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Name: Xavier Gipson 
College: Stephen F. Austin     Number: 2
Height: 5-10   Weight: 189
Position: WR  Pos2: KR
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2023

40 Low: 4.38
   40 Time: 4.42
  40 High: 4.47

> Projected Round: 7-HPFA  Stock:    

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Height: 5094
Weight: 189

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Dates: 03/21/23
Hand: 08 1/8  Arm: 30 1/8
Wingspan: 70 5/8

Height: 5094
Weight: 189
40 Yrd Dash: 4.42
20 Yrd Dash: 2.58
10 Yrd Dash: 1.46
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 14
Vertical Jump: 34 1/2
Broad Jump: 09'10"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.07
3-Cone Drill: 6.88

40 Time Range: 4.40-4.44/Projected 4.50
 

 



 Data Scout Notes: **2022: OPOYC...PWPayton/POPOYC/POPOYPSDS/P1stFCSAA/P1stC-WR&KR...2021: OPOYC/1stC/2ndC-KR...2019: 2ndC-WR/3rdC-KR...JerryRiceAwardWatchlist



 Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin, Player News


  2022 WAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Xavier Gipson, Sr., WR, Stephen F. Austin,...Gipson, a senior wide receiver, was the first repeat winner of the offensive player of the year award in the WAC since Boise State's Kellen Moore in 2009-10. Gipson became just the eighth player in league history to win top offensive player honors back-to-back, joining BYU's Virgil Carter (1965-66), Jim McMahon (1980-81), Steve Young (1982-83) and Ty Detmer (1990-91), TCU's LaDainian Tomlinson (1999-00), Hawai'i's Colt Brennan (2006-07) and Moore. Gipson led the WAC with 1,486 all-purpose yards, which included a conference-high 276 punt return yards and added 1,163 receiving yards to rank second in the league. Gipson's nine total touchdowns (seven receiving, two punt returns) were tied for third among all WAC players. - Western Athletic Conference Football

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  OCT 31 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Xavier Gipson, Sr., WR/PR, Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 31),...Gipson, a senior wide receiver and punt returner, enjoyed another impact game for SFA in a hard-luck defeat at the hands of Utah Tech on Oct. 29. Gipson registered 270 all-purpose yards on 11 total touches, which included 119 yards on three punt returns. Gipson scored his second punt return touchdown of the season after bringing a Utah Tech punt back 85 yards for a score in the fourth quarter. - WAC Football

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  OCT 24 WAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Xavier Gipson, Sr., WR, Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 24),...Gipson, a senior wide receiver, turned in a signature performance for SFA in a 41-38 win on the road at Southern Utah on Oct. 22. Gipson registered 10 catches for a career-high 256 yards and two touchdowns, scoring from 24 yards and 54 yards in the second quarter. Gipson, the preseason WAC Offensive Player of the Year, is the conference leader with 787 receiving yards in 2022. - WAC Football

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  2022 PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT WAC PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: WR Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin, Sr.,...Gipson, a consensus preseason All-American, recently selected as the unanimous WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, landed on the Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team to open the second straight campaign. Gipson led the WAC with 75 receptions, 1,377 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 2021, turning in an average of 144.0 all-purpose yards per game. - Stephen F. Austin Football

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  2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: WR - Xavier Gipson, 5-9, 170, senior, Stephen F. Austin (2021),...Wide receiver Xavier Gipson led the WAC with 75 receptions, 1,377 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 2021, turning in an average of 144.0 all-purpose yards per game. - Stephen F. Austin Football

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  2022 PRESEASON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: WR Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin, Sr., 5-9, 170 (2021 Finalist),...Gipson, a consensus preseason All-American, recently selected as the unanimous WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, landed on the Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team to open the second straight campaign. Gipson led the WAC with 75 receptions, 1,377 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 2021, turning in an average of 144.0 all-purpose yards per game. - Stephen F. Austin Football

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  2022 PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Xavier Gipson, Sr., WR, Stephen F. Austin,...Gipson played in 11 games and played a big role in getting the Lumberjacks back to the postseason for the first time in seven years in 2021...Once again dominated in every aspect of the receiving category, leading the team with 74 receptions (50 more than the next highest receiver), 1367 receiving yards (almost near 1000 more yards than the next highest receiver), 14 receiving TDs (11 more than the next highest), and the highest average of 124.27 receiving yards per game. - Stephen F. Austin Football

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  2022 PRESEASON ALL-WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM (COACHES): RET Xavier Gipson, Sr., Stephen F. Austin,...Gipson recorded 170 punt return yards in 2021 with a 70-yard punt return touchdown against Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 18). - Stephen F. Austin Football

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  2022 PRESEASON ALL-WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM (COACHES): WR Xavier Gipson, Sr, Stephen F. Austin,...Gipson dominated in every aspect of the receiving category, leading the team with 74 receptions (50 more than the next highest receiver), 1367 receiving yards (almost near 1000 more yards than the next highest receiver), 14 receiving TDs (11 more than the next highest), and the highest average of 124.27 receiving yards per game. - Stephen F. Austin Football

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  Stephen F. Austin received all four possible first place votes in the preseason coaches poll and are the favorites to win the 2022 Western Athletic Conference regular season title. Lumberjacks wide receiver Xavier Gipson is the WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and kicker Chris Campos is the WAC Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year. In addition to being on the Preseason All-WAC team as a wide receiver, Gipson is also picked as a returner. The league's six head coaches, selected the teams and could not vote for their own team or players. SFA leads the way with 14 preseason honorees.

