Xavier Gilliam
Tennessee Volunteers
78
Solid

Xavier Gilliam

Tennessee VolunteersContender
NTDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Penn State
Projected Starter

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

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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 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #750 NatlTeam Share2%
Montgomery Village, MD
Jersey
#54
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
302 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 82-rated defense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.97 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 9% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 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.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement40%

Depth at NT · Tennessee Volunteers

  1. 15478Xavier GilliamStarter
  2. 29469Nathan Robinson
  3. 31759Ethan Utley
  4. 49551JJ Finch
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.