Usage Score
3.5
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 16.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.7
Consistency
10
Season Value
12.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
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 Preston, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia. Xavier Preston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
West Virginia paired 5.5 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.7 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: Baylor
Win with 2 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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2017 Postseason · West Virginia
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
3.5
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 2. Virginia Tech: 1.5. East Carolina: 0. Unknown: 0. Kansas: 0. TCU: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Baylor: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Oklahoma: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 1 by 24.2. Virginia Tech: 5 by 35.8. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 5 by 20.8. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.5 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/26 | vs Utah | 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 | @ Baylor | 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 Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs East Carolina | W 56-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Virginia Tech | L 24-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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West Virginia
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 2 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 2 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 5.5 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 5.5 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Baylor
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#2
Oklahoma State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#3
Utah
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.
#4
Virginia Tech
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39 takeover score.
#5
TCU
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Postseason · West Virginia
5.5 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 3.5 usage
12.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · West Virginia
12.7
5.5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · West Virginia
5.4
2 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8275
Jensen Beach · Jensen Beach, FL
- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
38
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.