The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Xavier Worthy
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Central East
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sports
A three-year wide receiver who played in and started 39 games … scored 26 career touchdown receptions, third all-time in Texas Football history ... ranks fourth all-time in career receiving yards (2,755), sixth in receptions (197), eighth in punt return yards (564) … had a reception in 39 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in UT history … has the second-best punt return average for a career (14.5) and season (16.9, 2023) in program history … a 2023 All-America Second Team selection as a punt returner by the FWAA and Sporting News and as an all-purpose player by AFCA … named third-team AP All-America honoree as an all-purpose player in 2023 … a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2023 by the conference’s coaches and AP … a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2022 by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press ... a two-time first-team All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press at wide receiver (2021, ’23) … the 2021 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year … selected the AP Big 12 Newcomer of the Year ... named a Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award finalist … earned Freshman All-American honors from the Associated Press ... an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist … garnered True Freshman All-American honors from ESPN and 247Sports … selected to the Freshman All-American First Team by The Athletic … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2022 ... 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honoree ... two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2021, spring 2022).
JUNIOR (2023)
Second-team All-America selection as a punt returner by Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Phil Steele and as an all-purpose player by the American Football Coaches Association and USA Today … an AP third-team All-American as an All-Purpose player … selected first-team All-Big 12 at wide receiver and return specialist by the conference’s coaches … named AP All-Big 12 First Team as a wide receiver and all-purpose player … a first-team All-America selection at punt returner by CBS Sports and FOX Sports … chosen All-America First Team as an all-purpose player by The Athletic … collected All-Big 12 First Team honors at wide receiver and punt returner from Phil Steele … tabbed All-Texas Best Wide Receiver and All-Texas First Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … played in and started all 14 games … has a career-high 75 receptions and 1,014 receiving yards with five touchdown receptions … also returned 22 punts for 371 yards (16.9 ypr) with a 74-yard touchdown return … his 75 receptions were the seventh-most in a season in UT history, while he posted the 11th 1,000-yard receiving season for a Longhorn … registered the second-best punt return average in program history (16.9 ypr) and his 371 return yards were the fifth-most in a season in program history … caught seven passes for 90 yards and had a 21-yard punt return against Rice … hauled in five passes for 75 yards and a 44-yard touchdown reception in the win at No. 3 Alabama … had four receptions for 56 yards with a 44-yard touchdown reception against Wyoming and returned four punts for 59 yards with a long of 32 … totaled three receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown, completed a 35-yard pass and returned three punts for 48 yards at Baylor … tallied seven receptions for 93 yards against Kansas … hauled in eight passes for 108 yards in the Red River Rivalry versus Oklahoma … caught six passes for 92 yards with a 42-yard touchdown at Houston … had four receptions for 27 yards against BYU and returned two punts for 89 yards, including a 74-yard punt return for a touchdown … it is the 10th-longest punt return overall and ninth-longest punt return for a score in program history … tallied five receptions for 48 yards and had a 16-yard rush against Kansas State and also returned two punts for 52 yards, including a 33-yard return … caught 10 passes for 137 yards at TCU … had four receptions for 77 yards and a rush for 16 yards at Iowa State … caught four passes for 49 yards and one touchdown against Texas Tech and returned three punts for 48 yards … hauled in six passes for 86 yards in the Big 12 Championship Game victory over Oklahoma State … caught two passes for 45 yards, including a 38-yard reception, against Washington in the Sugar Bowl … named to the preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Biletnikoff Award, Paul Hornung Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and Lonestar Player of the Year ... unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 selection ... named first-team Preseason All-America by Phil Steam ... chosen a second-team Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, CBS Sports and Athlon Sports ... selected first-team Preseason All-Big 12 at wide receiver by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele ... a third-team Preseason All-Big 12 selection at punt returner by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele ... tabbed Preseason All-Texas Best Wide Receiver and first-team Preseason All-Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
SOPHOMORE (2022)
A second-team All-Big 12 selection at wide receiver by both the Big 12 Conference head coaches and the Associated Press … played in and started 13 games … also served as the primary punt returner for the Longhorns … totaled 60 receptions for 760 yards and nine touchdowns ... also completed one pass for a 33-yard touchdown and rushed two times for 14 yards ... returned 15 punts for 146 yards (9.7 avg.) with a long of 29 yards ... caught two passes for 24 yards in the season-opener against ULM and returned three punts for 33 yards … hauled in five receptions for 97 yards versus Alabama … had four receptions for 41 yards against UTSA … made three catches for 50 yards and one touchdown at Texas Tech … caught seven passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns against West Virginia … marked the fourth multi-receiving touchdown game of his career … also completed a 33-yard touchdown pass to Ja’Tavion Sanders, the first passing attempt of his career … named to the Paul Hornung Honor Roll for his performance against the Mountaineers … had three receptions for 29 yards, one rush for seven yards and returned two punts for 11 yards against Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown … had a season-high eight receptions for 72 yards and two touchdowns against Iowa State … tallied four receptions for 78 yards with one touchdown at Oklahoma State … also returned three punts for 56 yards against the Cowboys including a long of 29 yards … recorded four receptions for 42 yards and two touchdowns at Kansas State … became the fastest Longhorn to 100 career receptions with his first catch against the Wildcats, accomplishing the feat in his 21st career game … also hauled in his 21st career touchdown catch … marked his sixth consecutive game with a reception, tied for the third-longest streak in program history … had four receptions for 32 yards versus TCU … made two catches for 30 yards at Kansas … hauled in seven receptions for 62 yards against Baylor ... caught seven passes for 84 yards in the Alamo Bowl against Washington ... ranks third all-time in UT history with 21 touchdown receptions and 14th with 122 catches ... has caught a pass in all 25 games to start his career ... the 25-straight games with a reception is the eighth-longest streak in UT history ... a preseason watch list candidate for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, Maxwell Award and Biletnikoff Award ... chosen to the 2022 All-Big 12 Preseason Team ... named preseason first-team All-Big 12 and second-team All-American by Phil Steele in 2022 ... a 2022 first-team All-Big 12 Preseason and second-team Preseason All-America selection by Athlon Sports ... tabbed by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Sporting News as a preseason second-team All-American.
