Xavier Worthy

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.

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.

College career

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.

Professional career

Worthy set the 40-yard dash record of 4.21 at the 2024 NFL Combine, breaking the previous record of 4.22 by John Ross.

2024 season Worthy was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round with the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, which was traded to them by the Buffalo Bills. Worthy signed his four-year rookie contract worth $13.79 million fully guaranteed. On September 5, 2024, on his first touch of the ball in the NFL, Worthy scored his first touchdown in a home game versus the Baltimore Ravens, running it in from 21 yards out. He caught another 35-yard touchdown in the 27–20 win. As a rookie, he finished with 59 receptions for 638 yards and 6 touchdowns in the 2024 season.

In Super Bowl LIX, Worthy had 8 receptions for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 40-22 loss, becoming the first Texas Longhorn to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl. His 157 yards set a new Super Bowl record for most receiving yards by a rookie receiver, breaking the previous mark of 109 yards by Torry Holt and Chris Matthews.

2025 season

In Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers in São Paulo, Worthy collided with teammate Travis Kelce in the first quarter. In that play, Worthy suffered a dislocated shoulder and was ruled out for the game. The Chiefs later lost, 27–21. Due to his injury, Worthy did not play in Week 2 or Week 3.

Career statistics

NFL Legend Led the league Bold Career High

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2024 KC 17 13 59 638 10.8 54 6 20 104 5.2 21 3 0 0 2025 KC 14 13 42 532 12.7 42 1 11 87 7.9 35 0 0 0 Career 31 26 101 1170 11.6 54 7 31 191 6.2 35 3 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2024 KC 3 3 19 287 15.1 50 3 3 8 2.7 8 0 0 0 Career 3 3 19 287 15.1 50 3 3 8 2.7 8 0 0 0

College Legend Led the NCAA Bold Career high

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Punt returns GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds TD Ret Yds Avg TD 2021 Texas 12 12 62 981 15.8 12 1 7 0 3 47 15.7 0 2022 Texas 13 13 60 760 12.7 9 2 14 0 15 146 9.7 0 2023 Texas 14 14 75 1,014 13.5 5 4 35 0 22 371 16.9 1 Career 39 39 197 2,755 14.0 26 7 56 0 40 564 14.1 1

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.