Xavier Hutchinson
American football player (born 2000)
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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.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Hutchinson with the Iowa State Cyclones in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 19 – Houston Texans | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | June 1, 2000 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Bartram Trail (St. Johns, Florida) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2023: 6th round, 205th overall pick | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Early life
Hutchinson 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
Hutchinson 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
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2018 | Blinn CC | 11 | — | 15 | 306 | 20.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Blinn CC | 8 | — | 47 | 652 | 13.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 12 | 12 | 64 | 771 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 13 | 12 | 83 | 987 | 11.9 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 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) | 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 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 |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Hutchinson was selected 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] In the 2024 season, he had 12 receptions for 117 yards in 16 games and three starts.[14] In the 2025 season, he had 35 receptions for 428 yards and three touchdowns.[15]
