Receiver, Iowa State, 2020–⁠22

Xavier Hutchinson

Number
No. 8
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL
Born
Jun 1, 2000

Xavier Hutchinson played receiver at Iowa State (2020–⁠22). The Houston Texans took Hutchinson in round 6, No. 205 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,171
Receiving yards, 2022 (Iowa State, 4–⁠8)
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in receiving yards, 2022
Drafted
No. 205
Round 6, 2023 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

13catches, career highat Kansas, 2022154receiving yards, career highat Texas, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Southeast Missouri State, 2022

Honors

All-America: AP 2022

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Iowa State6477112.0465
2021Iowa State8398711.9551
2022Iowa State1071,17110.9638
Career2542,92911.51565

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Iowa State8WRSo.
2021Iowa State8WRJr.
2022Iowa State8WRSr.6′3″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Iowa State900.5550th (n=346)0.5549.411%
2021Iowa State831.0290th (n=410)0.6784.411%
2022Iowa State1240.7353rd (n=683)0.7190.115%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Iowa State 12 games, 107 catches, 1,171 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 42–⁠108128333–
Sep 10atIowaW 10–⁠71198124–
Sep 17vs.OhioW 43–⁠10993118–
Sep 24vs.BaylorL 24–⁠31884028–
Oct 1atKansasL 11–⁠1413101023–
Oct 8vs.Kansas StateL 9–⁠108100038–
Oct 15atTexasL 21–⁠2410154027–
Oct 29vs.OklahomaL 13–⁠271072017–
Nov 5vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠1410123124–
Nov 12atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠2010106027–
Nov 19vs.Texas TechL 10–⁠148101025–
Nov 26atTCUL 14–⁠6221109–
2021 Iowa State 13 games, 83 catches, 987 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Northern IowaW 16–⁠10788039–
Sep 11vs.IowaL 17–⁠27322012–
Sep 18atUNLVW 48–⁠310133222–
Sep 25atBaylorL 29–⁠31442017–
Oct 2vs.KansasW 59–⁠7796136–
Oct 16atKansas StateW 33–⁠20333021–
Oct 23vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠2112125251–
Oct 30atWest VirginiaL 31–⁠386510178
Nov 6vs.TexasW 30–⁠7896024–
Nov 13atTexas TechL 38–⁠418112025–
Nov 20atOklahomaL 21–⁠2874801510
Nov 26vs.TCUW 48–⁠147107032–
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 13–⁠20134034–
2020 Iowa State 12 games, 64 catches, 771 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.LouisianaL 14–⁠31443016–
Sep 26atTCUW 37–⁠34426013–
Oct 3vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠30383165–
Oct 10vs.Texas TechW 31–⁠15977019–
Oct 24atOklahoma StateL 21–⁠24868120–
Oct 31atKansasW 52–⁠22587136–
Nov 7vs.BaylorW 38–⁠31223014–
Nov 21vs.Kansas StateW 45–⁠06111129–
Nov 27atTexasW 23–⁠201505–
Dec 5vs.West VirginiaW 42–⁠6889021–
Dec 19vs.OklahomaL 21–⁠2710114042–
Jan 2 ✦vs.OregonW 34–⁠17445030–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠27).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′1⅞″
Weight203 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan74⅞″W
40-yard dash4.53 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.91 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 47 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Houston Texans128900
2024Houston Texans14121170
2025Houston Texans16354283
2026 (so far)Houston Texans5162310
NFL career47718663

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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