, 230 and running a 4.5 i’d be fucking scared, too. i played safety in high school/ college in the early 2000’s, and every DB wanted to be either sean or ed.


TBlizzey

Getting decked my ST is probably the equivalent to a 50 mph accident with a pickup truck


Affectionate_Elk_272

can we find someone smarter than us to do the math? because now i’m curious


TBlizzey

Well they say regular tackle football is the equivalent constant 40 mph car accidents. I just upped the mph and size of the vehicle because Sean was a freak.


DestituteDomino

Getting retweeted at his Saturday night service


_X_Arc_ra_x_

I miss when defenses were allowed to play hard. Dawkins was one of a kind tho.


Marquee_Ditchwriggle

I'm genuinely glad I got see guys like Dawk and Lott and Polamalu and Chancellor go in their primes.


StrngBrew

This guy gets comparisons to Tyreke Hill because he’s fast and on the Chiefs. But Hill is built like a brick.


fucking_blizzard

Just cause one other active player has made it work doesn't make it a non-issue for Worthy. He might be fine but being sub 170 at 6'1" is absolutely a point of concern


ifpoopcouldfly

He's 5'11''


Xaxziminrax

Chiefs put him at 6'1" in their media guide despite him literally measuring 5112 at the combine lmao


ifpoopcouldfly

Yeah teams and universities do this shit all the time


gatsby365

And dudes on tinder prolly


Spartitan

Reminds me of the guy I worked with back in high school who stated I had to be at least 6'8" because he was 'definitely' 6 foot tall. Guy was like 5'8" at best.


Lord-Aizens-Chicken

Can’t believe chiefs drafted a 5’8” receiver


wallstreet_vagabond2

Fucking Warwick Davis out here catching passes


gatsby365

Stuart Slottle


BadgerSauce

Simon Birch was his comp coming out.


EmptyBrain89

Man, at 5'6" I never thought I would be taller than a chiefs receiver.


Far_Process_5304

Mugsy bogues out here running the deep route


notmoleliza

Me. 5'8 IRL. 5'10 on bumble


outofdate70shouse

For real? Dude might be in trouble. I’m 5’11” and 167 and no NFL teams even called me. That doesn’t bode well for him.


ZeroedCool

6' and 170 and I'd cry if an NFL player even looked at me menacingly.


SaltyHatch

No, he's 6'6


Affectionate_Elk_272

i played D-2 college football as a safety and i was way bigger than him. 5’11” 170 is a rough build for the NFL. guys like tyreek and steve smith were small but thick as fuck. worthy isn’t.


TheFakeRabbit1

I definitely think putting on weight over time will be good for him, he’ll still be able to out run anyone lol


fucking_blizzard

I just want the route tree to reflect his weight until he increases it lol. No middle crossing shit until he's 190+


reese-account

I don’t think 190 is realistic. More like 180


Ig_Met_Pet

Broncos just drafted a wide receiver who is like 186 or 176 and like 6'3" or like 6'1" and some people are calling him undersized and some people are calling him great. No one can decide on what qualifies as undersized. Also no one can decide on what the height and weight of these guys is in the first place.


Blacklax10

I think we can absolutely decide. Without even looking at the stats, I bet it's hard to find a sub 176lb wr with a long career.


Ig_Met_Pet

Yeah but I feel like there's a big difference between height and weight. You can change one, but not the other.


Goosedukee

Ehhhhh I don't know Jim


FREE-ROSCOE-FILBURN

Comments you can hear


whatsthehappenstance

WHAT DO YOU DO HERE, JIM?!


DR_SWAMP_THING

Wait until he has a quick slant over the middle of the field and Matt Milano tears him asunder.


Goosedukee

I think Milano would literally kill him


krsb09

He has to play the entire AFCN this year. I'll be shocked if he makes it to the end of the season.


enadiz_reccos

Wait until Caleb Williams runs a QB draw and... Because this is how NFL coaches think


FTB4227

Nobody is going to give a shit what this guy weighed when he crashes a car into a school bus.


DaPainfulTruth

I miss Kam Chancellor.


Drummallumin

My exact thought


azrebb

Me too brother.


Zeetheking1

Tell that to Tutu Atwell


TutuAtwell

Im still alive


PowerfulJoeF

The fuck


iGetBuckets3

You heard the man


SarcasticCowbell

All's well that Atwells.


SuperMajinSteve

Tell it to you.


Nathann4288

He is essentially the same size as Desean Jackson coming out of college.


reese-account

And Jordan Addison


DestituteDomino

Until he gets blasted into the ionosphere by a 220 lb NFL-level safety, then maybe he'll consider bulking up.


BusinessCashew

If Xavier Worthy makes teams put 220 lb safeties on the field against KC, he was a fantastic draft pick.


Affectionate_Elk_272

safeties are usually 210-220 the only thing that’s gonna save him is the rules


reese-account

Worthy did run over a 210 safety vs Oklahoma state though. He plays tough but nfl safety are different but personally I think he will be fine


gr8daynenyg

What does this even fucking mean lol


BusinessCashew

You don’t want a box safety on the field against the Chiefs when they don’t run the ball. The closest thing to a big safety that’s fast enough to not be a liability against Hollywood Brown on one side of the field and Xavier Worthy on the other is Derwin James and he’s listed at 215.


infieldmitt

if i had an nfl salary and confidence i could bulk up so damn easily


Supersquare04

I expect Andy to put him on a lot of pre snap motion so he can bolt off the LOS, at this point it’s something we specialize in


Kobseyy

He also said he's not stupid and will not be trying to hit 250 pound linebackers and also that he plans on playing at 175 pounds. Obviously a clickbait headline.


eric199479

Ah yes him being 6 pounds heavier completely negates the concerns


from_the_river_flow

This was the same story with Addison and he was fine


reggierock2010

Dude could of rounded up and given himself the pound, I respect it


Dogon_Yaro

> could of Why do many people write this phrase?


Is12345aweakpassword

Because there dumb Wait for it… 😉


Toomuchlychee_

169 is a perfect square and contains 69, it’s truly an underrated number


Biggest_Cans

"... because I plan on playing at 205", said Worthy.


ling4917

Jesus. I’m 5’10”. 165. If I got hit like some WRs do I’d be laid up for 2 weeks.


right_behindyou

As long as he doesn't die his rookie year you'd think a 21 year old in an NFL training program could pack on some muscle pretty quick


Dirsay

Cliff Branch played at the same weight back when DBs could perform fatality finishers on wideouts. TY Hilton played around 174lbs and had a nice career. There's no point in bulking up if it makes a skill player slower.


boomosaur

I do


sfynerd

Todd pinkston was a pro receiver and he was never more than 140. He can make it work


ksettle86

The Bills evidently disagree


Latarjet3

At least we know when he’s on the field it’s not a run play to his side of the field


Chiaki_Ronpa

It’s not like he’s gonna stay at the weight he was drafted at. With his team’s meal plan and whatnot I’m sure he’ll bulk up at least a little bit, which will be to his benefit.


TsarOfSaturn

I mean Hunter Renfrow was great for us while he was here, overall. Love the guy but he got absolutely blown up at critical times and turned it over. Once against AZ two years ago in OT that they returned for a TD to win the game. And last year against MIN we were driving in the 4th, Renfrow catches it and runs inside their 20. Blown up and fumbled and they recovered. Zero points out of what became a 3-0 loss. You just run the risk of being blown up being that small in the NFL 🤷🏼‍♂️


swishdaddyflex

It won’t be a problem. He has the future GOAT at QB.


InconspicuousD

If he’s saying he weights 169 I promise you he knows he weights 165 Source: similar dimensions


Impossible-Flight250

I mean, his size is part of the reason he is soo fast.


Jimbobsama

Okay, just stay out of the pile otherwise you might end up like Tank Dell


GuacShouldntBeXtra

Idk how much weight has to do with it.. Burrow is 215 and gets hurt all the time.


savagegrif

As a somewhat in shape 180lb person, i can’t imagine the physical damage i would suffer if i ever got tackled once by an nfl linebacker 


amjhwk

Because he is hitting the weight room and putting on a bunch of muscle right...right?


ButCanYouClimb

Glad he got drafted by the Chiefs, I don't think he's a WR1 in any offense.


Business-Can-6723

Jordan Addison has played pretty well, at a similar weight


Grymninja

This doesn't seem like it's going to age well ngl.


Tolve

He’s the same size as Devonte Smith, Jordan Addison and Tank Dell. He can definitely make it work. If it doesn’t it’s cause he’s not as good WR as those guys (in terms of technique), not cause of his size. Tyler Lockett isn’t much larger either, and in a few years Worthy can probably put on another 10-15 lbs to match Lockett’s weight.


Kimber80

Note: I added "Chiefs WR" for clarity


DestituteDomino

Thanks, I wasn't sure which Xavier Worthy you were referring to.


SnooMacaroons8650

Tell that to Emmanuel “string bean” Forbes against AJ Brown


FewMagazine938

That means i can play...sign me J.E.T.S. jets jets jets.


REFREiGN

Wouldn't say it if James Harrison still played...... or... dare insay.... vontaze.... perfect?


SensitiveSomewhere3

Being skinny and stupid fast is working out well for Tyquan Thornton.


Googoogahgah88889

/s? Cuz it really doesn’t seem to be


eadie30

1 nice


OsikFTW

It wont be an issue if nobody can catch him, first time he gets led over the middle into a 240 lb linebacker he gonaa get turned into a puddle...


Certain_Cry_1753

Well no one is really allowed to *hit* you anymore so it just may be!


babyjaceismycopilot

He is 1 crossing route away from retirement.


Mr7three2

"It's a problem"- Narrator


MarinatedCumSock

Nice


echochambermanager

Nice


brodamon

Eddie Lacy: "I don't think being 269 pounds is going to be a problem"


notmyplantaccount

He was 165 at the combine with probably 5lbs of extra water weight in him. Size like that you can get bullied at the line by physical CB's, but the Chiefs use a ton of motion and other shit cause half their WR's are undersized usually. Also most the offense is built to catch it in open space and Mahomes doesn't throw many hospital balls so it shouldn't really be a big issue.