Xavier Townsend
Xavier Townsend
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 92 rec yds, 3 receptions against Arkansas State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 18 | 243 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 33 | 325 | 9.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 84 | 764 | 9.1 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 5 | 18 | 15 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 12 | 88 | 162 | 121 | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 15 | 163 | 177 | 142 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 5 | 27 | 47 | 177 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 296 | 401 | 445 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
1 rec · 6 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zion Steptoe’s 2025 season.
Matches Zion on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Nazeviah Burris’s path through Florida International.
Marshel Martin
Devin Young
Matches Nazeviah on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jimmy Calloway's senior season at Louisville (2023).
Matches Jimmy on
Differs from Jimmy on
Player DNA
Players who play like Xavier Townsend
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+91%
Up 91% from first season to most-recent.