Xavier Carlton: LB · California · #44.
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Xavier Carlton
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2024: All-ACC. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Stanford — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | 47 | 21 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | California | 50 | 25 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | California | 36 | 20 | 6.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah | 18 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 151 | 75 | 27.0 | 19.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-13vs UC Davis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 4 | L 9-14@ Florida State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-39vs No. 8 Miami | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-17@ No. 22 Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-24vs NC State | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 44-7vs Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 46-36@ Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | L 25-33vs Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Stanford | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 13-24vs No. 24 UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 21 | 11.0 | 9.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
23%11 TFLSack rate
19%9 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups47 tackles · 11 for loss · 9 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
51.6%
462 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #19 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Utah and California, 151 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kyle Whittingham and Justin Wilcox.
