Defensive end, Clemson, 2018–23
Xavier Thomas
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Florence, SC
- Born
- Dec 20, 1999
Xavier Thomas played defensive end at Clemson (2018–23). The Arizona Cardinals took Thomas in round 5, No. 138 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career hightwice; last at Boston College, 2022Team titles: National champions, 2018; ACC champions, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Clemson | 3 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Clemson | 3 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Clemson | 3 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Clemson | 3 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Clemson | 3 | DE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Clemson | 3 | DE | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 245 |
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 Clemson 11 games, 24 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 66–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Florida State | L 24–31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Syracuse | W 31–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Wake Forest | W 17–12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at NC State | L 17–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 31–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 42–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. North Carolina | W 31–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at South Carolina | W 16–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 38–35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Clemson 2 games, 4 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | at Boston College | W 31–3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atFlorida State | W 34–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Clemson 11 games, 21 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Georgia | L 3–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. South Carolina State | W 49–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 14–8 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atNC State | L 21–27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Boston College | W 19–13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atSyracuse | W 17–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Pittsburgh | L 17–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Florida State | W 30–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Louisville | W 30–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Wake Forest | W 48–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | W 20–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Clemson 5 games, 6 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | atGeorgia Tech | W 73–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Syracuse | W 47–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Boston College | W 34–28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 52–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 45–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2019 Clemson 12 games, 27 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 52–14 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas A&M | W 24–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atSyracuse | W 41–6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Charlotte | W 52–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atNorth Carolina | W 21–20 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Florida State | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atNC State | W 55–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Wake Forest | W 52–3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atSouth Carolina | W 38–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Virginia | W 62–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 29–23 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 25–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Clemson 13 games, 30 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Furman | W 48–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 38–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atGeorgia Tech | W 49–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Syracuse | W 27–23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atWake Forest | W 63–3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.NC State | W 41–7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atFlorida State | W 59–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Louisville | W 77–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atBoston College | W 27–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Duke | W 35–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.South Carolina | W 56–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 42–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs.Notre Dame | W 30–3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ | |
| Weight | 244 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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