Usage Score
2.6
Player Dossier
2024-2025Penn State
Xavier Gilliam
DT • 6'2" • 302 lbs • Montgomery Village, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Xavier Gilliam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.5
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
10
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
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 Gilliam, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Penn State. Xavier Gilliam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Penn State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Win with 1.5 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
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2025 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.5
Usage
2.6
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 0. Florida International: 1.5. Unknown: 0. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 0. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 1. Rutgers: 1
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. Nevada: 0 by 0. Florida International: 4 by 31.7. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3. Rutgers: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · +0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
31.7 vs Florida International
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Rutgers | W 40-36 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 37-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Michigan State | W 28-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Indiana | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ohio State | L 14-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa | L 24-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Northwestern | L 21-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ UCLA | L 37-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Oregon | L 24-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Florida International | W 34-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Nevada | W 46-11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 3.5 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida International
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Primary metric
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.
#2
Nebraska
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.7 takeover score.
#3
Rutgers
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.3 takeover score.
#4
Oregon
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.
#5
Iowa
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
35
#2
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
10
3.5 primary · 8.5 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8758
Quince Orchard · Gaithersburg, MD
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
17
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 13 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.