Player Career

Xavier McIver Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Xavier McIver story

Xavier McIver built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Cheraw, SC wearing No. 52, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Xavier McIver's career was his defensive production: 26 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Xavier McIver'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. 1

    East Carolina

    2020-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220232025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0.55.52.3
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina1.513.831
2022 Regular SeasonEast Carolina04.20.5-1.5
2023 Regular SeasonEast Carolina16.12.41
2025 Regular SeasonEast Carolina2.55012.61.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026East Carolina to Southern MissG5/FCS to G5/FCS80.7Jan 17, 2026
2025Unlisted to East CarolinaUnlisted to G5/FCS78.6Jan 5, 2025
2024East Carolina to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted21.2Dec 4, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 55 NC State

Week 1 · L 17-24

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

83.3 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Tulane

Week 10 · L 10-13 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

52.2 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Charleston Southern

Week 4 · W 31-28

1

Havoc Plays

46.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Georgia State

Week 5 · L 29-49

0.5

Havoc Plays

39.2 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 13 · L 13-35 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

34.2 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 34.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · East Carolina

2.5 primary output · 50 efficiency · 12.6 usage

87.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · East Carolina

36.1

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.5 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · East Carolina

28.1

1.5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games