Xavier Castille

WR · Texas Tech 2017 · #83

Last confirmed: Texas Tech, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · 204 lb · Rockwall, TX

Xavier Castille: WR · Texas Tech · #83.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Robert Downs IIINew Mexico State · 2019 · 92% season match
Jafus GainesTexas State · 2015 · 91% season match
Eric CooperCentral Michigan · 2017 · 88% season match
Jerico RichardsonNevada · 2016 · 87% season match
C.J. DuncanVanderbilt · 2016 · 86% season match

Xavier Castille

WR · Texas Tech · #83

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent two seasons in the Texas Tech receiving corps. On tape: 86 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Navy, Week 13, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Texas Tech in the news

McGuire backs CFP expansionOct 20
Court ruling favors Texas Tech guard Donovan AtwellWreck Em Red Oct 16
5 Texas Tech players ruled out for Arizona State gameYahoo Sports Oct 15

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	SMU	40	423	10.6	1
2015	SMU	23	254	11.0	2
Career		63	677	10.7	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-21@ North Texas	2	15	7.5	0	10
Wk 2	L 13-40@ No. 23 Baylor	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 3	W 29-14vs Liberty	6	49	8.2	0	10
Wk 4	L 3-33vs TCU	3	16	5.3	0	8
Wk 5	L 20-45@ Temple	5	72	14.4	0	48
Wk 6	L 40-43@ Tulsa	2	16	8.0	0	10
Wk 9	W 35-31@ Tulane	3	57	19.0	0	27
Wk 10	L 7-51vs Memphis	4	37	9.3	0	19
Wk 11	W 55-31@ East Carolina	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 12	L 27-35vs South Florida	5	61	12.2	0	16
Wk 13	L 31-75vs Navy	8	86	10.8	1	30	Season-high 86 yds
Total		40	423	10.6	1	48

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Tulane · 3rd and 25 · Q4 · EPA +4.15Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 27 yds to the Tulan 39 for a
Week 13 · Navy · 2nd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +3.66Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 30 yds to the Navy 33 for a
Week 13 · Navy · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 18 yds to the Navy 41 for a
Week 5 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 48 yds to the Temp 21 for a
Week 13 · Navy · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 6 yds for a TD, (Josh Williams KICK)
Week 3 · Liberty · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 8 yds to the Liber 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Navy · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 21 yds to the Navy 19 for a
Week 10 · Memphis · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.41Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 19 yds to the SMU 44 for a
Week 12 · South Florida · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.23Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 14 yds to the SMU 43 for a
Week 10 · Memphis · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.18Darrel Colbert Jr. pass complete to Xavier Castille for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Chad Morris — 7-17 over that span.

2015SMU2-10HC: Chad Morris · Run-leaning

2016SMU5-7HC: Chad Morris · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#228 / 674 · 66th pct

0.61

Catch rate#347 / 674 · 47th pct

66.7%

Explosive rate#474 / 674 · 29th pct

8.3%

Yards / catch#488 / 674 · 28th pct

10.6

TD rate#538 / 674 · 20th pct

1.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#177 / 524 · 65th pct

Rec yards#250 / 524 · 52nd pct

423

Long catch#267 / 524 · 48th pct

Rec TDs#356 / 524 · 22nd pct

Yards / catch#434 / 524 · 17th pct

10.6

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

30th → 66th percentile

Explosive rate

16th → 29th percentile

Catch rate

37th → 47th percentile

TD rate

30th → 20th percentile

Yards / catch

21st → 28th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	5.2	49.8	9.2	0.2
Road6g	2.3	29.0	10.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	28.7	7.9	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.2	50.2	12.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Chad Morris

Pass share

49.2%

456 pass / 470 run

Plays / game

77.2

12 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

499 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

40 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Xavier Castille

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Texas Tech in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

40 catches in 11 games

Three seasons, two schools

His moves

2015 10 games