Player Dossier

2020-2024

Utah

Xavier Carlton

LB • 6'6" • 275 lbs • Herriman, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Xavier Carlton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

11

Efficiency

26

Consistency

52

Season Value

27.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Utah • California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Xavier Carlton, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · California. Xavier Carlton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

California paired 21 primary output with 36.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26 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: Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · California

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

26

Usage

11

Consistency

52

Best Game by takeover score

UCLA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 3. UNLV: 2. Notre Dame: 0. Washington State: 1. Colorado: 1. Washington: 0. USC: 0. Oregon State: 0. Stanford: 2. UCLA: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 42.5. UNLV: 3 by 32.5. Notre Dame: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 3 by 22.5. Colorado: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 5 by 20.8. USC: 3 by 12.5. Oregon State: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 6 by 45. UCLA: 5 by 40.8

Split Comparison

Wins2 · n=2 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=7 · -1.4 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

45 vs Stanford

Result
Fri 11/25vs UCLAL 28-35531.500.500
Sat 11/19vs StanfordW 27-2065110
Sun 11/13@ Oregon StateL 10-3841000
Sun 11/6@ USCL 35-4133000
Sun 10/23vs WashingtonL 21-2852000
Sat 10/15@ ColoradoL 13-2022100
Sat 10/1@ Washington StateL 9-28310.500.500
Sat 9/17@ Notre DameL 17-2420000
Sat 9/10vs UNLVW 20-1432110
Sat 9/3vs Unknown311.501.500

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Utah

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    California

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUtah0
2021 Regular SeasonUtah619.35.66
2022 Regular SeasonCalifornia1126115
2023 PostseasonCalifornia1225.3101
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia1225.3100
2024 PostseasonCalifornia2136.9129
2024 Regular SeasonCalifornia2136.9120

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

San Diego State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#2

UCLA

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.2 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.

#4

NC State

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#5

Wake Forest

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · California

21 primary output · 36.9 efficiency · 12 usage

31.7

#2

2024 Regular Season · California

31.7

21 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 12 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · California

27.9

11 primary · 26 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.91

Juan Diego Catholic · Draper, UT

Committed To
Utah
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

151

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Xavier Carlton quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
151