Player Profile

Xavier Benson

LB • 6'2" • 224 lbs • Texarkana, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Xavier Benson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.6

Efficiency

26.5

Consistency

32.9

Season Value

20.3

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Texas Tech
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Xavier Benson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Xavier Benson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Oklahoma State paired 10 primary output with 26.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 26.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas Tech, Oklahoma State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

26.5

Usage

7.6

Consistency

32.9

Best Game by takeover score

Texas A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. Unknown: 2. Arizona State: 0.5. South Alabama: 0.5. Iowa State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Kansas: 1. West Virginia: 1. Cincinnati: 0. Oklahoma: 4. UCF: 0.5. Houston: 0. BYU: 0. Texas: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 4 by 36.7. Arizona State: 5 by 25.8. South Alabama: 5 by 25.8. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 6 by 35. West Virginia: 6 by 35. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma: 7 by 69.2. UCF: 6 by 30. Houston: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 6 by 25. Texas: 4 by 21.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=9 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=7 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Best efficiency game

69.2 vs Oklahoma

Result
Thu 12/28vs Texas A&MW 31-2353000
Sat 12/2@ TexasL 21-49420.5000
Sat 11/25vs BYUW 40-3464000
Sat 11/18@ HoustonW 43-3022000
Sat 11/11@ UCFL 3-45620.5000
Sat 11/4vs OklahomaSplash gameW 27-2476310
Sun 10/29vs CincinnatiW 45-1331000
Sat 10/21@ West VirginiaW 48-3462100
Sat 10/14vs KansasW 39-32630.500.500
Fri 10/6vs Kansas StateW 29-2132000
Sat 9/23@ Iowa StateL 27-3432000
Sat 9/16vs South AlabamaL 7-33530.5000
Sun 9/10@ Arizona StateW 27-15530.5000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown42101

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas Tech

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma State

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonTexas Tech526.17.6
2020 Regular SeasonTexas Tech0-5
2022 Regular SeasonOklahoma State629.366
2023 PostseasonOklahoma State1026.57.64
2023 Regular SeasonOklahoma State1026.57.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#2

TCU

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.

#3

West Virginia

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

#4

Texas Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.

#5

Texas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Oklahoma State

10 primary output · 26.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage

20.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · Oklahoma State

20.3

10 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma State

19.3

6 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8439

Pleasant Grove · Texarkana, TX

Committed To
Texas Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

192

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
192