| No. 82 –New York Jets | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver /Return specialist | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born: | (2001-03-08)March 8, 2001 (age 24) 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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Xavier Jamar Gipson (born March 8, 2001) is an American professionalfootballwide receiver andreturn specialist for theNew York Jets of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theStephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.
Gipson grew up inDallas, Texas and attendedWoodrow 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 playcollege football atSouthern Methodist University as a cornerback.[3] He later flipped his commitment toStephen F. Austin State University (SFA), who recruited him to play on offense.[4]
Gipson played college football for theStephen 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 theWestern 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]
| 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 | |
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| 5 ft9+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 fromPro Day[10] | ||||||||||||
TheNew York Jets signed Gipson as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2023.[11]
In his NFL debut, a Week 1Monday Night Football matchup against theBuffalo 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]
In Week 8 of the 2024 season, Gipson scored his first NFL receiving touchdown against the Patriots.[17]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Punt returns | Kickoff returns | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tgts | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | NYJ | 17 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 229 | 10.9 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 18 | 1 | 33 | 319 | 9.7 | 65 | 1 | 22 | 511 | 23.2 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 11 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 230 | 9.2 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 235 | 26.2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 26 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 269 | 10.3 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 18 | 1 | 58 | 549 | 9.5 | 65 | 1 | 31 | 746 | 24.1 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
