Sophomore defensive end for NC State. 2019: 4 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 10 tackles.
6′4″ · 239 lb · Plant City, FL
The story
2 defensive end for NC State. 2019: 4 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 10 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearXavier Lyas
This is his second year in the same defensive front at NC State. The receipt: 3 tackles, 2 sacks against Western Carolina — Week 2, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at NC State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dave Doeren, all balanced offenses — 13-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (91st percentile). Concern: tackles (1st 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
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019
W 41–0
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-6vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-0vs Western Carolina | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-23vs Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-31@ Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 16-10vs Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-45@ Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-44@ Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | — | 1 |