Xavier Gipson

Receptions:	21
Receiving yards:	229
Rushing yards:	68
Rushing touchdowns:	1
Return yards:	830
Return touchdowns:	1

Xavier Gipson
No. 82 – New York Jets
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	March 8, 2001 (age 23); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Woodrow Wilson; (Dallas, Texas)
College:	Stephen F. Austin (2019–2022)
Undrafted:	2023
Career history
	New York Jets (2023–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	2× WAC Offensive Player of the Year (2021, 2022); 2× First-team All-WAC (2021, 2022); First-team All-Southland (2020); Second-team All-Southland (2019);
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:
Receptions:	21
Receiving yards:	229
Rushing yards:	68
Rushing touchdowns:	1
Return yards:	830
Return touchdowns:	1
	Player stats at PFR

Xavier Jamar Gipson (born March 8, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stephen F. Austin.

Early years

Gipson grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Woodrow Wilson High School.^[1] He was a four-year starter on the football team at cornerback and also began playing wide receiver during his senior season.^[2] Gipson initially committed to play college football at Southern Methodist University as a cornerback.^[3] He later flipped his commitment to Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA), who recruited him to play on offense.^[4]

College career

Gipson played college football for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks for four seasons. He caught 52 passes for 934 yards and seven touchdowns and was named second-team All-Southland Conference during his freshman season.^[5] Gipson was named first-team All-Southland after finishing his sophomore season with 52 receptions for 841 yards and nine touchdowns.^[6] He was named the Offensive Player of the Year of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), SFA's new conference, after catching 74 passes for 1,367 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior.^[7]^[8] Gipson repeated as the WAC Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.^[9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m)	8+1⁄8 in (0.21 m)	4.42 s	1.46 s	2.58 s	4.07 s	6.88 s	34.5 in (0.88 m)	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)	14 reps
All values from Pro Day^[10]

The New York Jets signed Gipson as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2023.^[11]

In the first game of his NFL career, a Week 1 Monday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills, he returned a punt 65 yards in overtime to score the game-winning touchdown. The NFL later named him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.^[12]^[13] In Week 14 against the Texans, he had a rushing touchdown in the 30–6 victory.^[14] In the 2023 season, he had 21 receptions for 229 receiving yards, one rushing touchdown, and handled most of the kick and punt return duties.^[15]^[16]