FRESHMAN (2021)
Named an All-Big 12 First Team honoree by league coaches and the Associated Press … selected Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year … the AP Big 12 Newcomer of the Year ... Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award finalist … an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award … a preseason, midseason and season True Freshman All-American selection by ESPN … named a Freshman All-American by The Athletic and 247Sports … played in and started all 12 games … had 62 receptions for 981 yards and 12 touchdowns … established single-season UT freshman records in all three categories … also set single-game Texas freshman records for receptions (14), receiving yards (261) and receiving touchdowns (3, twice) … led all FBS freshmen wide receivers and the Big 12 in receiving yards, receiving yards per game (81.8) and receiving touchdowns … led Power 5 freshmen and ranked fifth overall among FBS freshmen in receptions and receptions per game (5.2) … had at least one reception in all 12 games … led Texas with 15 explosive plays (20-or-more yards) with seven resulting in touchdowns … hauled in at least six receptions in five games and averaged 31.2 yards per touchdown catch (374 yards on 12 touchdowns) … caught a 34-yard pass in his Longhorn debut against Louisiana and returned a punt for 18 yards … had two receptions for 41 yards at Arkansas … collected six receptions for 71 yards and scored his first career touchdown in a victory over Rice … earned Bleacher Report Top True Freshman honors … tallied his first career 100-yard game against Texas Tech with five receptions for 100 yards and a Texas freshman record three touchdown receptions … named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week following his performance against the Red Raiders … also garnered honorable mention Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honors … caught one pass for seven yards and returned a kick for 15 yards at TCU … in his Red River Showdown debut against Oklahoma, hauled in nine receptions for 261 yards and two touchdowns … his 261 receiving yards established a new freshman record and were the second-most in a game in UT history (273, Jordan Shipley vs. UCF, 2009) … the 261 receiving yards are the best output ever for a Longhorn against the Sooners … nine receptions against Oklahoma were at the time tied for fourth-most by a freshman in a single game in program history … 261 yards (on nine receptions) versus Oklahoma were the fourth-most in a game by any FBS player this season … hauled in five receptions for 28 yards against Oklahoma State … marked his fourth five-reception game this year … caught four passes for 115 yards and one touchdown … against Iowa State, he caught two passes for 32 yards, including a four-yard score that gave him eight touchdown receptions for the season, equaling Roy Williams’ freshman record established in 2000 … recorded 14 receptions for 152 yards and three touchdowns against Kansas … his 14 receptions tied for second-most and the most ever for a freshman in Texas Football history … three touchdown receptions tied his own Texas freshman single-game record … the three scores marked his third multi-touchdown receiving game of the season, a new Texas freshman record … marked his fourth 100-yard receiving game this season, the only freshman in UT history with more than two in a season, and tied for the sixth-most in a season in program history … his three touchdown catches versus Texas Tech and Kansas tied for the seventh-most in a game for any FBS player in 2021 and tied for the most by a freshman … totaled seven receptions for 85 yards and one touchdown at West Virginia … hauled in a touchdown reception in his fourth-straight game, tied for the fifth-longest streak in UT history … the seven receptions against West Virginia are tied for the ninth-most in a game by a freshman in UT history and gave him four of the top-14 marks in the Texas record book … registered six receptions for 65 yards versus Kansas State … had four touchdown receptions of at least 50 yards with scores of 62 (Texas Tech), 75 (vs. Oklahoma), 63 (at Baylor) and 52 (at West Virginia) yards … his 12 total touchdowns equaled the third-most by a freshman in program history … 72 points scored are tied for seventh all-time among Longhorn freshmen ... was only freshman among the Big 12 Conference’s first- and second-team selections ... the sixth Longhorn to earn offensive freshman of the year honors and the first since Colt McCoy in 2006 ... joined Caden Sterns (2018) as the only Longhorn freshmen to earn both the conference’s highest freshman honor and be named to the All-Big 12 First Team ... named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list … a preseason True Freshman All-American selection by ESPN.
HIGH SCHOOL
Selected to participate in the 2021 All-American Bowl ... earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 76 overall player nationally, the No. 12 wide receiver in the country, and the No. 7 player in the state of California ... named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 98 overall player in the nation, the No. 13 wide receiver and the No. 8 player in the state of California ... rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 124 overall player in the country, the No. 22 wide receiver and the No. 11 player in the state of California ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, the No. 65 player in the nation and the No. 11 wide receiver and the No. 5 player in California ... had his senior season canceled due to COVID-19 ... caught 55 passes for 992 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior ... helped Central East win its first-ever CIF Division 1-AA state championship after a 15-0 season in 2019 ... as a sophomore, caught 10 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns in an injury-shortened season ... played for head coach Kyle Biggs ... also competed in track and field at Central East, where he earned a personal record with a 10.55 100-meter dash as a sophomore.
