There seems to be a strong consensus in the world of Fantasy Football that the hiring of Mike McDaniel was a home run for the Los Angeles Chargers. People are talking about the Super Bowl again, and Fantasy executives are fired up about drafting Omarion Hampton, Justin Herbert, and Ladd McConkey. I’ve even heard some mention of Keaton Mitchell. One person who doesn’t seem to get McDaniel’s energy is Quentin Johnston. That makes Johnston one of my favorite Dynasty acquisitions heading into training camp.
It may be surprising to hear, but Johnston actually led the Chargers in receiving yards per game (52.5) and receiving touchdowns (8) in 2025. In his final 17 regular season games he has 72 catches for 987 yards and eight touchdowns. Those numbers would have made him WR22 per game last year. If he stays healthy, and McDaniel makes Johnston even more efficient, Johnston could be a top-20 wide receiver in 2026. He’s still just 24 years old, but in the Royals’ current consensus rankings he’s ranked WR54. I’m not sure you can find a cheap Dynasty buy that includes Johnston’s youth and upside.
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Youth and growth may be about all Xavier Worthy has going for him. He has just 1,170 yards receiving in his first two NFL seasons combined. While his blazing speed is still evident on film, so are his poor tracking skills on deep passes. And Patrick Mahomes didn’t do anything worth doing on those deep balls. Enter Eric Bienemy, who returns to the Chiefs to replace Matt Nagy as the offensive coordinator. While conventional wisdom says the coordinator in Kansas City doesn’t care because it’s Andy Reid’s offense, it’s also true that Mahomes’ best football came with Bienemy on the sidelines.
The Chiefs told anyone who would listen that their big plans for Worthy in 2025 exploded when Worthy collided with Travis Kelce in Week 1. The speedy receiver never got back to 100% after that, and his production showed that. The Kings didn’t add anyone to cut into Worthy’s role, and we could see a stacked tree with Rashee Rice, Travis Kelce, and Worthy accounting for a large portion of Mahomes’ targets. Worthy is still only 23 years old, and it was normal to expect a competent distribution in Year 3. The fact that he fell outside of the consensus top 40 wide receivers shows that Dynasty management has given up on that possibility.
While the addition of Kenneth Walker may make the Chiefs more difficult, we also expect a significant decrease in Mahomes’ rushing efforts coming off a torn ACL. It’s also possible that having a run game that defenses have to worry about opens things up downfield for Worthy. At his current cost, it’s worth betting and seeing if the speedster can finally get on the same page as his quarterback.
Here are my updated Dynasty Wide Receiver Ratings:
