Xavier Lewis
North Carolina Tar Heels
79
Solid

Xavier Lewis

North Carolina Tar HeelsAverage
DEDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Xavier Lewis starting?

Xavier Lewis is the projected starter at DE for North Carolina Tar Heels.

Sophomore · #90 · 6'0", 260 lbs

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Depth at DE · North Carolina Tar Heels

  1. 19079Xavier LewisStarter
  2. 28975Emmanuel Nwaiwu
  3. 39462David Jackson III

North Carolina Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the ACC

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Up next for North Carolina

North Carolina plays UConn away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share1%
Raleigh, NC
Jersey
#90
Class
SO
Height
6'0"
Weight
260 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202580.50.5

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

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 50th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 50% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
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

Oct 31LMIATKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-35

Oct 24LSYRTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-30 OT

Oct 17WDUKETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-20

Oct 10WPITTTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-17

Sep 19LCLEMTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-20

Sep 12WETSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-3

Aug 29WTCUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
5
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 15-10

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

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Team Role

8 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
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