Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2020East Carolina
Xavier Smith
LB • 6'0" • 246 lbs • Stafford, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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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: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Xavier Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Stafford, VA wearing No. 12, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Xavier Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Xavier Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina. Xavier Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 142
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Xavier Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 142
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brooke Point · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Brooke Point · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · LB 122nd (top 11%) · American Athletic 16th (top 4%) · National 185th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 81 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 8 | 60 | 5 | 1.5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 69.9 |
Related Context
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Xavier Smith played LB for East Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Xavier Smith recorded 81 receiving yards and 142 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 16.5 primary output with 49.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
34.4
Usage
6.2
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 1. Gardner-Webb: 2. Navy: 0. William & Mary: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Temple: 0. UCF: 1.5. South Florida: 0. Cincinnati: 0. SMU: 0. UConn: 2. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 7 by 39.2. Gardner-Webb: 10 by 61.7. Navy: 6 by 25. William & Mary: 6 by 25. Old Dominion: 3 by 22.5. Temple: 10 by 41.7. UCF: 5 by 35.8. South Florida: 7 by 29.2. Cincinnati: 8 by 33.3. SMU: 7 by 29.2. UConn: 8 by 53.3. Tulsa: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 8 · -0.9 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
UConn
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Gardner-Webb
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Tulsa | L 24-49 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ UConnSplash game | W 31-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ SMU | L 51-59 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Cincinnati | L 43-46 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs South Florida | L 20-45 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ UCF | L 28-41 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | vs Temple10+ tackles | L 17-27 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Old Dominion | W 24-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs William & Mary | W 19-7 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Navy | L 10-42 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Gardner-Webb10+ tackles · Splash game | W 48-9 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ NC State | L 6-34 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier Smith story
Xavier Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Stafford, VA wearing No. 12, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Xavier Smith's career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 10 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with East Carolina. 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 Smith's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 81 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Xavier Smith 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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East Carolina
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 7.5 | 34.4 | 6.2 | 7.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 16.5 | 49.1 | 12 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tulsa
Week 9 · L 30-34 · Conference game
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ UConn
Week 13 · W 31-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 2 · W 48-9
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Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#4
vs SMU
Week 13 · W 52-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Temple
Week 12 · W 28-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
16.5 primary output · 49.1 efficiency · 12 usage
69.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
36.3
7.5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
34.3
0 primary · 1.4 efficiency · 0.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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