Xavier Carlton
Xavier Carlton
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Xavier Carlton has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Stanford — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 151 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | 47 | 21 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | California | 50 | 25 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | California | 36 | 20 | 6.5 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Utah | 18 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 151 | 75 | 27.0 | 19.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Matayo Uiagalelei’s 2024 season.
Differs from Matayo on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Braden Fiske's senior season at Florida State (2023).
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