Xavier Hutchinson (born June 1, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Blinn and Iowa State.
 Hutchinson with Iowa State in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 19 – Houston Texans | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 1, 2000 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Bartram Trail (St. Johns, Florida) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 6 / pick: 205 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024 | |||||||||
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Early life
editHutchinson attended Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns, Florida.[1] As a senior, he had 74 receptions for 1,004 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns
College career
editHutchinson attended Blinn College for two years before transferring to Iowa State University.[2][3] In his two years at Blinn, he had 58 receptions for 961 yards and seven touchdowns. In his first year at Iowa State in 2020, Hutchinson started all 12 games and led the Big 12 Conference with 64 receptions for 771 yards with four touchdowns.[4][5][6] In 2021, he started 12 of 13 games and had a school-record 83 receptions for 987 yards and five touchdowns. Hutchinson returned to Iowa State for the 2022 season, rather than enter the 2022 NFL draft.[7][8][9]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||
| Blinn Buccaneers (JuCo) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 11 | — | 15 | 306 | 20.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 8 | — | 47 | 652 | 13.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Iowa State Cyclones | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 771 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | 83 | 987 | 11.9 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 107 | 1,171 | 10.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 34 | 254 | 2,929 | 11.5 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||||
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.53 s | 1.55 s | 2.62 s | 4.35 s | 6.91 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
13 reps | |
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Hutchinson was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round, 205th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[12] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games. He had eight receptions for 90 yards and played a role on special teams.[13]
References
edit- ^ Gibson, Travis (November 27, 2023). "Former Bartram Trail star makes impact for Texans against hometown Jaguars". WJXT. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Birch, Tommy (June 24, 2019). "Texas junior college receiver Xavier Hutchinson commits to Iowa State". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Visser, Ben (September 4, 2020). "In Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State has a big receiver to follow Allen Lazard and Hakeem Butler". The Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Visser, Ben (April 6, 2021). "Xavier Hutchinson, other Iowa State receivers making most of first spring". The Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Visser, Ben (June 27, 2024). "Is Iowa State's Xavier Hutchinson the next great receiver?". Globe Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Visser, Ben (July 15, 2024). "Hutchinson has earned ISU staff's trust". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Gray, Rob (December 17, 2021). "ISU's Xavier Hutchinson coming back next season". The Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Peterson, Randy (December 17, 2021). "Iowa State football's top receiver, Xavier Hutchinson, is returning for the 2022 season". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Logue, Andrew (August 3, 2022). "Iowa State receiver Hutchinson savors another college season". We Are Iowa. Associated Press. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Hutchinson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Hutchinson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Xavier Hutchinson Selected by Texans with the 205th Pick in the 6th Round". HoustonTexans.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Hutchinson 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo Sports
- Houston Texans bio
- Iowa State Cyclones bio
Media related to Xavier Hutchinson at Wikimedia Commons
