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University of Massachusets Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 53
Xavier Gonsalves
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mashpee, Mass.
- High School:
- Mashpee
2021 • Redshirt Sophomore
• Tallied seven tackles, including three solo, in nine games played
• Recorded a season-high two tackles at Pitt (09/04) and vs. Toledo (10/02)
• Added a sack for a loss of seven yards at Pitt (09/04)
• Logged 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Toledo (10/02)
2020 • Redshirt Freshman
• Did not compete
2019 • Freshman
• Appeared in one contest on the season
• Posted two tackles at Army West Point (11/9) during his lone game played
Before Massachusetts
• Played under head coach Matt Triveri at Mashpee High School
• Was tabbed all-State by the Cape Cod Times
• Set school records for career, single-season and single-game sacks as a junior in 2017, helping the Falcons win their third straight state championship
• That year, Gonsalves was named South Shore League MVP with 60 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 17 sacks
• Two-star recruit and the No. 11 prospect in Massachusetts according to 247Sports
• Was a USA Today All-Massachusetts First Team selection
• Also starred in track & field at Mashpee
• Tallied seven tackles, including three solo, in nine games played
• Recorded a season-high two tackles at Pitt (09/04) and vs. Toledo (10/02)
• Added a sack for a loss of seven yards at Pitt (09/04)
• Logged 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Toledo (10/02)
2020 • Redshirt Freshman
• Did not compete
2019 • Freshman
• Appeared in one contest on the season
• Posted two tackles at Army West Point (11/9) during his lone game played
Before Massachusetts
• Played under head coach Matt Triveri at Mashpee High School
• Was tabbed all-State by the Cape Cod Times
• Set school records for career, single-season and single-game sacks as a junior in 2017, helping the Falcons win their third straight state championship
• That year, Gonsalves was named South Shore League MVP with 60 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 17 sacks
• Two-star recruit and the No. 11 prospect in Massachusetts according to 247Sports
• Was a USA Today All-Massachusetts First Team selection
• Also starred in track & field at Mashpee
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