Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017West Virginia
Xavier Preston
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Jensen Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Preston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Xavier Preston built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Jensen Beach, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Xavier Preston's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Xavier Preston, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia. Xavier Preston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 38
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Xavier Preston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · LB
- Career Tackles
- 38
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jensen Beach · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Jensen Beach · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · LB 468th (top 43%) · Big 12 119th (top 29%) · National 1,595th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 10 | 26 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 |
Related Context
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Xavier Preston played LB for West Virginia. Across 3 tracked seasons, Xavier Preston recorded 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
West Virginia paired 7.5 primary output with 18.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · West Virginia
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.7
Usage
4.4
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 2. Virginia Tech: 2.5. East Carolina: 0. Delaware State: 0. Kansas: 0. TCU: 0. Texas Tech: 1. Baylor: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Oklahoma: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 1 by 24.2. Virginia Tech: 5 by 45.8. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Delaware State: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 5 by 20.8. Texas Tech: 2 by 18.3. Baylor: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/26 | vs UtahSplash game | L 14-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Oklahoma | L 31-59 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Oklahoma State | L 39-50 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ BaylorSplash game | W 38-36 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Texas Tech | W 46-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ TCU | L 24-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Kansas | W 56-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Delaware State | W 59-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs East Carolina | W 56-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | L 24-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier Preston story
Xavier Preston built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Jensen Beach, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Xavier Preston's career was his defensive production: 38 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Xavier Preston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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West Virginia
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 3 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 7.5 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 7.5 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 1 · L 24-31
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 9 · L 20-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Baylor
Week 8 · W 38-36 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah
Week 1 · L 14-30 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 7 · W 46-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
41.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · West Virginia
7.5 primary output · 18.7 efficiency · 4.4 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · West Virginia
42.1
7.5 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · West Virginia
21.3
3 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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