Xavier Slayton
New Mexico Lobos
81
Good

Xavier Slayton

New Mexico LobosSolid
DTDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Xavier Slayton starting?

Xavier Slayton is the projected starter at DT for New Mexico Lobos.

Redshirt senior · #15 · 6'2", 255 lbs

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Depth at DT · New Mexico Lobos

  1. 11581Xavier SlaytonStarter
  2. 24664Jake DeVos

New Mexico Starting Lineup

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Up next for New Mexico

New Mexico plays Nevada away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 09:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Crete-Monee, ranked #3,143 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 20 tackles, 3 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,143 NatlTeam Share3%
Chicago, IL
Jersey
#15
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
255 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252031.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7600
National Rank
#3143
High School
Crete-Monee
Hometown
Crete, IL

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 75th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 75% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
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 31WSJSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-16

Oct 18WHAWTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-10

Oct 3WUTEPTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 61-7

Sep 26WNMSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-18

Sep 19LOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 14-6

Sep 6WCMUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 38-7

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

The People's Ratings

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81
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Team Role

20 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement33%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.