FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Central Excessive Faculty alum is off the board.
Xavier Worthy has been drafted by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs with the twenty eighth general choose within the first spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Chiefs have received the final two Tremendous Bowls with quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
He is the primary participant from Central California taken within the first spherical since Firebaugh’s Josh Allen was taken seventh general within the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Worthy’s profession with the Texas Longhorns ended with a Faculty Soccer Playoff semi-final look in opposition to the Washington Huskies, who had been headed by former Bulldogs head coach Kalen DeBoer.
Xavier Worthy reacts to being drafted by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs throughout a watch celebration together with his family members on Thursday night time.
He began in all 14 video games of the Longhorns’ 2023 season and led the group with 75 receptions, 1,014 receiving yards, 5 receiving touchdowns and one punt return landing. In complete, he caught 26 touchdowns, which is the third most in program historical past.
On the journey to the NFL Draft, Worthy broke the NFL Mix’s 40-yard sprint file by setting a run time of 4.21 seconds.
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“I had rappers textual content me, former folks within the league textual content me, folks within the league textual content me… there was plenty of buzz occurring,” Worthy stated.
As a junior, Worthy helped the Central Grizzlies win the 2019 Division-one Double A state title.
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