Xavier Ross: DE · Oklahoma State · #56.
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Xavier Ross
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Fifth year in the Oklahoma State defensive front. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Colorado — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 20 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 19-22vs No. 12 Utah | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ No. 13 BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-38@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-42vs Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 48-56vs Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-52@ No. 23 Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
21%2 sacksTFL rate
21%2 TFL12 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Mike Gundy — 40-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
56.2%
450 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
66.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Oklahoma State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
