Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Total | 13 | 105 | 8.2 | 0 | 18 |
#3
Xavier Townsend
Senior wide receiver for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Tampa, FL
CFB Index 30 · #410 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Iowa State → Purdue for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
105
receiving yards · 2026
13 catches · 8.1 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rec, 47 yds, vs Indiana State
Swing playSwung Iowa State from 43% to 65% to win.BYU at Iowa State · 41-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2022.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Purdue in 2026.
Xavier Townsend
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 58 rec yds, 6 receptions against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
105 REC YDS · 13 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td vs Kent State.Kent State · W 56-62023
202213 games
- Signed with UCF3-star out of Berkeley Prep
20258 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Brohm, Ryan Walters, and Barry Odom. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
2025Iowa State
2026Purdue
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UCF9-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: long catch (5th 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 splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 REC/g, 52.5 YDS/g, 8.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 18 | 243 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 33 | 325 | 9.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 97 | 869 | 9.0 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 5 | 18 | 15 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 12 | 88 | 162 | 121 | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 15 | 163 | 177 | 142 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 5 | 27 | 47 | 177 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 296 | 401 | 469 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.24(02:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #3 X.Townsend caught at PUR46, for 10 yards to the WFU48 (#13 A.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.68(01:48) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short left to #3 X.Townsend caught at PUR45, for 18 yards to the PUR48 (#9 A.Walk, Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.61(14:59) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short left to #3 X.Townsend caught at PUR42, for 18 yards to the PUR43 (#8 B.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.28(14:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #3 X.Townsend caught at PUR40, for 9 yards to the WFU48 (#8 B.Johnson), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.25(07:07) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #3 X.Townsend caught at PUR25, for 9 yards to the PUR34 (#42 B.Sampson), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.17(00:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short left to #3 X.Townsend caught at ISU41, for 5 yards to the ISU39 (#7 C.Davis), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.57(02:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short left to #3 X.Townsend caught at WFU45, for 7 yards to the WFU43 (#23 V.Firenze)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.43(13:18) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short left to #3 X.Townsend caught at PUR39, for 3 yards to the PUR41 (#1 D.Johnson)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA -0.38(11:51) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short left to #3 X.Townsend caught at ISU21, for 2 yards to the ISU21, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +0.36(06:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short middle to #3 X.Townsend caught at WFU36, for 9 yards to the WFU30 (#5 D.Patterson), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jarrison Stewart’s 2018 season.
Matches Jarrison on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Height
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Owen Glascoe’s path through Long Island University.
Owen Glascoe
98%match
#4
Giovanni Adopte
94%
Matches Owen on
Yards per reception
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Talik Keaton's graduate season at Marshall (2023).
82%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Talik on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height
Differs from Talik on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Xavier Townsend
The receiver room · Purdue
- #19Asaad Waseem726 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Xavier Townsend243 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Corey Smith237 receiving yards · 2025
- Jaylan Hornsby103 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Jesse Watson80 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology