Xzavier Mcleod
Xzavier Mcleod
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Shane Beamer and Kirby Smart. The receipt: 3 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirby Smart.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia | 13 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 31 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 43–35
vs Ole Miss
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Edged out Ole Miss at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Georgia
Returning around him
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Logan Richter’s 2023 season.
Matches Logan on
Differs from Logan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Phillips's junior season at Maryland (2024).
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Background
CAREER HIGHS 3 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 2024; Auburn, 2025; Mississippi State, 2025 1.5 TFL vs. Texas, 2024 1 interception vs. Furman, 2023 1 pass break-up vs. four teams (recent: Ole Miss, 2025) 2025: Played in 14 games during the season, making six starts...made 17 tackles, eight solo, six qua...