Xavier Worthy

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

Xavier Worthy
Texas Longhorns – No. 8
PositionWide receiver
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Born: (2003-04-27) April 27, 2003
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight160 lb (73 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 by a freshman wide receiver (12, 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
Career Texas 12 62 981 15.8 12

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


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