Xavier Hutchinson

#8 · WR · Sr. · Iowa State6′3″ · 205 lb · Jacksonville, FL

Xavier Hutchinson: WR · Iowa State · #8.

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Xavier Hutchinson

WR · Iowa State · Sr · #8

Moves the chains on third down. Three seasons in the Iowa State receiving corps to date. All-America (AP) (Associated Press) in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 154 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Texas — Week 7, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Iowa State in the news

Jimmy Rogers names starting QBFOX61 Oct 28
Iowa State hires Jared Benko as athletics directorThe Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona players out for Iowa State gameArizona Daily Star Oct 22
Jared Benko named ADWide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Iowa State	107	1,171	10.9	6	38
2021	Iowa State	83	987	11.9	5	51
2020	Iowa State	64	771	12.0	4	65
Career		254	2,929	11.5	15	65

Season	Team
2022	Iowa State	--	--	--
2021	Iowa State	2	18	21
2020	Iowa State	--	--	--
Career		2	18	21

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-10vs Southeast Missouri State	8	128	16.0	3	33	3 TD catches
Wk 2	W 10-7@ Iowa	11	98	8.9	1	24
Wk 3	W 43-10vs Ohio	9	93	10.3	1	18
Wk 4	L 24-31vs No. 17 Baylor	8	84	10.5	0	28
Wk 5	L 11-14@ Kansas	13	101	7.8	0	23
Wk 6	L 9-10vs No. 20 Kansas State	8	100	12.5	0	38
Wk 7	L 21-24@ No. 22 Texas	10	154	15.4	0	27	Season-high 154 yds
Wk 9	L 13-27vs Oklahoma	10	72	7.2	0	17
Wk 10	W 31-14vs West Virginia	10	123	12.3	1	24
Wk 11	L 14-20@ Oklahoma State	10	106	10.6	0	27
Wk 12	L 10-14vs Texas Tech	8	101	12.6	0	25
Wk 13	L 14-62@ No. 4 TCU	2	11	5.5	0	9
Total		107	1171	10.9	6	38

Signature game

Week 1 · 2022

W 42-10

vs Southeast Missouri State

8 rec · 128 yds · 3 TD

Dominant 32-point win at home against Southeast Missouri State.

With H. Dekkers — 293 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.2 · 11 rush yds (3 car) · T. Perkins — 46.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Southeast Missouri State · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +4.55Dekkers to Hutchinson: a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Kansas State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +3.38Hunter Dekkers pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 38 yds to the KanSt 46 for a
Week 11 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Hunter Dekkers pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 27 yds to the OKLAST 40 for a OKLAHOMA ST Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference ( Yards) declined for a
Week 7 · Texas · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.26Hunter Dekkers pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 20 yds to the Texas 32 for a
Week 1 · Southeast Missouri State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Hunter Dekkers pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 33 yds for a TD, (Jace Gilbert KICK)
Week 11 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.99Hunter Dekkers pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 12 yds to the OKSt 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · West Virginia · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Hunter Dekkers pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 24 yds for a TD, (Drake Nettles KICK)
Week 2 · Iowa · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Dekkers to Hutchinson: an 8-yard touchdown pass.
Week 5 · Kansas · 4th and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.93Hunter Dekkers pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 11 yds to the Kans 29 for a
Week 7 · Texas · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.89Hunter Dekkers pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 15 yds to the IowSt 48 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Matt Campbell — 20-17 over that span.

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 91 (#7 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

91All-America level #7 of 488 · 2022?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (99th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#160 / 636 · 75th pct

85.8%

EPA / target#305 / 636 · 52nd pct

0.70

TD rate#398 / 636 · 38th pct

4.7%

Explosive rate#417 / 636 · 35th pct

10.2%

Yards / catch#490 / 636 · 23rd pct

10.1

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#3 / 550 · 100th pct

107

Rec yards#8 / 550 · 99th pct

1171

Rec TDs#73 / 550 · 83rd pct

Long catch#401 / 550 · 26th pct

Yards / catch#414 / 550 · 24th pct

10.9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

78th → 52nd percentile

Explosive rate

58th → 35th percentile

Catch rate

96th → 75th percentile

TD rate

28th → 38th percentile

Yards / catch

37th → 23rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	8.7	100	11.6	0.7
Road5g	9.2	94.0	9.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	9.6	108	11.6	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	8.0	82.6	9.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Pass share

55.3%

478 pass / 387 run

Plays / game

72.1

12 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

504 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

91 · #7 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #7 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2022

AP1st

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Xavier Hutchinson

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Iowa State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-American

Three seasons at Iowa State, drafted

Moves

2020 11 games

2021 12 games

2022 12 games

2023