Coastal Carolina · L 20-31
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Xavier Esquillien
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. On tape: 5 tackles and 3 sacks against Old Dominion, Week 5, 2026.
22 tackles · 7 sacks
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
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 22 | 13 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Career | 22 | 13 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-44@ UCF | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-14vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 42-10vs Old Dominion | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 22-49@ James Madison | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 32-38@ Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-31vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 9.5 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 20-31 vs Coastal Carolina, play by play
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 9 tackles for loss, 7 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Georgia State’s defense played that day
Coastal Carolina’s 12 drives: 7 stopped (3 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 5.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 3 sacks, tied for the most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, up 28-3.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 9th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 35-14.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback 3 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-11.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 9th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 28-7.
Week 5 · 2026
W 42-10
vs Old Dominion
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 32-point win at home against Old Dominion.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
43%10 TFLSack rate
32%7 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups22 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
45.6%
246 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
67.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
273 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Sun Belt Conference
