Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 13, middle 6, right 12.
Xavier Townsend
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Gus Malzahn, Matt Campbell and Barry Odom. One game to point at: 162 receiving yards and 6 receptions against UCLA — Week 3, 2026.
416 receiving yards · 36 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 36 | 416 | 11.6 | 3 | 75 |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 18 | 243 | 13.5 | 0 | 44 |
| 2024 | UCF | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | 22 |
| 2023 | UCF | 33 | 325 | 9.8 | 3 | 37 |
| 2022 | UCF | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 120 | 1,180 | 9.8 | 7 | 75 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 1 | 4 | -- | 67 |
| 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 | 38 | 300 | 401 | 512 |
Last game (Wk 9): 46 receiving yards, 4 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | 6 | 162 | 27.0 | 2 | 75 | Season-high 162 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 10-49vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17@ Illinois | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-38vs Washington | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Penn State | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | 33 | |
| Total | 36 | 416 | 11.6 | 3 | 75 |
Oct. 31 · L 17-31 at Penn State, play by play
4 catches for 46 yards and a touchdown. Purdue threw to him on 10 of its 29 passes. 46 of the 46 came before halftime.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by Penn State’s K. Ebel.
33-yard touchdown on 3rd and 6. First quarter, made it 7-7.
3 catches for 55 yards. Purdue threw to him on 4 of its 41 passes.
46-yard catch. Third quarter, down 24-17.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 8 yards. Purdue threw to him on 5 of its 24 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 41-13 win.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by Minnesota’s T. Randle.
8-yard catch. First quarter, up 3-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 24 yards. Purdue threw to him on 6 of its 27 passes.
8-yard catch. Fourth quarter, up 16-10.
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5 catches for 16 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 5 catches for 20 yards, the box score 5 for 16, so no play is placed until they agree.
A big game: 6 catches for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season. Purdue threw to him on 6 of its 30 passes. 119 of the 162 came before halftime.
75-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 7-7.
13-yard catch on 4th and 2. Second quarter, down 21-14. Converted.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, down 24-21. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 58 yards. Purdue threw to him on 8 of its 42 passes. 42 of the 58 came before halftime.
18-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 7-7. Broken up by Wake Forest’s D. Patterson.
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7 catches for 47 yards. Purdue threw to him on 8 of its 33 passes. 44 of the 47 came before halftime.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, up 10-3. Broken up by Indiana State’s Z. Coleman.
18-yard catch. Second quarter, up 13-6.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, up 13-6. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
L 38-52
at UCLA
6 rec · 162 yds · 2 TD
With R. Browne — 378 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.0 · D. Drennan — 47 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
The plays that mattered most
130th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from +4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5421% of team targetsCatch rate
67%36 of 54 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
67% catch rate on 54 targets · 21% of the team's targets · 14% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 36.8 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 77.3 | 14.8 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 52.9 | 11.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 46.0 | 11.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.8%
265 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
297 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #113 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Gus Malzahn, Matt Campbell and Barry Odom.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
