Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020New Mexico State
Xander Yarberough
DL • 6'6" • 257 lbs • San Antonio, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xander Yarberough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Player Story
Xander Yarberough built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 88, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Xander Yarberough's career was...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Xander Yarberough, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Xander Yarberough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 26
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 4
Quick Answers
Xander Yarberough quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 26
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Liberty
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Roosevelt · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Roosevelt · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 12 | 26 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Xander Yarberough played DL for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Xander Yarberough recorded 26 receiving yards and 26 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 11.5 primary output with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
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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2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
18.6
Usage
6.6
Consistency
56.4
Best Game by takeover score
Liberty
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 1.5. Alabama: 1. San Diego State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Fresno State: 1. Liberty: 2.5. Central Michigan: 0. Georgia Southern: 0.5. Ole Miss: 0. Incarnate Word: 2. UTEP: 2. Liberty: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 5 by 35.8. Alabama: 1 by 14.2. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 3 by 12.5. Fresno State: 2 by 18.3. Liberty: 4 by 41.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 2 by 13.3. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Incarnate Word: 2 by 28.3. UTEP: 2 by 28.3. Liberty: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 2 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 10 · -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
Liberty
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Liberty
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Liberty | L 28-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 44-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Incarnate WordSplash game | W 41-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Ole Miss | L 3-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Georgia Southern | L 7-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Central Michigan | L 28-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | vs LibertySplash game | L 13-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Fresno State | L 17-30 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ New Mexico | L 52-55 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs San Diego State | L 10-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Alabama | L 10-62 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ Washington State | L 7-58 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Xander Yarberough story
Xander Yarberough built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 88, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Xander Yarberough's career was his defensive production: 26 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 26 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Xander Yarberough's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 11.5 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 11.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | -11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Liberty
Week 6 · L 13-20 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 13 · W 44-35
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Washington State
Week 1 · L 7-58
1.5
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Incarnate Word
Week 12 · W 41-28
2
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Alabama
Week 2 · L 10-62
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Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
11.5 primary output · 18.6 efficiency · 6.6 usage
57.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · New Mexico State
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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