Linebacker, Auburn (from LSU), 2024–26
Xavier Atkins
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
Xavier Atkins plays linebacker for Auburn, after LSU (2024). Last time out, at Tennessee: 11 tackles, 1 INT.
2026 so far
37 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
Last game: 11 tackles, 1 INT at Tennessee, L 14–24
Next game: vs. LSU, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Arkansas, 20252sacks, career highthree times; last at Arkansas, 2025Honors
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Auburn 5 games, 37 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Baylor | W 17–16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Southern Miss | W 43–8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Florida | L 39–44 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 21–15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Tennessee | L 14–24 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 Auburn 12 games, 84 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | atBaylor | W 38–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Ball State | W 42–3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. South Alabama | W 31–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Oklahoma | L 17–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Texas A&M | L 10–16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Georgia | L 10–20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Missouri | L 17–23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Arkansas | W 33–24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Kentucky | L 3–10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | atVanderbilt | L 38–45 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Mercer | W 62–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Alabama | L 20–27 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2024 LSU 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs.South Alabama | W 42–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ole Miss | W 29–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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