Xavier Gilliam
Tennessee Volunteers
83
Good

Xavier Gilliam

Tennessee VolunteersContender
NTDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Penn State
Projected Starter

Is Xavier Gilliam starting?

Xavier Gilliam is the projected starter at NT for Tennessee Volunteers.

Xavier Gilliam is the projected starting NT on a Contender Tennessee — 83 OVR.

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Depth at NT · Tennessee Volunteers

  1. 1283Xavier GilliamStarter
  2. 21769Ethan Utley
  3. 32659JJ Finch

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jackson Cooper — vs Kennesaw State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Ethan Utley — No. 2 at NT for TennesseeHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Tennessee Volunteers

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Quince Orchard, ranked #750 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 16 tackles, 3 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #750 NatlTeam Share2%
Montgomery Village, MD
Jersey
#2
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
305 lbs
Transfer
Penn State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1630.5

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
0.8758
National Rank
#750
High School
Quince Orchard
Hometown
Gaithersburg, MD

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 8% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 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

Sep 12WGTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-24

Sep 5WFURTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
3
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 56-9

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

The People's Ratings

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Good
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Team Role

16 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement29%
Coach TennesseeTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.