Xavier Worthy is a professional American football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Texas and was selected in the 1st round (28th pick) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL Draft. He still plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, where 2026 is his third NFL season. His net worth is best estimated in the $2-5 million range, built on gross career earnings of $9,066,114 through the 2025 season rather than on the $21.5 million figure that circulates on aggregator sites.

Worthy dislocated his right shoulder and tore the labrum in the 2025 season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers on September 5, 2025, after colliding with teammate Travis Kelce, as reported at the time by newsweek. He played through the injury rather than take season-ending surgery, finishing 2025 with 42 catches for 532 yards and one touchdown in 14 games, and had the labrum repaired afterwards. He is back with the Chiefs for 2026, and the sections below break down what his contract has actually paid him and what that leaves once tax and fees come out.

Xavier Worthy Biography

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Full Name	Xavier Glenn Worthy
Nickname	Xavier Worthy
Date of Birth	April 27, 2003
Age	23 years (as of 2026)
Birthplace	Fresno, California, USA
Residence	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Nationality	American
Profession	American Football Wide Receiver
Horoscope	Taurus

Physical Stats

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Height	5′11″ (180 cm)
Weight	165 lbs (75 kg)
Category	NFL Player
Position	Wide Receiver
Jersey Number	1

Career

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College Team	Texas Longhorns
NFL Draft	2024 – Round 1, Pick 28
Drafted By	Kansas City Chiefs
Current Team	Kansas City Chiefs (2024 – present)
Years Active	2024 – present

Love Life

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Relationship Status	Single
Former Fiancée	Tia Jones (engagement ended in 2025)

Who Is Xavier Worthy?

Xavier Worthy began his football career at Central East High School, where he excelled not only in football but also in track events. In the beginning, he faced many challenges due to COVID-19, but despite that, he was determined to play in the NFL as a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs. His Texas years also coincided with the arrival of NIL money in college football, the same shift that now shapes what players such as Marcel Reed at Texas A&M earn before they ever reach the draft.

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NFL Career

Xavier Worthy was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs as the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He impressed with his fast speed in pre-season practice and earned starting snaps in the regular season opener. In his rookie season, he recorded 59 receptions, 638 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. He followed that with 42 catches for 532 yards and one touchdown across 14 games in an injury-hit 2025, and enters 2026 as a starter in a Chiefs offence that has cycled through skill-position veterans such as Kareem Hunt.

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Contract Details

Xavier Worthy signed his fully-guaranteed rookie deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on June 5, 2024. The four-year contract is worth nearly $13.8 million, all of it guaranteed, and locks in an average annual salary of $3.45 million. The Chiefs paid a $6.85 million signing bonus up front and hold a fifth-year option for 2028. Over The Cap records $9,066,114 in cash actually paid to him through the 2025 season, roughly 65.7% of the deal, with a $2,048,660 base salary due in 2026 and $2,675,490 in 2027. That is the whole of his guaranteed football income so far, which is why comparing him with a second-contract receiver such as DeVonta Smith flatters the number badly until Worthy signs an extension of his own.

Net Worth in 2026

According to Marca, Xavier Worthy net worth was projected at about $2.15 million in early 2025, and a realistic range today is $2-5 million. Estimates differ this widely because most of them quote gross money. Over The Cap puts his career cash at $9,066,114 through 2025, but a top-bracket federal rate plus Missouri state tax and away-game jock taxes take roughly 40-45% of that, and agent and advisory fees take another 3-4%, leaving something closer to $5 million before living costs, property or investments. Endorsement and NIL income adds to it, though he has no publicly disclosed eight-figure endorsement portfolio to lift the total much further. For context on what the top of that scale looks like, see our list of the richest NFL players in 2026.

The $21.5 million figure that circulates for Worthy cannot be right, and the arithmetic shows why in a line. His entire four-year rookie contract is worth $13,790,264, every dollar of it guaranteed, and he has been paid roughly two-thirds of it. No player is worth more than one and a half times the only contract he has ever signed three seasons into a career, before tax. Ten times the Marca estimate is a decimal slip, not a valuation. A veteran on a third or fourth deal, such as Andy Dalton, is the kind of career that genuinely accumulates that sort of money.

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Personal Life

Away from the field, Xavier Worthy’s life has played out in headlines. His July 2024 proposal to track star Tia Jones seemed like a storybook moment. That story fractured in March 2025 when a domestic violence allegation surfaced; while charges were eventually dropped, the relationship did not survive.

In the aftermath, Worthy’s Instagram turned cryptic. He posted shadows of gym workouts and lone quotes about betrayal and strength. No statements, no interviews just a raw, visual narrative of someone trying to project resilience.

Updated 5 September 2026. Contract totals, signing bonus and cash-paid-to-date verified against Over The Cap and Spotrac; the 2025 receiving line and the labrum injury timeline against NFL.com and Sports Illustrated; the relationship status against KVUE and TMZ reporting on the dropped legal cases.

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