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
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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
- 1
- 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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20232023 All-ACC · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
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