Usage Score
7
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 24.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
24.8
Consistency
35.5
Season Value
21.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Navy
20212223
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Navy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
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 McDonald, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Navy. Xavier McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.
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: 2022 Regular Season
Navy paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 2 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
0.8
Efficiency
24.8
Usage
7
Consistency
35.5
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Unknown: 0. Memphis: 2. South Florida: 2. North Texas: 2. 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. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Memphis: 6 by 45. South Florida: 7 by 49.2. North Texas: 5 by 40.8. 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 = 4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half1 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs First Half
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
49.2 vs South Florida
| 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 Texas | W 27-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs South Florida | L 30-44 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/14 | @ Memphis | L 24-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | @ Notre Dame | L 3-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Navy
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Navy | 1.5 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | -1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Navy | 9 | 24.8 | 7 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Memphis
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.
#2
South Florida
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.6 takeover score.
#3
North Texas
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
#4
Houston
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
#5
East Carolina
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Navy
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage
35.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Navy
21.8
9 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Navy
7.3
1.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8503
Hoover · Hoover, AL
- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
60
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.