Worthy's injury-plagued 2024 and poor downfield efficiency raise bust concerns.

Worthy had a disastrous 2024 season marked by multiple injuries: a dislocated shoulder in Week 1 (from Travis Kelce running into him), an ankle injury in Week 5, and another ankle setback in Week 13. These injuries forced Andy Reid to limit Worthy's route tree, particularly crossing routes, which were a strength two seasons ago when Worthy ranked WR27 in full PPR. Reid acknowledged the team was "afraid to do certain things with Worthy" after the shoulder injury to avoid further setbacks. Worthy has underperformed as a downfield receiver despite his elite speed; last season he caught only 4 of 16 targets on 20+ yard routes; in his rookie year he caught 7 of 21 on such routes and just 4 of 13 in the intermediate range. Cornerbacks play through his body easily due to his weight and size (140 pounds), and physical corners at the line of scrimmage force him to play at his speed rather than allowing him to play fast. Over his career, Worthy has reached 80 receiving yards in only 3 of 34 appearances—a concerning efficiency metric. If Worthy returns healthy in 2025, the offense plans to reintroduce screens (he averaged 1.5 screens per game two seasons ago but only 0.5 last year) and crossing routes, but his down-to-day consistency as a wide receiver remains questionable and may be overly reliant on Patrick Mahomes' downfield accuracy, which has been inconsistent the past two years.