Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024California
Xavier Carlton
LB • 6'6" • 275 lbs • Herriman, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Carlton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah • California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Xavier Carlton built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Herriman, UT wearing No. 44, spending time with California and Utah. The clearest part of Xavier Carlton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Xavier Carlton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · California. Xavier Carlton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 151
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 19
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Xavier Carlton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · LB
- Career Tackles
- 151
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · California
- Top game
- UCLA
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Juan Diego Catholic · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Juan Diego Catholic · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · LB 314th (top 26%) · ACC 92nd (top 12%) · National 712th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 10 | 36 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 53.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 13 | 48 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 11 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73.6 |
Related Context
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Xavier Carlton played LB for Utah and California. Across 5 tracked seasons, Xavier Carlton recorded 151 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
California paired 29 primary output with 43.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Utah, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · California
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
29
Usage
10.4
Consistency
51
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UC Davis: 3. UNLV: 2. Notre Dame: 0. Washington State: 1. Colorado: 2. Washington: 0. USC: 0. Oregon State: 0. Stanford: 4. UCLA: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UC Davis: 3 by 42.5. UNLV: 3 by 32.5. Notre Dame: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 3 by 22.5. Colorado: 2 by 28.3. Washington: 5 by 20.8. USC: 3 by 12.5. Oregon State: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 6 by 65. UCLA: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins3 · Games = 3 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
65 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs UCLASplash game | L 28-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 27-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Oregon State | L 10-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ USC | L 35-41 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Washington | L 21-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ ColoradoSplash game | L 13-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Washington State | L 9-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 20-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs UC DavisSplash game | W 34-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier Carlton story
Xavier Carlton built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Herriman, UT wearing No. 44, spending time with California and Utah. The clearest part of Xavier Carlton's career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Xavier Carlton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Utah
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
California
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 7 | 20.7 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 14 | 29 | 10.4 | 7 |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 17 | 28.3 | 7.9 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 17 | 28.3 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 29 | 43.3 | 12.9 | 12 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 29 | 43.3 | 12.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCLA
Week 13 · W 33-7 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 11 · W 46-36 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Stanford
Week 12 · W 27-20 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 3 · W 31-10
5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Weber State
Week 1 · W 40-17
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · California
29 primary output · 43.3 efficiency · 12.9 usage
73.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · California
73.6
29 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 12.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · California
53.6
14 primary · 29 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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