Kansas City Chiefs pick Texas WR Xavier Worthy in Round 1 of 2024 NFL Draft. What to know

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Texas WR Xavier Worthy with the 28th pick of the 2024 NFL draft. Worthy spent three seasons with the Longhorns, finishing with the third-most career touchdown catches in school history and sixth-most receptions.

Xavier Worthy scouting report

Worthy has been Texas' top receiver seemingly since his first game in 2021. He caught passes from four different starting quarterbacks but remained very consistent — 12 TDs as a freshman and nine as a sophomore, and while sharing targets with Adonai Mitchell last season still produced career highs in receptions and yards.

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Xavier Worthy height, weight

Worthy is listed at 5-11 and 165 lbs. He's a Fresno, California native and attended Central East (Calif.) High School.

Xavier Worthy college stats

In 39 career games, Worthy nabbed 197 catches for 2,755 yards and 26 TDs.

Xavier Worthy highlights

Lost in his career numbers is Worthy's production as a kick and punt returner. For his career, he averaged 16.5 yards on kicks and 14.1 yards on punts. His 74-yard punt return TD against BYU in late October was a foreshadowing of things to come: he hit a top speed of 22.7 mph on the run.

Xavier Worthy NFL combine measurables

Worthy won the combine, his 4.21 in the 40 breaking the combine's record and landing his combine shirt and shoes in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. After that, he didn't need to run the 40 at UT's pro day, but he did run routes and catch passes.

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