Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-31vs Kansas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 52-10vs Louisiana | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 7-13vs Virginia | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
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Xavier Loyd
Senior wide receiver for Missouri. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 196 lb · Blue Springs, MO
Returning to Missouri for 2026
The numbers
21
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 10.5 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 15 yds, vs Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Missouri. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Illinois State to Missouri in 2025.
Xavier Loyd
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chris Klieman and Eli Drinkwitz. One game to point at: 15 rec yds, 1 receptions against Kansas — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
20253 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Missouri
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology