Xavier Worthy Explained

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

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]

Statistics! 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

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.^[12]

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.^[13]

External links

• Kansas City Chiefs bio
• Texas Longhorns bio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olson . Max . September 8, 2023 . The untold story of Xavier Worthy's road to Texas stardom . 2024-07-15 . The New York Times . en-US.
2. Web site: Zuke . Ryan . October 22, 2020 . Michigan commits react to All-American Bowl cancellation: ‘I wanted to show I can play with the best' . May 28, 2022 . mlive.
3. Web site: Sang . Orion . April 24, 2021 . Former Michigan football signee Xavier Worthy commits to Texas . May 28, 2022 . Detroit Free Press.
4. Web site: Davis . Danny . August 28, 2021 . With hype aplenty, Texas football turns to Xavier Worthy to 'add a lot of explosion to the offense' . May 28, 2022 . Hookem.com.
5. Web site: Moyle . Nick . September 23, 2021 . Xavier Worthy makes himself at home with Longhorns . May 28, 2022 . Houston Chronicle.
6. Web site: Moyle . Nick . September 23, 2021 . Texas freshman Xavier Worthy making his mark after following Sarkisian . May 28, 2022 . San Antonio Express-News.
7. Web site: Thompson . Cole . September 19, 2021 . A New No. 1 WR? Meet Texas' Xavier Worthy . May 28, 2022 . Sports Illustrated.
8. Web site: Postins . Matthew . October 27, 2021 . Xavier Worthy’s Path to Longhorn History . May 28, 2022 . SI.com.
9. Web site: Mumme . CJ . December 7, 2021 . Texas WR Xavier Worthy named true freshman All-American by PFF . May 28, 2022 . Longhorns Wire. USA Today.
10. Web site: Estes . Taylor . December 6, 2021 . Xavier Worthy named 247Sports True Freshman All-American . May 28, 2022 . 247Sports.com.
11. Web site: Williams . Charean . 2024-01-03 . Texas WR Xavier Worthy declares for NFL draft . 2024-05-20 . NBC Sports . en-US.
12. Web site: Xavier Worthy makes NFL Combine history breaking 40-time record. ClutchPoints. Vitale. Benedetto. March 2, 2024. March 11, 2024.
13. Web site: McKenna . Henry . April 26, 2024 . Why did Bills trade back, allowing Chiefs to get speedy WR Xavier Worthy? . 2024-05-10 . FOX Sports . en-US.