Usage Score
8.4
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.
Efficiency
23.2
Consistency
42.4
Season Value
26.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Xavier Washington, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Northwestern. Xavier Washington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Northwestern paired 12 primary output with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.2 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
23.2
Usage
8.4
Consistency
42.4
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Unknown: 0. Duke: 2. Nebraska: 0. Iowa: 3. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 0.5. Wisconsin: 0.5. Purdue: 2. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 2 by 18.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 5 by 40.8. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 5 by 50.8. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 4 by 21.7. Wisconsin: 5 by 25.8. Purdue: 3 by 32.5. Minnesota: 3 by 22.5. Illinois: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.7 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half1 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 6 · +0 vs First Half
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 Pittsburgh | W 31-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Illinois | W 42-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Minnesota | L 12-29 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Purdue | 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 Duke | W 24-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Western Michigan | L 21-22 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 23.2 | 8.4 | 12 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 23.2 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | -12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Iowa
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#2
Duke
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.
#3
Purdue
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 38 takeover score.
#4
Illinois
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 34.3 takeover score.
#5
Pittsburgh
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Northwestern
12 primary output · 23.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage
26.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
26.6
12 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Northwestern
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8015
Cedar Hill · Cedar Hill, TX
- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
38
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.