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Xavier Worthy

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Xavier Worthy
Worthy with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025
No. 1 – Kansas City Chiefs
PositionWide receiver
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2003-04-27) April 27, 2003 (age 22)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral East (Fresno)
CollegeTexas (2021–2023)
NFL draft2024: 1st round, 28th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2025
Receptions83
Receiving yards894
Receiving touchdowns7
Rushing yards177
Rushing touchdowns3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Xavier 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

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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

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2021 Season

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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]

2022 Season

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As a sophomore, Worthy played and started in all 13 games as the starting wide receiver and primary punt returner. He logged 60 receptions for 760 yards and nine touchdowns, and returned 15 punts for 146 yards. Worthy caught a pass in every single game to start his career, making his 25-game streak the eight-longest streak in Texas history. At the end of the season, Worthy was named to the All-Big 12 second team.

2023 Season

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As a junior, Worthy played and started in all 14 games. He logged 75 receptions for 1,014 yards and 5 touchdowns, and returned 22 punts for an NCAA-leading 371 yards and one touchdown.[11] At the end of the season, Worthy was named to the All-Big 12 first team at wide receiver and return specialist and All-American second team as a punt returner.

On January 2, 2024, Worthy announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2024 NFL draft.[12]

College statistics

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Legend
Led the NCAA
Bold Career high
Season Games Receiving Rushing Punt returns
GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds TD Ret Yds Avg TD
Texas Longhorns
2021 12 12 62 981 15.8 12 1 7 0 3 47 15.7 0
2022 13 13 60 760 12.7 9 2 14 0 15 146 9.7 0
2023 14 14 75 1,014 13.5 5 4 35 0 22 371 16.9 1
Career 39 39 197 2,755 14.0 26 7 56 0 40 564 14.1 1

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
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[13][14]

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.[15]

2024 season

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Worthy was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round with the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, which was traded to them by the Buffalo Bills.[16] Worthy signed his four-year rookie contract worth $13.79 million fully guaranteed.[17] On September 5, 2024, on his first touch of the ball in the NFL, Worthy scored his first touchdown in a home game versus the Baltimore Ravens, running it in from 21 yards out.[18] He caught another 35-yard touchdown in the 27–20 win.[19] As a rookie, he finished with 59 receptions for 638 yards and 6 touchdowns in the 2024 season.[20]

In Super Bowl LIX, Worthy had 8 receptions for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 22–40 loss,[21] becoming the first Texas Longhorn to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl.[22] His 157 yards set a new Super Bowl record for most receiving yards by a rookie receiver, breaking the previous mark of 109 yards by Torry Holt and Chris Matthews.[23]

2025 season

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In Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers in São Paulo, Worthy collided with teammate Travis Kelce in the first quarter. In that play, Worthy suffered a dislocated shoulder and was ruled out for the game. The Chiefs later lost, 27–21.[24] Due to his injury, Worthy did not play in Week 2 or Week 3.[25] In Week 6 against the Detroit Lions, he scored his first touchdown of the season.[26]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
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Regular season

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Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2024 KC 17 13 59 638 10.8 54 6 20 104 5.2 21 3 0 0
2025 KC 7 7 24 256 10.7 37 1 7 73 10.4 35 0 0 0
Career 24 20 83 894 10.8 54 7 27 177 6.6 35 3 0 0

Postseason

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Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2024 KC 3 3 19 287 15.1 50 3 3 8 2.7 8 0 0 0
Career 3 3 19 287 15.1 50 3 3 8 2.7 8 0 0 0

Personal life

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Worthy proposed to his girlfriend, Tia Jones on July 9, 2024.[27] On March 7, 2025, Worthy was arrested for alleged assault of a family member,[28] later revealed to be Jones.[29] The next day, the charges were dropped.[30] Worthy has since pressed charges against Jones alleging theft and assault.[29]

References

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  1. ^ Olson, Max (September 8, 2023). "The untold story of Xavier Worthy's road to Texas stardom". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  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.
  5. ^ Moyle, Nick (September 23, 2021). "Xavier Worthy makes himself at home with Longhorns". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Moyle, Nick (September 23, 2021). "Texas freshman Xavier Worthy making his mark after following Sarkisian". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  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. ^ "2023 College Football Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  12. ^ Williams, Charean (January 3, 2024). "Texas WR Xavier Worthy declares for NFL draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Xavier Worthy Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Worthy College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Vitale, Benedetto (March 2, 2024). "Xavier Worthy makes NFL Combine history breaking 40-time record". ClutchPoints. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  16. ^ McKenna, Henry (April 26, 2024). "Why did Bills trade back, allowing Chiefs to get speedy WR Xavier Worthy?". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  17. ^ Spotrac. "Xavier Worthy | NFL Contracts & Salaries". spotrac.com. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  18. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 5, 2024). "Xavier Worthy takes his first NFL touch for a 21-yard TD". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  19. ^ Schwab, Frank (September 6, 2024). "Xavier Worthy scores twice, Chiefs hang on by a toe for huge opening game win over Ravens". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  20. ^ "Xavier Worthy 2024 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  21. ^ Palmer, Tod (February 9, 2025). "3-peat quest thwarted Eagles overwhelm Chiefs' OL in lopsided Super Bowl LIX romp". kshb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  22. ^ Gates, Billy (February 9, 2025). "WATCH: Xavier Worthy makes Texas Longhorns history with TD in Super Bowl". KXAN. Archived from the original on February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  23. ^ McKeone, Liam (February 10, 2025). "Chiefs' Xavier Worthy Broke Super Bowl Record in Blowout Loss to Eagles". SI. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  24. ^ Nagel, Cody (September 20, 2025). "Xavier Worthy injury update: Chiefs WR ruled out for Week 3 game vs. Giants despite returning to practice". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  25. ^ Nagel, Cody (September 20, 2025). "Xavier Worthy injury update: Chiefs WR ruled out for Week 3 game vs. Giants despite returning to practice". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  26. ^ "Xavier Worthy Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  27. ^ Galatzan, Matt (July 12, 2024). "Former Texas WR Xavier Worthy Proposes to Girlfriend". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  28. ^ Florio, Mike (March 8, 2025). "Xavier Worthy was arrested in Texas for assault". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  29. ^ a b Teicher, Adam (March 24, 2025). "Chiefs' Xavier Worthy sues ex-fiancée, alleges extortion, abuse". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  30. ^ "Chiefs' Xavier Worthy won't be charged in alleged assault case". ESPN.com. March 9, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
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