Josh Downs heads to Kansas City in a trade, slotting in behind Rashee Rice while Xavier Worthy drops into the fantasy FLEX tier. Meanwhile, the Colts dealt Downs before his contract expired, leaving Daniel Jones with Ashton Dulin and Tyler Warren as primary targets in a depleted passing attack.
Fantasy managers should buy Downs for his improved target share in a high-powered offense. Warren projects to receive a massive target share moving forward while Indianapolis wide receivers are capped by volatile quarterback play.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy will take on...
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (hamstring) ...
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (hamstring) ...
Nate Taylor reports that Chiefs WR Rashee Rice will miss the Week 7 showdown vs. the Seahawks due to his hamstring and knee. Rice has still not managed to get even a limited practice in since injuring his hamstring in Week 4.
Xavier Worthy will again operate as the top WR, while youngsters Cyrus Allen and Jalen Royals will get another opportunity to contribute. Travis Kelce will continue to be a top option in the passing game too, but this game feels like a Kenneth Walker revenge game vs. his former team. Fantasy football managers will need to keep an eye on next week’s practice reports for Rashee Rice to see if he’ll be able to make his return.
With Rashee Rice set to miss a 2nd consecutive week, Travis Kelce and Xavier Worthy should be in line to see increased opportunities in the Chiefs passing game. Kelce currently has a 22% target share and averages 13.2 fantasy points per game while Worthy has an 18% target share and averages 8.3 fantasy points per game.
Rice has seen a significant drop in production and target earning metrics from 2025 to 2026. His target rate has dropped from 30% to 20%, his dominator rating has dropped from 36% to 14%, and his fantasy points per route run has dropped from 0.54 to 0.45.
Charles Goldman reported the following quote by Chiefs WR coach Chad O’Shea on fifth-round rookie WR Cyrus Allen: “It’s always a work in progress as a rookie at the WR position… He’s done a great job of improving every day, both fundamentally and schematically… He’s really embraced the challenge of getting better every day.”
These are encouraging words despite Allen’s 0 receptions on 4 routes through the first two weeks of the season. Allen is currently PlayerProfiler’s WR 74 in dynasty, but can be left on waivers in seasonal-redraft fantasy football leagues barring an injury to Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, or Tyquan Thornton. ~Jason Diaz
Tyquan Thornton left Tuesday’s practice in a medical cart with a hamstring strain, stalling momentum for a wide receiver armed with a 4.28 40-Yard Dash (100th percentile) and a 110.6 Speed Score (93rd percentile). Thornton’s recurring soft-tissue injuries cap his route participation and open additional perimeter reps for Xavier Worthy, and especially fifth-round rookie Cyrus Allen.
Allen boasts a 32.9-percent College Dominator Rating (64th percentile) and has been the league’s most buzzworthy rookie wide receiver this summer. Thornton is droppable in even deep leagues, and Allen continue to march up fantasy football rankings in redraft, best ball, and in particular, dynasty league formats.
Despite a shin bone bruise temporarily halting his momentum, fifth-round rookie Cyrus Allen generated early training camp buzz by vaulting ahead of Nikko Remigio and Jalen Royals on the Kansas City depth chart. Armed with a 4.45 40-time and sharp route running, Allen brings elite separation skills against man coverage to a wide receiver room in desperate need of a chain mover.
Assuming Allen returns to practice quickly to catch passes from Patrick Mahomes, he is positioned to exceed his current Dynasty WR75 ranking by securing a immediate role in Year 1. He is officially a must-draft in the final rounds of best ball drafts as well.
