Xavier Worthy

Xavier Glenn Worthy (born April 27, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas Longhorns.

Xavier Worthy
Texas Longhorns – No. 1
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
MajorPhysical Culture and Sports
Personal information
Born: (2003-04-27) April 27, 2003
Fresno, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolCentral East
(Fresno, California)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Worthy attended Central East High School in Fresno, California. He was selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl, but the game was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He originally committed to the University of Michigan to play college football but changed to the University of Texas at Austin.[2]

College career

Worthy earned immediate playing time his freshman season at Texas in 2021.[3][4][5][6] Worthy had a breakout freshman year at Texas breaking several freshman school records. These records include, receiving yards in a season with 981 yards and receiving touchdowns in a season with 12. These records were previously held by Roy Williams, who had 809 yards with 8 touchdowns in his 2000 freshman season. Worthy also broke the school freshman record of receiving yards in a game with 261 yards against rival Oklahoma.[7] At the conclusion of Worthy’s freshman season, he was awarded true-freshman All-American by Pro Football Focus, 247 Sports, and FWAA.[8][9]

Records
  • University of Texas – Most receiving yards in a season by a freshman wide receiver (981, 2021)
  • University of Texas – Most receiving yards in a game by a freshman wide receiver (261, 2021)
  • University of Texas – Most receiving touchdowns in a full season by a freshman wide receiver (12, 2021)
  • University of Texas – Most receiving touchdowns in a game by a freshman wide receiver (3, 2021)
  • University of Texas – Most receptions in a game by a freshman wide receiver (14, 2021)
  • University of Texas – Most receptions in a season by a freshman wide receiver (62, 2021)

Collegiate statistics
Xavier Worthy Receiving
Year School Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Avg TD
2021 Texas Big 12 FR WR 12 62 981 15.8 12
2022 Texas Big 12 SO WR 13 60 760 12.7 9
2023 Texas Big 12 JR WR 7 40 545 13.6 4
Career 32 162 2,286 14.1 25

References
  1. "Michigan commits react to All-American Bowl cancellation: 'I wanted to show I can play with the best'". mlive. October 22, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. Sang, Orion. "Former Michigan football signee Xavier Worthy commits to Texas". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. Davis, Danny. "With hype aplenty, Texas football turns to Xavier Worthy to 'add a lot of explosion to the offense'". Hookem.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. Moyle, Nick (September 23, 2021). "Xavier Worthy makes himself at home with Longhorns". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. Moyle, Nick (September 23, 2021). "Texas freshman Xavier Worthy making his mark after following Sarkisian". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. Thompson, Cole. "A New No. 1 WR? Meet Texas' Xavier Worthy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  7. Postins, Matthew. "Xavier Worthy's Path to Longhorn History". SI.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  8. Mumme, CJ. "Texas WR Xavier Worthy named true freshman All-American by PFF". longhornswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  9. Estes, Taylor. "Xavier Worthy named 247Sports True Freshman All-American". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.


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