Michigan · W 20-19
No tackles.
Styles has tackles in 7 of Iowa’s 8 games: none against Michigan.
Xavier Styles
Xavier Styles is on trial in Iowa's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
Iowa fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
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AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa | 18 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 18 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs No. 5 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Washington | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13@ Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-0vs No. 25 Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFL18 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
240 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
