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Xavier Worthy

Wide Receiver, Kansas City Chiefs · #1.

Player facts

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 1
Born: Apr 27, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Fresno, CA, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 165 lbs
College: Texas
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	14	22	133	9.5	1	41	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	115	193	1,303	11.3	8	54	64	31	191	6.2	3	35	0	0

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	29 targets	-0.00	48%		77th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 4	@ LV	W 30-27	4	7	70	17.5	0	41	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ MIA	W 24-10	2	2	20	10.0	0	17	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs IND	W 33-30 OT	5	7	25	5.0	1	16	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 14	vs DEN	W 31-10	3	6	18	6.0	0	9	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Xavier Worthy (born April 27, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, earning three All-Big 12 honors. Worthy holds the 40-yard dash record at the NFL Combine (4.21 seconds) and was selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Xavier Worthy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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. He originally committed to the University of Michigan to play college football but changed to the University of Texas at Austin.

2021 season

Worthy earned immediate playing time his freshman season at Texas in 2021. 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. At the conclusion of Worthy's freshman season, he was awarded true-freshman All-American by Pro Football Focus, 247 Sports, and FWAA.

2022 season

As a sophomore, Worthy played and started in all 13 games as the starting wide receiver and primary punt returner. He logged 60 receptions for 760 yards and nine touchdowns, and returned 15 punts for 146 yards. Worthy caught a pass in every single game to start his career, making his 25-game streak the eight-longest streak in Texas history. At the end of the season, Worthy was named to the All-Big 12 second team.

2023 season

As a junior, Worthy played and started in all 14 games. He logged 75 receptions for 1,014 yards and 5 touchdowns, and returned 22 punts for an NCAA-leading 371 yards and one touchdown. At the end of the season, Worthy was named to the All-Big 12 first team at wide receiver and return specialist and All-American second team as a punt returner.

On January 2, 2024, Worthy announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2024 NFL draft.

Personal life

Worthy proposed to his former girlfriend, Tia Jones on July 9, 2024. On March 7, 2025, Worthy was arrested for alleged assault of a family member, later revealed to be Jones. The next day, the charges were dropped. Worthy has since pressed charges against Jones alleging theft and assault.

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