Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 11-35vs Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 39-17@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#93
Xavier Stillman
Senior defensive lineman on Houston's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 310 lb · Saint Joseph, MO
Returning to Houston for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
2 tackles
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Oklahoma State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Houston's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston in 2024.
Xavier Stillman
Wins his gap play after play. Xavier Stillman has been at Houston through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Oklahoma State, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20247 games
- Signed with Houston3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Houston10-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 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
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Houston
Returning around him
- 1 Houston player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (18 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Houston · Last season: 10-3 (AP #25) · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #38
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Nash Hutmacher’s 2023 season.
87%match
Matches Nash on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Nash on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Terry Webb's freshman season at Texas State (2023).
Matches Terry on
Class year
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Terry on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Xavier Stillman
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology