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