Linebacker, West Virginia, 2014–17
Xavier Preston
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Hometown
- Jensen Beach, FL
Xavier Preston played linebacker at West Virginia (2014–17).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 27 | 19 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 38 | 27 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | West Virginia | 5 | LB | ||
| 2016 | West Virginia | 5 | LB | ||
| 2017 | West Virginia | 5 | LB | 6′2″ | 240 |
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
2017 West Virginia 10 games, 27 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 24–31 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. East Carolina | W 56–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Delaware State | W 59–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Kansas | W 56–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at TCU | L 24–31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Texas Tech | W 46–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Baylor | W 38–36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 39–50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Oklahoma | L 31–59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Utah | L 14–30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016 West Virginia 9 games, 11 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Youngstown State | W 38–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. BYU | W 35–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Kansas State | W 17–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atTexas Tech | W 48–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atOklahoma State | L 20–37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Kansas | W 48–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Texas | W 24–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Oklahoma | L 28–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Miami | L 14–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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