Florida State · W 50-36
No tackles.
Georgia · L 17-20
No tackles.
Tennessee · L 10-26
No tackles.
Texas A&M · W 31-20
2 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 4 games average 4 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Griffin has tackles in 5 of Alabama’s 8 games: none against Florida State, Georgia and Tennessee.
7 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
Football’s Xavier Griffin Named Shaun Alexander Award Player of the Week
Alabama Athletics Oct 7
Xavier Griffin
A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 sack against Mississippi State — Week 5, 2026.
16 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
Football’s Xavier Griffin Named Shaun Alexander Award Player of the Week
Alabama Athletics Oct 7 · 1 outlet
Alabama AthleticsFootball’s Xavier Griffin Named Shaun Alexander Award Player of the WeekOct 7from 5 outlets
Football’s Xavier Griffin Named Shaun Alexander Award Player of the Week
Alabama Athletics Oct 7 · 1 outlet
Alabama AthleticsFootball’s Xavier Griffin Named Shaun Alexander Award Player of the WeekOct 7Alabama AthleticsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama | 16 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 16 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 2 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-18vs South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23@ No. 16 Mississippi State | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 31-20vs Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 24 · W 31-20 vs Texas A&M, play by play
2 tackles.
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 — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 5 games with play by play.
How Alabama’s defense played that day
Texas A&M’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (3 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
9 tackles, including 1 sack. 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 6-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 21-7.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
2 tackles.
Week 5 · 2026
W 56-23
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 33-point win on the road against Mississippi State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups16 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
45.8%
225 pass / 266 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
