Xavier Atkins
Auburn Tigers
91
Elite

Xavier Atkins

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Projected Starter

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Xavier Atkins is the projected starter at WLB for Auburn Tigers.

Redshirt sophomore · #17 · 6'0", 210 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Auburn Tigers

  1. 11791Xavier AtkinsStarter
  2. 2680De'Marcus Riddick
  3. 35168Michael Matthews-Canty

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Summer Creek, ranked #334 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 84 tackles, 17 TFL, 9 sacks. That's 17% of the team's production at his spot and 99th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #334 NatlTeam Share17%Percentile99th
Houston, TX
Jersey
#17
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
210 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202584179

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9025
National Rank
#334
High School
Summer Creek
Hometown
Humble, TX

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 99th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 99% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LTENNTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 24-14

Sep 26WVANTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
7
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-15

Sep 19LFLATKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
8
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 44-39

Sep 13WUSMTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 43-8

Sep 5WBAYTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-16

Xavier Atkins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Sack Artist
84 tkl · 17 TFL · 9 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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