Player Career

Xavier Washington Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2015 Regular SeasonNorthwestern00
2016 PostseasonNorthwestern1626.59.516
2016 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1626.59.50
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0-16

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

2

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

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games