6′3″ · 285 lb · Lawrenceville, VA · Fork Union Military Academy
Xavier Burke: DL · Virginia Tech · #43.
Xavier Burke
Second year in the Virginia Tech defensive front. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 6, 2018.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 35-49@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ No. 22 Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-45vs No. 6 Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 28-49vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs No. 24 Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Justin Fuente — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
45.6%
428 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia Tech — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
