Xavier Scott
Illinois Fighting Illini
75
Solid

Xavier Scott

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
NBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Xavier Scott is the projected starter at NB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Redshirt senior · #1 · 5'11", 195 lbs

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Depth at NB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1175Xavier ScottStarter
  2. 22275Deuce Fillmore
  3. 31453Andre Lovett Jr.

Illinois Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Dwyer, ranked #1,376 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 6 tackles, 0 INT, 2 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,376 Natl3-Yr Total112 tacklesTeam Share2%
Riviera Beach, FL
Jersey
#1
Class
RS SR
Height
5'11"
Weight
195 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025602
20244946
202357211

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8467
National Rank
#1376
High School
Dwyer
Hometown
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 55th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 55% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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 10WMSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-37 OT

Oct 3LPURTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 24-17

Sep 26LOSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 42-19

Sep 19WSIUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-10

Sep 12LDUKETKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 31-27

Sep 4WUABTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-23

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

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Team Role

6 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement25%
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