Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Xavier Griffin
Freshman linebacker for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 228 lb · Gainesville, GA · Gainesville
Returning to Alabama for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs East Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 linebacker for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Alabama in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 35.1 points in belief.
6.8own fans
41.9national conversation
Can we all agree the top 4 shocking performance players was Derrick meadows, EJ Crowell Caleb Woodson and Xavier Griffin
In Their Words
84 windows · 2026 fan posts
reese×242.8xavier×77.2snaps×23.6
“DeBoer says young players like Xavier Griffin, Luke Metz, QB Reese, Abduall Sanders, and Ivan Taylor stood out to him in the ECU win submitted by /u/DoctorWhosOnFirst [link] [comments]”
reddit/rolltide · fan post, verbatim
Xavier Griffin
The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against East Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Alabama5-star out of Gainesville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Kentucky.
With K. Russell — 188 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 38.9 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · D. Hill — 104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Alabama
Returning around him
- 10 Alabama players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (17 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Alabama · Last season: 11-4 (AP #11) · Talent rank #4 · 2026 recruiting class #2
Background
NIL Opportunities High School and Personal Data An elite athlete at the linebacker position who is originally from Alabama ... a five-star recruit by 247Sports and on the 247Composite and Rivals Consensus rankings ... the 14th-ranked recruit nationally, top linebacker and No. 1 player from Georgi...
The linebacker corps · Alabama
- #7Caleb Woodson57 tackles · 2025
- Yhonzae Pierre52 tackles · 2025
- #9Desmond Umeozulu19 tackles · 2025
- #8Justin Hill10 tackles · 2025
- #11Xavier Griffin2 games · 2026
12 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology