Xavian Sorey Jr. is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arkansas.
Sorey is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Kirby Smart and Sam Pittman. On tape: 15 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Arkansas State, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Alabama A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Arkansas State | 15 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 35-41@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-32@ Memphis | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-56vs No. 22 Notre Dame | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ No. 12 Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs No. 4 Texas A&M | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33vs Auburn | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Mississippi State | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-23@ LSU | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 37-52@ No. 17 Texas | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-31vs Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 36 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%8 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups81 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
48.8%
381 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
65.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
81 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #77 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #13 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirby Smart, Sam Pittman and Bobby Petrino.
