Former Texas star Xavier Worthy catches 1st NFL touchdown for Kansas City Chiefs
In his second game of NFL preseason action, former Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy made his presence felt for the Kansas City Chiefs. After not doing much in his debut a week prior, Worthy hauled in his first NFL score, albeit a preseason one.
Check out the deep shot here to Worthy. Carson Wentz drops back to just past the 30-yard line and lofts it to Worthy in the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown connection.
The Chiefs selected Worthy No. 28 overall, trading picks No. 32, 95 and 221 to the Bills for the 28th pick, along with picks 133 and 248.
Worthy cemented his draft status in early March when he ran a 4.21-second time in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. Fans at Lucas Oil Stadium gave Worthy a standing ovation as he broke the combine record of 4.22, previously owned by John Ross.
What else did Worthy bring to the table besides his blazing speed? Lots of experience and plenty of tape of his game-changing catches. Plus, he also can return kicks and punts.
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He started 39 games during his three seasons with the Longhorns. He made an immediate impact. But that was expected from Worthy, who On3 ranked as the second-best receiver prospect in the country in the class of 2021. In the On3 industry composite, the speedster ranked as the 56th best player in the country and seventh best receiver.
Worthy caught 26 touchdown passes in his UT career, which ranks third in school history. His career yardage of 2,755 ranks fourth. He caught 197 passes in his career, which ended up as sixth best in Longhorn history.
The receiver earned freshman All-America honors in 2021. In 2022, he played the later half of the season with a broken hand. But he partnered with Georgia transfer Adonai Mitchell to give Texas a potent receiving duo in 2023.
On3’s Suzanne Halliburton contributed to this report.