Last confirmed: Massachusetts, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 265 lb · Mashpee, MA
Xavier Gonsalves: DL · Massachusetts · #53.
Xavier Gonsalves
Xavier Gonsalves has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Massachusetts. One game to point at: 2 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Toledo — Week 5, 2021.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-51@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 28-45vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-45vs Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-62@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-35vs Maine | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Miller
Pass share
44.7%
331 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
61.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Massachusetts, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
