Texas Longhorns – No. 1 | |
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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Junior |
Major | Physical Culture and Sports |
Personal information | |
Born: | Fresno, California, U.S. | April 27, 2003
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Central East (Fresno) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Xavier Glenn Worthy (born April 27, 2003) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Texas, earning All-Big 12 honors in all three seasons, 2021, 2022 and 2023. At the 2024 NFL Combine, Worthy broke the 40-yard dash record, previously held by John Ross, with a time of 4.21 seconds.
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]
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] On January 2, 2024, Worthy announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2024 NFL Draft.[10]
Year | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
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2021 | 12 | 62 | 981 | 15.8 | 12 |
2022 | 13 | 60 | 760 | 12.7 | 9 |
2023 | 14 | 75 | 1,014 | 13.5 | 5 |
Career | 39 | 197 | 2,755 | 14.0 | 26 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
165 lb (75 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.21 s | 1.49 s | 41.0 in (1.04 m) |
10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) | |||||
All values from NFL Combine[11][12] |
On March 2, 2024, Worthy broke the prior 40-yard dash record of 4.22 set by John Ross with a 4.21 time.[13]