Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs SMU | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Xavier Chaplin
Senior offensive lineman for Florida State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′8″ · 346 lb · Beaufort, SC · Whale Branch Early College
Transferred Auburn → Florida State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
OT recruit
No. 878 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
Last played in 2026.
His full recruiting profileThe story
Senior offensive lineman for Florida State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2022.
- Transferred from Auburn to Florida State in 2026.
In Their Words
105 windows · 2026 fan posts
xavier×95.4correct×773.5careless×4640.9prematurely×4640.9holding×250.9downfield×232.0moved×138.5called×113.2
“In recent memory I’d nominate Xavier Chaplin. Highest paid OL in the portal and before he got benched was good for about 5 penalties a game lol.”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Xavier Chaplin
Xavier Chaplin arrived at Florida State from Auburn. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Offensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt: 1 tackles against SMU — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Whale Branch
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida State
2025Auburn
2026Florida State
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Florida State1-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for Florida State -- now graded to hold down a real starting-caliber role.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Quality starterThree-star HS recruitACC Offensive Line Player of the Week (2024)
The unit he anchors ranks 43rd nationally in passing-downs success rate this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Florida State has produced 5 All-Conference offensive linemen. 6 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2013. Menelik Watson went on to the NFL out of this room (2013).
Background
BEFORE FSU: Has started 37 consecutive games over past three seasons with Virginia Tech and Auburn…started all 12 games at left tackle for Auburn in 2025…earned 90 grade or higher in five games, including season-high 97 vs. Missouri…appeared in 26 games with 25 starts in three seasons at…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology