Linebacker, Oklahoma State (from Texas Tech), 2018–23
Xavier Benson
Lettered 2019 at Texas Tech (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Texarkana, TX
Xavier Benson played linebacker at Texas Tech (2018–20) and Oklahoma State (2022–23).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Baylor, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 57 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 70 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 65 | 37 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Career | 192 | 106 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 12 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 1 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 1 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 1 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 1 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 224 |
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
2023 Oklahoma State 14 games, 65 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 27–13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Arizona State | W 27–15 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. South Alabama | L 7–33 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Iowa State | L 27–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kansas State | W 29–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Kansas | W 39–32 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at West Virginia | W 48–34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Cincinnati | W 45–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Oklahoma | W 27–24 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at UCF | L 3–45 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Houston | W 43–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. BYU | W 40–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Texas | L 21–49 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 31–23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Oklahoma State 12 games, 70 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Central Michigan | W 58–44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Arizona State | W 34–17 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 63–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Baylor | W 36–25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Texas Tech | W 41–31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at TCU | L 40–43 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Texas | W 41–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atKansas State | L 0–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atKansas | L 16–37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Iowa State | W 20–14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atOklahoma | L 13–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.West Virginia | L 19–24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Texas Tech 11 games, 57 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Montana State | W 45–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UTEP | W 38–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Arizona | L 14–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atOklahoma | L 16–55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 45–35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atBaylor | L 30–33 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Iowa State | L 24–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atWest Virginia | W 38–17 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.TCU | L 31–33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Kansas State | L 27–30 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atTexas | L 24–49 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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