Xavier Worthy
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 27, 2003 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Central East (Fresno) |
| College: | Texas (2021–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Xavier Glenn Worthy (born April 27, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, earning three All-Big 12 honors. Worthy holds the 40-yard dash record at the NFL Combine with a time of 4.21 seconds. He was selected by the Chiefs with the 28th pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
High school career[edit]
Worthy attended Central East High School in Fresno, California. He was selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl, but the game was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He originally committed to the University of Michigan to play college football but changed to the University of Texas at Austin.[2]
College career[edit]
Worthy earned immediate playing time his freshman season at Texas in 2021.[3][4][5][6] Worthy had a breakout freshman year at Texas breaking several freshman school records. These records include, receiving yards in a season with 981 yards and receiving touchdowns in a season with 12. These records were previously held by Roy Williams, who had 809 yards with 8 touchdowns in his 2000 freshman season. Worthy also broke the school freshman record of receiving yards in a game with 261 yards against rival Oklahoma.[7] At the conclusion of Worthy’s freshman season, he was awarded true-freshman All-American by Pro Football Focus, 247 Sports, and FWAA.[8][9] On January 2, 2024, Worthy announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2024 NFL draft.[10]
| Year | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | 62 | 981 | 15.8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 60 | 760 | 12.7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 75 | 1,014 | 13.5 | 5 |
| Career | 39 | 197 | 2,755 | 14.0 | 26 |
Professional career[edit]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
165 lb (75 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.21 s | 1.49 s | 2.42 s | 41.0 in (1.04 m) |
10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Worthy set the 40-yard dash record of 4.21 at the 2024 NFL Combine, breaking the previous record of 4.22 by John Ross.[13]
Worthy was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft which was traded to them by the Buffalo Bills.
References[edit]
- ^ "Michigan commits react to All-American Bowl cancellation: 'I wanted to show I can play with the best'". mlive. October 22, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Sang, Orion. "Former Michigan football signee Xavier Worthy commits to Texas". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Davis, Danny. "With hype aplenty, Texas football turns to Xavier Worthy to 'add a lot of explosion to the offense'". Hookem.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Moyle, Nick (September 23, 2021). "Xavier Worthy makes himself at home with Longhorns". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Moyle, Nick (September 23, 2021). "Texas freshman Xavier Worthy making his mark after following Sarkisian". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Cole. "A New No. 1 WR? Meet Texas' Xavier Worthy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Postins, Matthew. "Xavier Worthy's Path to Longhorn History". SI.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Mumme, CJ. "Texas WR Xavier Worthy named true freshman All-American by PFF". longhornswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Estes, Taylor. "Xavier Worthy named 247Sports True Freshman All-American". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Xavier Worthy declares for NFL draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Worthy Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Worthy College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Vitale, Benedetto (March 2, 2024). "Xavier Worthy makes NFL Combine history breaking 40-time record". ClutchPoints. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
