Xavier Hutchinson
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Xavier Hutchinson
| image = FB-ISU-OkSt-Hutchinson.jpg
| caption = Hutchinson with the Iowa State Cyclones in 2021
| current_team = Houston Texans
| number = 19
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|1}}
| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 210
| high_school = Bartram Trail
(St. Johns, Florida)
| college = {{ubl|Blinn (2018–2019)|Iowa State (2020–2022)}}
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 205
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- First-team All-American (2022)
- Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (2020)
- 3× First-team All-Big 12 (2020–2022)
| statweek = 18
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 20
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 207
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 =
| pfr = HutcXa00
}}
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.
Early life
Hutchinson attended Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns, Florida.{{cite web | last=Gibson | first=Travis | title=Former Bartram Trail star makes impact for Texans against hometown Jaguars | website=WJXT | date=2023-11-27 | url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/11/27/former-bartram-trail-star-makes-impact-for-texans-against-hometown-jaguars/ | access-date=2024-07-21}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Birch |first=Tommy |date=June 24, 2019 |title=Texas junior college receiver Xavier Hutchinson commits to Iowa State |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/football/2019/06/24/xavier-hutchinson-iowa-state-cyclones-blinn-college/1548018001/ |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=Des Moines Register}}{{cite web | last=Visser | first=Ben | title=In Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State has a big receiver to follow Allen Lazard and Hakeem Butler | website=The Gazette | date=2020-09-04 | url=https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-state-cyclones/in-xavier-hutchinson-iowa-state-has-a-big-receiver-to-follow-allen-lazard-and-hakeem-butler/ | access-date=2024-07-21}} 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.{{cite web | last=Visser | first=Ben | title=Xavier Hutchinson, other Iowa State receivers making most of first spring | website=The Gazette | date=2021-04-06 | url=https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-state-cyclones/xavier-hutchinson-other-iowa-state-receivers-making-most-of-first-spring/ | access-date=2024-07-21}}{{Cite web |last=Visser |first=Ben |date=2024-06-27 |title=Is Iowa State's Xavier Hutchinson the next great receiver? |url=https://globegazette.com/sports/football/college/is-iowa-states-xavier-hutchinson-the-next-great-receiver/article_bb92adae-9f3c-5de6-923a-1020e39da0b3.html |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Globe Gazette}}{{cite web | last=Visser | first=Ben | title=Hutchinson has earned ISU staff's trust | website=The Quad-City Times | date=2024-07-15 | url=https://qctimes.com/sports/college/football/hutchinson-has-earned-isu-staffs-trust/article_ca0c3b4a-f17f-56a8-8562-754e8ffadcaf.html | access-date=2024-07-21}} 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.{{cite web | last=Gray | first=Rob | title=ISU’s Xavier Hutchinson coming back next season | website=The Gazette | date=2021-12-17 | url=https://www.thegazette.com/cyclone-football/iowa-states-xavier-hutchinson-delcares-hes-back/ | access-date=2024-07-21}}{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Randy |date=December 17, 2021 |title=Iowa State football's top receiver, Xavier Hutchinson, is returning for the 2022 season |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2021/12/17/iowa-state-football-xavier-hutchinson-returning-2022-season/8942680002/ |access-date=24 February 2022 |newspaper=Des Moines Register}}{{Cite web |last=Logue |first=Andrew |date=2022-08-03 |title=Iowa State receiver Hutchinson savors another college season |url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclones-football-wide-receiver-xavier-hutchinson/524-ea84b384-56b6-4f51-8a89-9b564ef5c285 |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=We Are Iowa|agency=Associated Press}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="4"| Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Blinn Buccaneers}}"| 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 | ||||||||||
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}"| 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 | ||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/xavier-hutchinson-1.html Total] | 35 | 34 | 254 | 2,929 | 11.5 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 7/8
| weight = 203
| dash = 4.53
| ten split = 1.55
| twenty split = 2.62
| shuttle = 4.35
| cone drill = 6.91
| vertical = 36.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| bench = 13
| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 9 3/8
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |last=Zierlein |first=Lance |title=Xavier Hutchinson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/xavier-hutchinson/32004855-5430-4546-3068-451b429a0c40 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1051740&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Hutchinson College Football Profile |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Hutchinson was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round, 205th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Xavier Hutchinson Selected by Texans with the 205th Pick in the 6th Round |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/xavier-hutchinson-selected-by-texans-with-the-205th-pick-in-the-6th-round-nfl-dr |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=HoustonTexans.com}} As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games. He had eight receptions for 90 yards and played a role on special teams.{{Cite web |title=Xavier Hutchinson 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HutcXa00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In the 2024 season, he had 12 receptions for 117 yards in 16 games and three starts.{{Cite web |title=Xavier Hutchinson 2024 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HutcXa00/gamelog/2024/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.houstontexans.com/team/players-roster/xavier-hutchinson/ Houston Texans bio]
- [https://cyclones.com/sports/football/roster/xavier-hutchinson/11885 Iowa State Cyclones bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Blinn Buccaneers football players
Category:Iowa State Cyclones football players