Xavier Gipson

BIOGRAPHY

Xavier Gipson was born March 8, 2001 in Dallas, Texas. He is a wide receiver in the National Football League.

Gipson was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2023. He played college football at Stephen F. Austin.

 Gipson grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Woodrow Wilson High School. He was a four-year starter on the football team at cornerback and also began playing wide receiver during his senior season. Gipson initially committed to play college football at Southern Methodist University as a cornerback. He later flipped his commitment to Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA), who recruited him to play on offense. 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. Gipson was named first-team All-Southland after finishing his sophomore season with 52 receptions for 841 yards and nine touchdowns. 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. Gipson repeated as the WAC Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.

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.