Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | 7 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 6.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
#90
Xavier Lewis
Sophomore defensive lineman for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 250 lb · Raleigh, NC · Rolesville
Returning to North Carolina for 2026
How he plays
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Tackles for loss: 100th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
4
sacks · 2026
6.5 TFL · 12 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far
Statement game7 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 2 sacksvs TCU (FBS) · W 15-10
Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearXavier Lewis
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the North Carolina defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 4.5 TFL against TCU, Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 4 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
North Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bill Belichick, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (100th percentile). Strength: sacks (100th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 3.2 TFL/g, 2.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 12 | 8 | 6.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 12 | 7.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
7 TOT · 5 SOLO · 2 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 28 LONG · 67 PCT · 7 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · North Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (19 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #19
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jachai Polite’s 2018 season.
73%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 4
Matches Jachai on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Jachai on
Height (lower)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ledarius Mack's sophomore season at Buffalo (2019).
62%match
Matches Ledarius on
Hurry rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Ledarius on
Class year (lower)
Background
2025 Freshman Season Recorded 4 tackles against Richmond Recorded 0.5 sacks at Wake Forest Prep / High School Helped Rolesville win the 2024 NCHSAA 4A East championship and advance to the 4A state championship game As a senior at Rolesville, totaled 63 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks an...
The defensive line · North Carolina
- #9Melkart Abou-Jaoude12 tackles for loss · 2025
- Isaiah Johnson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Jaylen Harvey1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Xavier Lewis0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Leroy Jackson0 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology