Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Northwestern
Xavier Washington
DE • 6'1" • 250 lbs • Cedar Hill, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Washington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Xavier Washington built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 56, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Xavier Washington's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Xavier Washington, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Northwestern. Xavier Washington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 38
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 4
Quick Answers
Xavier Washington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DE
- Career Tackles
- 38
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cedar Hill · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Hill · 76 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 56 · Class 2017
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 66.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | 66.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Xavier Washington played DE for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Xavier Washington recorded 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Northwestern paired 16 primary output with 26.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
26.5
Usage
9.5
Consistency
59.4
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 2. Western Michigan: 1. Illinois State: 0. Duke: 2. Nebraska: 0. Iowa: 3. Indiana: 1. Ohio State: 0.5. Wisconsin: 1.5. Purdue: 2. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 2 by 28.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Illinois State: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 5 by 40.8. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 5 by 50.8. Indiana: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 4 by 21.7. Wisconsin: 5 by 35.8. Purdue: 3 by 32.5. Minnesota: 3 by 22.5. Illinois: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | vs PittsburghSplash game | W 31-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 42-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Minnesota | L 12-29 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 45-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Wisconsin | L 7-21 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Ohio State | L 20-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Indiana | W 24-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ IowaSplash game | W 38-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Nebraska | L 13-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs DukeSplash game | W 24-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Illinois State | L 7-9 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Western Michigan | L 21-22 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier Washington story
Xavier Washington built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 56, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Xavier Washington's career was his defensive production: 38 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Xavier Washington's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: Xavier Washington moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 16 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 16 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 16 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | -16 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 5 · W 38-31 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Duke
Week 3 · W 24-13
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 11 · W 45-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Pittsburgh
Week 1 · W 31-24 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 10 · L 7-21 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
60.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Northwestern
16 primary output · 26.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
66.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
66.3
16 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Northwestern
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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