Xavier Slayton
New Mexico Lobos
74
Average

Xavier Slayton

New Mexico LobosAverage
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Projected Starter

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

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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 74 overall (Average tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,143 NatlTeam Share3%
Chicago, IL
Jersey
#15
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
243 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 75-rated defense; 73th-percentile production (×0.86 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 74.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 73% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 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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74
Average
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Team Role

20 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%

Depth at DT · New Mexico Lobos

  1. 11574Xavier SlaytonStarter
  2. 28855AJ Robinson
  3. 39351Deven Dyer
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.