Xavier Worthy Fantasy Football Outlook (2025)

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Wed, Aug 27th 2025, 1:38pm EDT

Add Xavier Worthy to the list of disappointing rookie wide receivers, as he finished as the WR40 in fantasy points per game. He can thank a strong finish to the season in the "Rashee Rice role" for even ranking that high in his first season. In Weeks 1-12, he operated as a field stretcher, as the WR51 in fantasy points per game with a 13.9% target share, 32 receiving yards per game, a 12.1 aDOT, and a 13.2% designed target rate (per Fantasy Points Data). It wasn't until they shoved him into the Rice role that he took off. In Weeks 13-17, he was the WR21 in fantasy points per game, with a 21.3% target share, 57 receiving yards per game, an aDOT of 6.3, and a designed target rate of 25.6%. Unfortunately for Worthy, Rice will be back in 2025 after his six-game suspension and reprise his underneath role, but with Rice's suspension, Worthy should get those six games in the Rice role again. Worthy's per-route metrics don't offer a ton of hope, as he was 75th in separation and 86th in route win rate among 112 qualifying receivers last year. Worthy could take a step in his sophomore season, but it's tough to view him as anything more than a run-of-the-mill risky WR3/4 that could be a sell-high candidate after Week 6. That's obviously much lower than consensus, so if you're following my ranks and analysis this season, you aren't going to be drafting Worthy much (if at all).