Senior defensive lineman for Clemson. 2020: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 8 tackles.
6′5″ · 311 lb · Wichita, KS
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 99 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Clemson. 2020: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 8 tackles.
Xavier Kelly
Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Missouri, Week 14, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arkansas, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 21-14@ Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 28-30@ Auburn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-42@ Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-13vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 35-63@ Florida | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 48-50@ Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |