Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Clemson
Xavier Thomas
DE • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Florence, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Xavier Thomas built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive end from Florence, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Xavier Thomas' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 138
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Xavier Thomas, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Clemson. Xavier Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 31
- Sacks
- 17
- QB hurries
- 34
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Xavier Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · DE
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · IMG Academy · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 5 · Pick 3 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DE 93rd (top 32%) · ACC 185th (top 30%) · National 1,739th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Clemson | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 12 | 21 | 6.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | - | - | 0 | 44 |
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 69.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 69.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 52.2 |
Related Context
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Xavier Thomas played DE for Clemson. Across 6 tracked seasons, Xavier Thomas recorded 1 rushing yards and 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Clemson paired 24 primary output with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Clemson
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
26.4
Usage
8.3
Consistency
34.4
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 2. Charleston Southern: 2. Florida Atlantic: 0. Florida State: 4. Syracuse: 0. Wake Forest: 0. NC State: 0. Notre Dame: 5. Georgia Tech: 1. North Carolina: 1. South Carolina: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 1 by 24.2. Charleston Southern: 2 by 28.3. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 4 by 56.7. Syracuse: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. NC State: 4 by 16.7. Notre Dame: 2 by 58.3. Georgia Tech: 0 by 10. North Carolina: 1 by 14.2. South Carolina: 4 by 56.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
58.3 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ KentuckySplash game | W 38-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 16-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs North Carolina | W 31-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Georgia Tech | W 42-21 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Notre DameSplash game | W 31-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ NC State | L 17-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Wake Forest | W 17-12 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Syracuse | W 31-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Florida StateSplash game | L 24-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 48-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Charleston SouthernSplash game | W 66-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier Thomas story
Xavier Thomas built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive end from Florence, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Xavier Thomas' career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 54 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Xavier Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192019202020212021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 16.5 | 22.3 | 5.4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 16.5 | 22.3 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Clemson | 16 | 22.7 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 16 | 22.7 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 7.5 | 20 | 6.3 | -8.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 24 | 29.8 | 9.6 | 16.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 24 | 29.8 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 6 | 38.3 | 7.6 | -18 |
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 19 | 26.4 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 19 | 26.4 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ NC State
Week 4 · L 21-27 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 10 · W 31-23
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Boston College
Week 5 · W 19-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 6 · W 31-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.
#5
@ South Carolina
Week 13 · W 16-7
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Clemson
24 primary output · 29.8 efficiency · 9.6 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Clemson
69.9
24 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Clemson
52.2
19 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 8.3 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
26
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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