Xavier Weaver
American football player (born 2000)
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Xavier Weaver (born October 12, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Florida Bulls and Colorado Buffaloes. Weaver signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2024.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
| No. 89 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 12, 2000 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Orlando Prep (FL) | ||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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Early life
Weaver was born on October 12, 2000, in Orlando, Florida.[1] He attended Orlando Christian Prep and recorded 2,124 receiving yards with 32 touchdowns in his high school career.[2] Ranked a three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the South Florida Bulls and became the first person from his school to sign with an FBS team.[3][4][5]
College career
Weaver played all 12 games as a true freshman in 2019 and recorded 12 catches for 166 yards.[1] The following year, he appeared in eight out of nine games and started two, having 10 receptions for 136 yards.[1] In 2021, Weaver started 10 of 11 games for the Bulls and had a team-leading 41 catches for 715 yards and two touchdowns, earning first-team all-conference honors by Pro Football Focus and second-team honors by Pro Football Network.[1][6] Weaver had career-highs with 53 catches for 716 yards and six touchdowns, being named second-team All-AAC.[7]
Weaver announced his intention to transfer in 2023, after receiving an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] He ultimately joined the Colorado Buffaloes, and finished his stint at South Florida with 1,735 receiving yards, fourth all-time at the school, and 116 receptions, which ranks sixth.[8] He joined his teammate at South Florida, Jimmy Horn Jr., at Colorado, and was described as a training camp standout.[9][10] In his Colorado debut, he helped them upset TCU 45–42 and recorded 118 receiving yards.[11] One week later, he caught 10 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown in a 36–14 victory over Nebraska.[12]
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 | |
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | 4.47 s | 1.48 s | 2.50 s | 4.30 s | 7.00 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14][15] | ||||||||||||
Weaver signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2024.[16] He made the Cardinals 53-man roster out of training camp, the only UDFA signed by the team to do so.[citation needed]