Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Navy
Xavier McDonald
S • 5'11" • 207 lbs • Saint Petersburg, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Navy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Navy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Xavier McDonald built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a safety from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 31, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Xavier McDonald's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Xavier McDonald, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Navy. Xavier McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 60
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Xavier McDonald quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Navy · S
- Career Tackles
- 60
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Navy
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hoover · Tulane
- High school pipeline
- Hoover · 53 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · S 145th (top 28%) · American Athletic 80th (top 13%) · National 771st (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Navy | 6 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Navy | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Navy | 11 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 54.1 |
Related Context
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Xavier McDonald played S for Navy. Across 4 tracked seasons, Xavier McDonald recorded 60 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Navy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Navy paired 11 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Navy
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
6.9
Consistency
31.8
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Wagner: 0. Memphis: 3. South Florida: 2. North Texas: 3. Charlotte: 0. Air Force: 0. Temple: 0. UAB: 1. East Carolina: 1.5. SMU: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Wagner: 3 by 12.5. Memphis: 6 by 55. South Florida: 7 by 49.2. North Texas: 5 by 50.8. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 6 by 25. Temple: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 3 by 22.5. East Carolina: 3 by 27.5. SMU: 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
55 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ SMU | L 14-59 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs East Carolina | W 10-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs UAB | W 31-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Temple | L 18-32 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Air Force | L 6-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Charlotte | W 14-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 27-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs South FloridaSplash game | L 30-44 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/14 | @ MemphisSplash game | L 24-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Wagner | W 24-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | @ Notre Dame | L 3-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Xavier McDonald story
Xavier McDonald built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a safety from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 31, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Xavier McDonald's career was his defensive production: 60 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Xavier McDonald's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Navy
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Navy | 1.5 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | -1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Navy | 11 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 3 · L 24-28 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 6 · W 27-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 5 · L 30-44 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Houston
Week 4 · L 20-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#5
vs East Carolina
Week 12 · W 10-0 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
45.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Navy
11 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 6.9 usage
54.1
#2
2022 Regular Season · Navy
37.8
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Navy
13.9
1.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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