Xavier Smith: LB · East Carolina · #10.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Xavier Smith
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at East Carolina: Scottie Montgomery and Mike Houston. On tape: 10 tackles and 1 sack against Navy, Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Carolina | 47 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 45 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | East Carolina | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 106 | 44 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-21vs No. 13 NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-21vs Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-10vs Campbell | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23vs Navy | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 48-28vs South Florida | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-24@ Tulane | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 47-45vs Memphis | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-13vs UCF | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 25-27@ Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-42vs Houston | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-46@ Temple | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups47 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
53.7%
482 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
505 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #306 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at East Carolina, 106 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Ruffin McNeill, Scottie Montgomery, and Mike Houston. Multi-era developmental context.
