Xavier Truss

Xavier Doyle Truss (born July 13, 2001) is an American professional football guard for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. He is the highest rated recruit in Rhode Island high school football history.^[1]

Xavier Truss

No. 71 – Denver Broncos
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 23) West Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:	309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, Rhode Island)
College:	Georgia (2019–2024)
NFL draft:	2025: undrafted
Career history
Denver Broncos (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× CFP national champion (2021, 2022) Second-team All-SEC (2023)

Early life

Truss was born on July 13, 2001, in West Warwick, Rhode Island.^[2] He played high school football for Bishop Hendricken High School where he was selected to represent the East in the 2019 All-American Bowl,^[3] he was also invited to the All-American high school combine in San Antonio. In his junior year he was a Providence First-Team All-State selection,^[4] while leading Bishop Hendricken to back-to-back Rhode Island State Super Bowl appearances, winning in 2018.^[5]

College career

In 2019, Truss started his freshman year with the Bulldogs by being redshirted; seeing action against Murray State, Arkansas State, and Georgia Tech.^[6]

In 2020, as a redshirt freshman, Truss started at tackle in Georgia's Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati. He also played as a reserve offensive linemen in games against Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee, USC, and Missouri.

In 2021, entering his sophomore year, Truss made the transition from tackle to guard.^[7] He played in reserve in all fifteen of Georgia's games, playing the most out of his entire career at the time against Tennessee.

In 2022, Truss was projected to battle for a starting spot on the offensive line over the offseason, Truss won the battle ahead of the 2022 season beating redshirt sophomore Devin Willock. Truss started in eleven of twelve games, only missing the team's games against Tennessee due to injury.^[8][9] He started in the team's win over TCU in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship at left guard as they went back-to-back.^[10]

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
6 ft 7+1⁄8 in (2.01 m)	309 lb (140 kg)	33 in (0.84 m)	10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m)	5.24 s	1.82 s	3.02 s	5.01 s	7.82 s	26.0 in (0.66 m)	8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[11][12]

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Truss signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.^[13][14]

Personal life

Truss is the son of Steve and Gina Truss, and has two younger sisters.^[15]