Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/16Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Xavier Arline
Xavier Arline: QB · Navy · #7.
Xavier Arline
Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Navy. One game to point at: 124 passing yards and 97 rushing yards against Temple — Week 10, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Fans
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Navy in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-42vs No. 13 Notre Dame | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-0vs Wagner | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 18-32@ Temple | 6/14 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | 24.3 | Season-high 124 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 31-6vs UAB | 7/10 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 9.4 | 37.3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 10-0vs East Carolina | 10/11 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 34.4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-59@ SMU | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | |
| Wk 15 | L 11-17vs Army | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | — | |
| Total | 23/44 | 320 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 | — |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2023
L 18-32
at Temple
124 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 24.3 · 97 rush yds (30 car) · 1 TD
With R. Riethman — 45.9 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · N. Kirkwood — 4 points · 45 long · 100 percent on field goals
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · East Carolina · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +4.25Xavier Arline pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 49 yds to the ECU 27 for a
- Week 12 · East Carolina · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −3.93Xavier Arline sacked for a loss of 16 yards to the NAVY 47
- Week 11 · UAB · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.84Xavier Arline run for 50 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
- Week 10 · Temple · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.70Xavier Arline pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 24 yds for a TD (Xavier Arline pass to Jayden Umbarger for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 11 · UAB · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.48Xavier Arline pass complete to Regis Velez for 45 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
- Week 12 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −3.46Xavier Arline run for a loss of 6 yards to the NAVY 48 Xavier Arline fumbled, recovered by ECU Jason Shuford [SG] QB Keeper ARLINE, Xavier rush up the middle for a loss of 6 yards, ARLINE, Xavier fumbled at ECU50 , recovered by ECU SHUFORD, Jason at the NAV48, returned 0 yards, End of Play.
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Temple · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Xavier Arline pass complete to Jayden Umbarger for 22 yds to the NAVY 49 for a
- Week 12 · East Carolina · 1st and 15 · Q1 · EPA +2.71Xavier Arline run for 39 yds to the ECU 19 for a
- Week 11 · UAB · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.71Xavier Arline run for 15 yds to the UAB 28 for a
- Week 12 · East Carolina · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Xavier Arline pass complete to Jayden Umbarger for 13 yds to the NAVY 45 for a
Teams and coaches
2020Navy3-7HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2021Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2022Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2023Navy5-7HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 49.0 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 62.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 64.0 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
27.0%
198 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
61.2
12 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
77 carries, 44 pass attempts and 2 catches in 8 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Navy
- 2023 Navy NewberryYear 4 · 8 games
- 2022 Navy NiumataloloYear 3 · 9 games
- 2021 Navy NiumataloloYear 2 · 7 games
- 2020 Navy NiumataloloYear 1 · 5 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Navy, 574 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020–2022
Navy
Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.