Xavion Steele: CB · Utah State · #7.
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Xavion Steele
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches at Utah State: Frank Maile and Blake Anderson. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against New Mexico — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Utah State | 17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Utah State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24@ No. 25 Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 78-28vs Idaho State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45vs James Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-33@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-24vs Colorado State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 32-37vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-24@ San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-45vs Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-41@ New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 78-28
vs Idaho State
2 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 50-point win at home against Idaho State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
17tackles this season17 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
46.8%
436 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
71.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #335 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah State, 29 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 20 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
