2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
5 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.
Xavier Lewis
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the North Carolina defensive front. On tape: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Pittsburgh, Week 6, 2026.
44 tackles · 7 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
How UNC's Xavier Lewis Took His Game To An All-American Level
On3 Oct 16 · 1 outlet
from 6 outlets
Xavier Lewis explodes in UNC football win vs TCU
The Fayetteville Observer +1 Aug 29 · 2 outlets
On3Xavier Lewis Wreaks Havoc as 'All-Down Guy' in UNC's Season-OpenerAug 30
Tar Heel BlogXavier Lewis’s dominant performance led the UNC defense in their win over TCUAug 30
Yahoo SportsStats Show How Dominant UNC Star Xavier Lewis Has Been This SeasonSep 28
247SportsFormer walk-on Xavier Lewis bet on himself, now the North Carolina DT is CFB's most productive pass rusherSep 29Yahoo SportsWhat UNC's Xavier Lewis Proved in Win Over TCUSep 1247SportsXavier Lewis Announces Himself in UNC’s Win Over TCUSep 4On3247Sports247Sports247SportsThe Fayetteville Observer +1Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Xavier Lewis at TCU.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 44 | 16 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 20 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10vs TCU | 7 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38vs No. 1 Miami | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 16 | 10.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 35-38 vs Miami, play by play
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 10 tackles for loss, 7 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How North Carolina’s defense played that day
9 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 10 for him; the box score credits 9.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
A big game: 12 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, down 10-7.
5 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 3rd-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 17-3.
5 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 17. Second quarter, up 21-0.
7 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for 8th-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 15-10.
Week 1 · 2026
W 15-10
vs TCU · neutral site
2 sacks · 4.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
A close one, won by 5 at a neutral site.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%10 TFLSack rate
16%7 sacksHurry rate
11%5 hurries44 tackles · 10 for loss · 7 sacks.
2 seasons under Bill Belichick, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
44 tackles in 7 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
