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Jersey Number 37
Xavier Benson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Texarkana, Texas
- High School:
- Pleasant Grove
Bio
2020 SEAS0N (SOPHOMORE)
Opted out of the 2020 season due to personal reasons … elected to enter the transfer portal following the season.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Became a regular starter as only a redshirt freshman … appeared in all 12 games, while making 10 starts at linebacker … notched 57 tackles on the season (36 solo) to couple 4.0 tackles for a loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry … ranked fourth on the team and third in the linebacker core for tackles on the year … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began the year with a pair of tackles, including a solo tackle, in the home-opener against Montana State (8/31) … added four more tackles to his season total against UTEP (9/7) … had another two solo tackles in Tucson against Arizona (9/14) … had another productive outing in Norman with a solo tackle and three assisted tackles (9/28) … made a significant impact in a blowout win in Lubbock over a ranked Cowboys team with five solo tackles and another two assisted tackles (10/5) … contributed to the tune of 3.5 tackles and an assisted tackle for a loss in Waco against Baylor (10/12) … recorded two solo tackles against the Cyclones in Lubbock (10/19) … had three solo and unassisted tackles to supplement an assisted tackle for a loss in a road victory against West Virginia (11/9) … followed with the then-most productive outing of his career against TCU with five solo tackles, three assisted tackles and a team-high two tackles for a loss (11/16) … finished the season with seven tackles against Kansas State (11/23) and a career-high 9 tackles and a tackle for a loss in Austin against Texas (11/29).
2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season … made his first career appearance late in the victory over Kansas (10/20) … inserted late on defense in 48-16 rout of the Jayhawks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana, Texas ... one of the top two-way players in the state of Texas as a senior ... helped lead Pleasant Grove High School to the Class 4A Division II state title to close his prep career ... recorded four tackles at linebacker and snatched a 22-yard pick six near the end of regulation to secure the 41-21 victory over West Orange-Stark ... also caught four passes for 114 yards as a tight end in state title game ... was the first state title in school history ... Pleasant Grove won its first district title since 2007 and finished undefeated for first time in school history ... named the District 7-4A Division II Most Valuable Player as a senior ... ended the year with 20 catches for 526 yards and five touchdowns offensively, while adding 105 tackles, including seven for a loss, on defense ... had seven sacks, seven quarterback hurries, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks as well ... closed his junior season in 2016 with 98 tackles, including eight that went for a loss ... also notched five sacks, recovered three fumbles and forced four others while also recording a pair of interceptions ... one of his fumble recoveries was returned 99 yards for a touchdown ... rated a three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports ... listed at No. 61 among outside linebackers nationally by ESPN and at No. 86 by 247Sports ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Louisiana-Lafayette, Memphis, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulane, Tulsa and Wyoming ... also drew offers from Ivy League schools like Cornell and Dartmouth.
PERSONAL
Xavier Benson ... son of Byron and Jacqueline Benson ... has two older brothers, Lewis Burns and Johnny Benson ... a political science major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 9, at Texas (2019)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. TCU (2019)
Sacks: 1.0, vs. TCU (2019)
Quarterback Hurries: 1, vs. Kansas State (2019)
* Indicates most recent high
Opted out of the 2020 season due to personal reasons … elected to enter the transfer portal following the season.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Became a regular starter as only a redshirt freshman … appeared in all 12 games, while making 10 starts at linebacker … notched 57 tackles on the season (36 solo) to couple 4.0 tackles for a loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry … ranked fourth on the team and third in the linebacker core for tackles on the year … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began the year with a pair of tackles, including a solo tackle, in the home-opener against Montana State (8/31) … added four more tackles to his season total against UTEP (9/7) … had another two solo tackles in Tucson against Arizona (9/14) … had another productive outing in Norman with a solo tackle and three assisted tackles (9/28) … made a significant impact in a blowout win in Lubbock over a ranked Cowboys team with five solo tackles and another two assisted tackles (10/5) … contributed to the tune of 3.5 tackles and an assisted tackle for a loss in Waco against Baylor (10/12) … recorded two solo tackles against the Cyclones in Lubbock (10/19) … had three solo and unassisted tackles to supplement an assisted tackle for a loss in a road victory against West Virginia (11/9) … followed with the then-most productive outing of his career against TCU with five solo tackles, three assisted tackles and a team-high two tackles for a loss (11/16) … finished the season with seven tackles against Kansas State (11/23) and a career-high 9 tackles and a tackle for a loss in Austin against Texas (11/29).
2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season … made his first career appearance late in the victory over Kansas (10/20) … inserted late on defense in 48-16 rout of the Jayhawks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana, Texas ... one of the top two-way players in the state of Texas as a senior ... helped lead Pleasant Grove High School to the Class 4A Division II state title to close his prep career ... recorded four tackles at linebacker and snatched a 22-yard pick six near the end of regulation to secure the 41-21 victory over West Orange-Stark ... also caught four passes for 114 yards as a tight end in state title game ... was the first state title in school history ... Pleasant Grove won its first district title since 2007 and finished undefeated for first time in school history ... named the District 7-4A Division II Most Valuable Player as a senior ... ended the year with 20 catches for 526 yards and five touchdowns offensively, while adding 105 tackles, including seven for a loss, on defense ... had seven sacks, seven quarterback hurries, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks as well ... closed his junior season in 2016 with 98 tackles, including eight that went for a loss ... also notched five sacks, recovered three fumbles and forced four others while also recording a pair of interceptions ... one of his fumble recoveries was returned 99 yards for a touchdown ... rated a three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports ... listed at No. 61 among outside linebackers nationally by ESPN and at No. 86 by 247Sports ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Louisiana-Lafayette, Memphis, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulane, Tulsa and Wyoming ... also drew offers from Ivy League schools like Cornell and Dartmouth.
PERSONAL
Xavier Benson ... son of Byron and Jacqueline Benson ... has two older brothers, Lewis Burns and Johnny Benson ... a political science major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 9, at Texas (2019)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. TCU (2019)
Sacks: 1.0, vs. TCU (2019)
Quarterback Hurries: 1, vs. Kansas State (2019)
* Indicates most recent high
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