Xanai Scott
Illinois Fighting Illini
71
Average

Xanai Scott

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
SSDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Xanai Scott starting?

Xanai Scott is listed 2nd string at SS for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Xanai Scott is listed SS #2 for Illinois at 71 OVR.

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Depth at SS · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1786Matthew BaileyStarter
  2. 21371Xanai ScottYou
  3. 3858Jacob Eberhart

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Cardinal Newman, ranked #1,857 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,857 Natl
Riviera Beach, FL
Jersey
#13
Class
RS FR
Height
5'11"
Weight
205 lbs

Xanai Scott is currently behind Matthew Bailey at SS on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 80 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8492
National Rank
#1857
High School
Cardinal Newman
Hometown
West Palm Beach, FL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 71 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

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

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