Xavier Worthy
| Texas Longhorns – No. 8 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 27, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Central East (Fresno, California) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Xavier Worthy (born April 27, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas Longhorns.
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[]
- ^ "Michigan commits react to All-American Bowl cancellation: 'I wanted to show I can play with the best'". mlive. October 22, 2020.
- ^ Sang, Orion. "Former Michigan football signee Xavier Worthy commits to Texas". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Davis, Danny. "With hype aplenty, Texas football turns to Xavier Worthy to 'add a lot of explosion to the offense'". Hookem.com.
- ^ Moyle, Nick (September 23, 2021). "Xavier Worthy makes himself at home with Longhorns". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Moyle, Nick (September 23, 2021). "Texas freshman Xavier Worthy making his mark after following Sarkisian". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Thompson, Cole. "A New No. 1 WR? Meet Texas' Xavier Worthy". Sports Illustrated Texas Longhorns News, Analysis and More.
- ^ Postins, Matthew. "Xavier Worthy's Path to Longhorn History". SI.com.
- ^ Mumme, CJ. "Texas WR Xavier Worthy named true freshman All-American by PFF". longhornswire.usatoday.com.
- ^ Estes, Taylor. "Xavier Worthy named 247Sports True Freshman All-American". 247Sports.com.
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