#46

Xavier Wright

Sophomore linebacker for SMU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

LB · SMU · So. · #46

6′0″ · 230 lb · Garland, TX

How he plays

QB hurries: 35th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2026 · through week 3

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs UC Davis

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Sophomore linebacker for SMU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

The full story, with sources

Next upSat Sep 26 · 9 pm ETvs Missouri StateGerald J. Ford StadiumSMU by 35

Xavier Wright

LB · SMU · So · #46

Second year in the SMU linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 3 tackles against UC Davis — Week 2, 2026.

3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	SMU	3	1	--	--	--
2025	SMU	2	2	--	--	--
Career		5	3	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 56-10vs UC Davis	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Rhett Lashlee, all balanced offenses — 11-5 over that span.

2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

2026SMU2-1HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#283 / 939 · 35th pct

Sacks#285 / 939 · 35th pct

0.0

Passes defended#411 / 939 · 28th pct

Tackles for loss#633 / 939 · 16th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#932 / 939 · 1st pct

Tackles#940 / 939 · 0th pct

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 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Pass share

50.7%

103 pass / 100 run

Plays / game

67.7

3 games

Team sack rate

2.9%

104 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

The linebacker corps · SMU

#28Brandon BookerLB · Jr.69 tackles · 2025
#54Alex KilgoreLB · Sr.60 tackles · 2025
#29Brandon MiyazonoLB · Sr.44 tackles · 2025
#12Caden MarshallLB · So.37 tackles · 2025
#46Xavier WrightLB · So.2 tackles · 2025

5 more on the roster · SMU team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology