Xavier Worthy

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Xavier Worthy
No. 1 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Wide receiver / Punt returner
Personal information
Born: (2003-04-27) April 27, 2003 (age 21)
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024
Receptions:12
Receiving yards:179
Receiving touchdowns:2
Rushing yards:42
Rushing touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Xavier Glenn Worthy (born April 27, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner 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 (4.21 seconds) and was selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.

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Early life

Worthy attended Central East High School in Fresno, California. [1] He was selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl, but the game was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] He originally committed to the University of Michigan to play college football but changed to the University of Texas at Austin. [3]

College career

Worthy earned immediate playing time his freshman season at Texas in 2021. [4] [5] [6] [7] 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. [8] At the conclusion of Worthy’s freshman season, he was awarded true-freshman All-American by Pro Football Focus, 247 Sports, and FWAA. [9] [10]

On January 2, 2024, Worthy announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2024 NFL draft. [11]

College statistics
Texas Longhorns
YearGRecYdsAvgTD
2021 126298115.812
2022 136076012.79
2023 14751,01413.55
Career 391972,75514.026

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.49 s2.42 s41.0 in
(1.04 m)		10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)
All values from NFL Combine [12] [13]

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. [14]

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. [15] On his first touch of the ball in the NFL, Worthy scored his first touchdown on September 5, 2024 in a home game versus the Baltimore Ravens, running it in from 21 yards out. [16] He caught another 35-yard touchdown in the 27-20 win. [17]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer High
YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2024 KC 431217917.15435392121100
Career 541217914.95436422121100

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  2. ↑ Zuke, Ryan (October 22, 2020). "Michigan commits react to All-American Bowl cancellation: 'I wanted to show I can play with the best'". mlive. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Sang, Orion (April 24, 2021). "Former Michigan football signee Xavier Worthy commits to Texas". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Davis, Danny (August 28, 2021). "With hype aplenty, Texas football turns to Xavier Worthy to 'add a lot of explosion to the offense'". Hookem.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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  7. ↑ Thompson, Cole (September 19, 2021). "A New No. 1 WR? Meet Texas' Xavier Worthy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ Postins, Matthew (October 27, 2021). "Xavier Worthy's Path to Longhorn History". SI.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  9. ↑ Mumme, CJ (December 7, 2021). "Texas WR Xavier Worthy named true freshman All-American by PFF". Longhorns Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ Estes, Taylor (December 6, 2021). "Xavier Worthy named 247Sports True Freshman All-American". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ Williams, Charean (January 3, 2024). "Texas WR Xavier Worthy declares for NFL draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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  13. ↑ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Worthy College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ Vitale, Benedetto (March 2, 2024). "Xavier Worthy makes NFL Combine history breaking 40-time record". ClutchPoints. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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