Gipson, running back Miles Reed, offensive lineman Clint Lapic, defensive lineman B.J. Thompson, linebacker Brevin Randle and defensive back Jeremiah Walker were all unanimous selections. Defending conference champion Sam Houston placed eight players on the preseason team. Bearkats defensive lineman Markel Perry is the WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. SHSU is not eligible for this year's WAC title as they are transitioning to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The WAC is part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). - WAC Football


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  Xavier Gipson caught two touchdown passes and scored on a punt return to lead Stephen F. Austin to a 31-12 victory over Division-II member Angelo State on Saturday night. Gipson finished with five receptions for 177 yards. His 37-yard punt return for a touchdown helped the Lumberjacks build a 14-10 halftime lead. Trae Self was 11 of 27 for 197 yards passing, and threw touchdown passes of 90 and 76 yards to Gipson. Da'Leon Ward had a 9-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter for the Lumberjacks (2-3). Zach Bronkhorst threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Cason Brown for Angelo State. Alfred Grear scored on a 38-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter. - AP College Football

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  2019 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin, Fr., Dallas, Texas,...Through his debut collegiate campaign, the Dallas, Texas, product has distinguished himself as not just one of the best freshmen in the Southland Conference but among all FCS competitors as well. Over the course of his first nine games as collegian, Gipson tops SFA's charts in receiving yards (619), receiving yards per game (68.8), receptions (37) and receiving touchdowns (four). - Stephen F. Austin Football

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  2019 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): KR Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin, Fr., Dallas, Texas,...Not only has Gipson served as a potent weapon for the 'Jacks on offense, his special teams prowess is eye-catching as well. A kickoff return specialist, too, Gipson has accumulated a total of 345 return yards which are the fifth-most in the Southland and the 52nd-highest total on the FCS scene this season. The freshman's all-purpose yardage average of 109.7 per game ranks as the fifth-best in the Southland and the 56th-best among FCS student-athletes. - Stephen F. Austin Football

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  Josh McGowen ran 158 yards and a score on 22 carries, Xavier Gipson had seven receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown, and Stephen F. Austin beat Northwestern State 32-20 in the season finale for both teams on Thursday night. Thomas Hutchings added 75 yards rushing, including a 7-yard TD, for Stephen F. Austin. Storm Ruiz made a career-long 54-yard field goal midway through the first quarter and three plays later Gary Sampson recovered a fumble at the Northwestern State 13 to set up Hutchings' touchdown run before Ruiz added a 41-yarder to make it 13-0 going into the second quarter.

McGowen scored on a 20-yard run and, on the first play from scrimmage after the Lumberjacks (2-9, 2-6 Southland Conference) recovered an onside kick, Trae Self hit Gipson in stride for a 55-yard TD to make it 27-0 with 10:39 left in the first half. Shelton Eppler threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Kendrick Price to cut Northwestern State's deficit to 27-7 at halftime but Gary Sampson strip-sacked Eppler for a safety and then Ruiz kicked a 44-yard field goal to make it 32-7 with 8:48 left in the third quarter. Eppler was 27-of-50 passing for 333 yards and two touchdowns and Quan Shorts had nine receptions for 132 yards and a score for Northwestern State (3-8, 3-5). - AP College Football


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  Xavier Gipson caught four passes for 132 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown to help Stephen F. Austin beat Incarnate Word 31-24 on Saturday night. Cam Arnold connected with Gipson in stride on a go route for a 70-yard TD pass that made it 28-21 for the Lumberjacks (2-8, 2-5 Southland) with 13:26 left in the fourth quarter. Storm Ruiz kicked a 38-yard field goal to extend the lead to 31-21. Carson Mohr answered with a 32-yard field goal for the Cardinals (5-5, 4-4) with 5:19 left in the game. Stephen F. Austin took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after Thomas Hutchings scored on a 2-yard run and Arnold took a 20-yard keeper into the end zone. Incarnate Word scored all three of its touchdowns in the second quarter to lead 21-14 at half. Hutchings scored on a 21-yard run to tie it at 21 early in the third quarter. Jon Copeland completed 35 of 62 passes for 349 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the Cardinals. - AP College Football

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  2019 JERRY RICE AWARD WATCH LIST: Xavier Gipson, WR/KR, Stephen F. Austin: 37 receptions, 619 yards, 4 TDs; 21.6 KO return average; 109.7 all-purpose yards per game (9 games),...Through his debut collegiate campaign, the Dallas, Texas, product has distinguished himself as not just one of the best freshmen in the Southland Conference but among all FCS competitors as well. Over the course of his first nine games as collegian, Gipson tops SFA's charts in receiving yards (619), receiving yards per game (68.8), receptions (37) and receiving touchdowns (four).

Not only has Gipson served as a potent weapon for the 'Jacks on offense, his special teams prowess is eye-catching as well. A kickoff return specialist, too, Gipson has accumulated a total of 345 return yards which are the fifth-most in the Southland and the 52nd-highest total on the FCS scene this season. The freshman's all-purpose yardage average of 109.7 per game ranks as the fifth-best in the Southland and the 56th-best among FCS student-athletes. - STATS FCS/Stephen F. Austin Football


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