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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Oklahoma State
Xavier Benson
LB • 6'2" • 224 lbs • Texarkana, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Benson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas Tech • Oklahoma State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Xavier Benson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Texarkana, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Xavier Benson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Xavier Benson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Xavier Benson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 192
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Xavier Benson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 192
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Pleasant Grove · Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Pleasant Grove · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · LB 174th (top 15%) · Big 12 28th (top 5%) · National 296th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 11 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 12 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 14 | 60 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 58.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas Tech to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 8.1 | Dec 31, 2020 |
Xavier Benson played LB for Texas Tech and Oklahoma State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Xavier Benson recorded 192 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Oklahoma State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Oklahoma State paired 16 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas Tech, Oklahoma State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
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 · Oklahoma State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
8.9
Consistency
28.9
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. Central Arkansas: 3. Arizona State: 0.5. South Alabama: 0.5. Iowa State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Kansas: 1. West Virginia: 1. Cincinnati: 2. Oklahoma: 5. UCF: 0.5. Houston: 0. BYU: 2. Texas: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 5 by 20.8. Central Arkansas: 4 by 46.7. Arizona State: 5 by 25.8. South Alabama: 5 by 25.8. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 6 by 35. West Virginia: 6 by 35. Cincinnati: 3 by 32.5. Oklahoma: 7 by 79.2. UCF: 6 by 30. Houston: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 6 by 45. Texas: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 10 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs Texas A&M | W 31-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ Texas | L 21-49 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs BYUSplash game | W 40-34 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Houston | W 43-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ UCF | L 3-45 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs OklahomaSplash game | W 27-24 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs CincinnatiSplash game | W 45-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ West Virginia | W 48-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Kansas | W 39-32 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/6 | vs Kansas State | W 29-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Iowa State | L 27-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs South Alabama | L 7-33 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Arizona State | W 27-15 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Central ArkansasSplash game | W 27-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier Benson story
Xavier Benson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Texarkana, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Xavier Benson's career was his defensive production: 192 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Oklahoma State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Xavier Benson's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma State and Texas Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Xavier Benson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Texas Tech
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Oklahoma State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 6 | 27 | 6.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 11 | 33.5 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 16 | 30.8 | 8.9 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 16 | 30.8 | 8.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma
Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs TCU
Week 12 · L 31-33 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Arizona State
Week 2 · W 34-17
2.5
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#4
vs West Virginia
Week 13 · L 19-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Arkansas
Week 1 · W 27-13
3
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State
16 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 8.9 usage
58.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
58.5
16 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
52.7
11 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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