Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-45@ Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Xavier Lanier
Senior defensive back on Tulsa's 2023 roster.
6′2″ · 192 lb · Gordo, AL
Tulsa 2023 alumnus
The story
4 defensive back on Tulsa's roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to UAB in 2018.
Recruiting
2★
CB recruit
No. 2454 nationally · Signed with UAB
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonXavier Lanier
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Florida, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulsa, 22 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with UAB2-star out of Gordo
20237 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020–2022
Tulsa
Coaching transition mid-career: Philip Montgomery → Kevin Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning
2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy
2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
2023Tulsa4-8HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Noah Boykin’s 2021 season.
Matches Noah on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tony Grimes's senior season at UNLV (2024).
Matches Tony on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Xavier Lanier
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology