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Xavier Hutchinson (born June 1, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Blinn and Iowa State.

Early years

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

Season Games Receiving Rushing
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

Pre-draft measurables
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
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

  1. ^ Gibson, Travis (November 27, 2023). "Former Bartram Trail star makes impact for Texans against hometown Jaguars". WJXT. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Birch, Tommy (June 24, 2019). "Texas junior college receiver Xavier Hutchinson commits to Iowa State". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Visser, Ben (April 6, 2021). "Xavier Hutchinson, other Iowa State receivers making most of first spring". The Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Visser, Ben (June 27, 2024). "Is Iowa State's Xavier Hutchinson the next great receiver?". Globe Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Visser, Ben (July 15, 2024). "Hutchinson has earned ISU staff's trust". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Gray, Rob (December 17, 2021). "ISU's Xavier Hutchinson coming back next season". The Gazette. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Logue, Andrew (August 3, 2022). "Iowa State receiver Hutchinson savors another college season". We Are Iowa. Associated Press. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Xavier Hutchinson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Xavier Hutchinson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Xavier Hutchinson Selected by Texans with the 205th Pick in the 6th Round". HoustonTexans.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  13. ^ "Xavier Hutchinson 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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