Xavier Washington

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Height:
6-1
Weight:
235
Position:
DL
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Cedar Hill, Texas
High School:
Cedar Hill

2017: True senior ... Has not seen game action ... Missed the entire season due to offseason injury.

2016: True junior … Appeared in all 13 games, making eight starts, at defensive end … Tied for second on the team with 4.5 sacks … Finished with a career-high 38 tackles … Had two tackles, including a sack and a quarterback hurry Made a career-high five tackles versus Duke, Iowa and Nebraska … Recorded his first sack of the season in a 24-14 win over the Blue Devils … Had a season-high two tackles for loss, including a sack, in the 38-31 over the Hawkeyes … Picked up his third sack of the season in a 45-17 win at Purdue … Finished the regular season with his fourth sack of the year in a 42-21 win over rival Illinois.

2015: True sophomore ... Appeared in every game as a backup defensive end ... Recorded two tackles and a tackle for loss in victory over Minnesota ... Notched a tackle for loss vs. Eastern Illinois ... Picked up two solo tackles at Nebraska ... Assisted on a pair of tackles at Wisconsin ... Collected three PBUs vs. Purdue.

2014: One of four true freshmen to see the field in 2014 ... Appeared in 11 games as member of defensive end rotation, totaling 13 tackles with 2.5 TFLs ... Picked up two solo tackles at Notre Dame ... Credited with first career QB hurry against Nebraska ... Tallied career-high three solo tackles at Minnesota ... Registered career-high three tackles against Wisconsin ... Recorded first career sack and forced fumble at Penn State.

High School: Compiled 105 tackles, 46 TFLs, 24 sacks and six forced fumbles in his senior season ... Helped Cedar Hill capture the Texas Class 5A Division II state championship in 2013, earning Defensive MVP honors in that game ... Selected to compete in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl along with NU quarterback Clayton Thorson ... Earned DFW Class 5A All-Area recognition.

Personal: Born Xavier Elijah Washington ... Son of Pinice Gilmore and Rainey Washington ... Major is communication studies.