Xavier Worthy

Former wide receiver at Texas. 2023: 75 catches, 1,014 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Texas · Jr. · #1

6′1″ · 172 lb · Fresno, CA

CFB Index 79 · #41 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceNational watchKansas City — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 28, #28 overall

On production he ranks #41 of 497 WRs; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 62 nationally · Signed with Texas

Career night14 rec · 152 yds · 3 TDvs Kansas (FBS) · L 56-57

Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Texas. 2023: 75 catches, 1,014 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2021.
Drafted round 1 by the Kansas City in 2024.
Named All-America (The Athletic) in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas, 2,755 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #28 overall by Kansas City.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

The week the volume broke through — put up 261 yds vs Oklahoma.Oklahoma · L 48-552021

202112 games

Signed with Texas4-star out of Central East
Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Yearwinner
All-Big 12first

202213 games

All-Big 12second

202314 games

All-Americafirst · 2 selectors
All-Big 12first

2024

Drafted by Kansas Cityround 1, pick 28

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#62 national

CFB

College

Texas

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #28

Kansas City · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

11 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

2 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Steve Sarkisian

Texas

Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas CityEntering 3rd NFL season

#28Rd 1 · Pick 28

Kansas CityEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 25-14 over that span.

2021Texas5-7HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

79All-Conference level #41 of 497?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (95th percentile). Strength: rec yards (95th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (6th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#230 / 639 · 64th pct

13.4

Explosive rate#281 / 639 · 56th pct

14.5%

TD rate#330 / 639 · 48th pct

5.3%

Catch rate#369 / 639 · 42nd pct

80.3%

EPA / target#396 / 639 · 38th pct

0.64

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#29 / 566 · 95th pct

Rec yards#31 / 566 · 95th pct

1014

Rush yards#59 / 294 · 80th pct

Rec TDs#109 / 566 · 78th pct

Long catch#205 / 566 · 63rd pct

Yards / catch#234 / 566 · 58th pct

13.5

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#203 / 227 · 6th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

14th → 38th percentile

Explosive rate

50th → 56th percentile

Catch rate

4th → 42nd percentile

TD rate

70th → 48th percentile

Yards / catch

62nd → 64th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	5.6	69.6	12.1	0.2
Road6g	5.0	76.2	16.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	71.1	14.5	0.4
Weeks 8+7g	5.6	73.7	13.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Steve Sarkisian

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

79 · #41 of 497 WRs

Former four-star. Now #41 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Texas	75	1,014	13.5	5	--
2022	Texas	60	760	12.7	9	--
2021	Texas	62	981	15.8	12	--
Career		197	2,755	14.0	26	--

Season	Team
2023	Texas	4	35	--	371	1
2022	Texas	2	14	--	146	--
2021	Texas	1	7	33	47	--
Career		7	56	33	564	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 34–24

at Alabama

3 rush yds (1 car)

With Q. Ewers — 349 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.4 · 11 rush yds (3 car) · R. Sanborn — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 56 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Iowa State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -4.30Xavier Worthy run for 16 yds to the ISU 9 Xavier Worthy fumbled, recovered by ISU Will McLaughlin (05:50) [SG] WORTHY, Xavier rush to the right for a gain of 16 yards, WORTHY, Xavier fumbled at ISU12 forced by COOPER, Jeremiah, recovered by ISU MCLAUGHLIN, Will at the ISU9, returned 0 yards to the ISU9, End of Play, clock 05:40.
Week 6 · Oklahoma · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA -4.15Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 1 yd to the OU 1
Week 14 · Oklahoma State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.77Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 54 yds to the OKST 30 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Kansas · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.52Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 39 yds to the KU 31 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Alabama · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 44 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Week 3 · Wyoming · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.41Xavier Worthy 44 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn Kick)
Week 8 · Houston · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +3.19Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 42 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Week 1 · Washington · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +3.16Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 38 yds to the WASH 16 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Oklahoma · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.07Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 39 yds to the OU 36 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Iowa State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 19 yds to the ISU 48 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 37-10vs Rice	7	90	12.9	0	24
Wk 2	W 34-24@ Alabama	5	75	15.0	1	44
Wk 3	W 31-10vs Wyoming	4	56	14.0	1	44
Wk 4	W 38-6@ Baylor	3	31	10.3	1	21
Wk 5	W 40-14vs Kansas	7	93	13.3	0	39
Wk 6	L 30-34vs Oklahoma	8	108	13.5	0	39
Wk 8	W 31-24@ Houston	6	92	15.3	1	42
Wk 9	W 35-6vs BYU	4	27	6.8	0	14
Wk 10	W 33-30vs Kansas State	5	48	9.6	0	24
Wk 11	W 29-26@ TCU	10	137	13.7	0	45	Season-high 137 yds
Wk 12	W 26-16@ Iowa State	4	77	19.3	0	30
Wk 13	W 57-7vs Texas Tech	4	49	12.3	1	19
Wk 14	W 49-21vs Oklahoma State	6	86	14.3	0	54
Bowl	L 31-37@ Washington	2	45	22.5	0	38
Total		75	1014	13.8	5	54