Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-19vs Northern Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-24@ Mississippi State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Xavion Alford
Senior defensive back on Arizona State's 2025 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Pearland, TX
CFB Index 77 · #59 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Arizona State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 defensive back on Arizona State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Texas in 2019.
Recruiting
2★
WR recruit
No. 3390 nationally · Signed with Texas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonXavion Alford
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Xavion Alford has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Mississippi State — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2019
- Signed with Texas2-star out of Dripping Springs
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coaches2020–2021
Arizona State
Coaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Texas7-3HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo
2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.2 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
Kenny Dillingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
77 · #59 of 537 safeties
Two-star recruit. Now #59 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona State | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 85 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | USC | 31 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 129 | 75 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Arizona State
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (24 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona State · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #45 · 2026 recruiting class #40
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jack Howell’s 2024 season.
Matches Jack on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Baka's junior season at Kent State (2024).
84%match
Matches Josh on
PD rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Xavion Alford
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology