Player Dossier

2020-2022

Iowa State

Xavier Hutchinson

WR • 6'3" • 205 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Xavier Hutchinson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

7%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

23

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

28

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Player Story

Xavier Hutchinson built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Xavier Hutchinson's career was his...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2023
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 28
Overall
No. 205
NFL Team
Houston Texans

Xavier Hutchinson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State. Xavier Hutchinson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,929
Receptions
254
Touchdowns
16
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2022 · Iowa State · Player Highlight

Xavier Hutchinson college highlights at Iowa State.

Season
2022
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Xavier Hutchinson quick answers

Latest team and position
Iowa State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,929
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
Top game
Texas
NFL Draft
2023 · Round 6 · Pick 28 · Houston Texans
Latest roster
No. 8 · Senior
2022 Receiving yards rank
1,171 receiving yards · WR 8th (top 1%) · Big 12 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2020 PostseasonIowa State12445072.9
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State1260726472.9
2021 PostseasonIowa State13134079.9
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State1382953679.9
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State121071,171688.6

Related Context

Xavier Hutchinson played WR for Iowa State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Xavier Hutchinson recorded 49 passing yards, 18 rushing yards, and 2,929 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Iowa State paired 1,171 primary output with 71.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 77 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Iowa State

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

75.9

Efficiency

77

Usage

27

Consistency

68.3

Best Game by takeover score

UNLV

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 34. Northern Iowa: 88. Iowa: 22. UNLV: 133. Baylor: 42. Kansas: 96. Kansas State: 33. Oklahoma State: 125. West Virginia: 51. Texas: 96. Texas Tech: 112. Oklahoma: 48. TCU: 107

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 1 by 100. Northern Iowa: 7 by 83.8. Iowa: 3 by 48.9. UNLV: 10 by 88.7. Baylor: 4 by 70. Kansas: 7 by 91.4. Kansas State: 3 by 73.3. Oklahoma State: 12 by 69.4. West Virginia: 6 by 56.7. Texas: 8 by 80. Texas Tech: 8 by 93.3. Oklahoma: 7 by 45.7. TCU: 7 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins96.9 · Games = 7 · +45.4 vs Losses
Losses51.5 · Games = 6 · -45.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

UNLV

Best efficiency game

100 vs Clemson

Result
Wed 12/29vs ClemsonL 13-201343434034
Fri 11/26vs TCU100 receiving yardsW 48-14710715.315.30032
Sat 11/20@ OklahomaL 21-287487.36.90015
Sat 11/13@ Texas Tech100 receiving yards · High volumeL 38-4181121414025
Sat 11/6vs TexasHigh volumeW 30-78961212024
Sat 10/30@ West VirginiaL 31-386518.48.50017
Sat 10/23vs Oklahoma State100 receiving yards · High volumeW 24-211212510.410.40251
Sat 10/16@ Kansas StateW 33-203331111021
Sat 10/2vs KansasW 59-779613.713.70136
Sat 9/25@ BaylorL 29-3144210.510.50017
Sun 9/19@ UNLV100 receiving yards · High volumeW 48-31013313.313.30222
Sat 9/11vs IowaL 17-273227.37.30012
Sat 9/4vs Northern IowaW 16-1078812.612.60039

Player Story

Xavier Hutchinson story

Xavier Hutchinson built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Xavier Hutchinson's career was his receiving role: 254 catches, 2,929 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and 18 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 49 passing yards, 18 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Xavier Hutchinson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Iowa State

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonIowa State7717225.5
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State7717225.50
2021 PostseasonIowa State9877727216
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State98777270
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State1,17171.334184

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas

Week 7 · L 21-24 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

154

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

154 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Kansas State

Week 12 · W 45-0 · Conference game

111

Receiving Yards

99.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ UNLV

Week 3 · W 48-3

133

Receiving Yards

96.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 88.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Southeast Missouri State

Week 1 · W 42-10

128

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

128 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs TCU

Week 13 · W 48-14 · Conference game

107

Receiving Yards

93.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

1,171 primary output · 71.3 efficiency · 34 usage

88.6

#2

2021 Postseason · Iowa State

79.9

987 primary · 77 efficiency · 27 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Iowa State

79.9

987 primary · 77 efficiency · 27 usage

Milestones

13

100+ receiving yards

19

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games