#18

Xavier Daisy

WR · Kentucky · So. · #18

Transferred UAB → Kentucky for 2026
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Xavier Daisy

WR · UAB · So · #18

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1993 national
CFB
College
UAB
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Kentucky

2025UAB
2026Kentucky

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UAB181779.81--
2024UAB12424.00--
Career1920110.61--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Williams’s 2021 season.

Louisiana · 2021

#2

Hykeem Williams

Florida State · 2024

83%
#3

Amir Abdur-Rahman

Vanderbilt · 2021

82%
#4

Roc Taylor

Memphis · 2022

81%
#5

Donovan Ollie

Washington State · 2021

81%

Matches Jalen on

Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate

Differs from Jalen on

Class year (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Olson’s path through Middle Tennessee.

Justin Olson

97%match

Middle Tennessee · 2023

#2

Miequle Brock

Nicholls · 2025

96%
#3

Sterling Berkhalter

Wake Forest · 2025

95%
#4

Makai Polk

Mississippi State · 2021

94%
#5

Landon Ruggieri

Bryant · 2023

94%

Matches Justin on

Height
Weight
Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keenan Jackson's sophomore season at NC State (2025).

NC State · 2025

#2

Amir Abdur-Rahman

Vanderbilt · 2021

80%
#3

Mark Hamper

California · 2025

80%
#4

Jackson Holman

Wyoming · 2025

77%
#5

Roman Mothershed

Troy · 2025

77%

Matches Keenan on

TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Player DNA

Players who play like Xavier Daisy

#1

Justin Olson

Middle Tennessee · 2023

97%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #3256

Final rank
#3256
Avg #3369.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #3256 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
24.02024
1772025

+638%

Up 638% from first season to most-recent.