Xavier Steele

Xavier Steele and Zak Simon at Northwestern (2019)

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hemet, Calif.
High School:
Orange Lutheran

2019 • Junior

• Played in 11 games and made four starts
• Totaled 42 tackles on the year, including 27 solo stops
• Earned 2.0 TFLs, including 1.0 sacks, three pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble
• Provided three tackles, including a two-yard TFL, against Coastal Carolina (9/21)
• Forced a fumble in the win over Akron (9/28) and notched four tackles
• Had seven stops, with six solo takedowns, at Louisiana Tech (10/12)
• Posted a career-best 11 tackles at Army West Point (11/9)
• Tipped a batted pass to himself at Northwestern (11/16) for his first collegiate interception
• Tallied four tackles, including a seven-yard sack, and broke up a pass against BYU (11/23)

2018 • Sophomore

• Played in two games as a reserve linebacker
• Made his season debut against Duquesne (8/25) with a single tackle
• Tallied a season-high five stops and a one-yard TFL in a game at Boston College (9/1)
• Missed the remainder of the season due to injury

2017 • Freshman

• Made seven appearances on the season, splitting time between the secondary and the special teams units
• Totaled five tackles, including four solo stops
• First appearance came at Tennessee (9/23) with one tackle
• Had three stops in extended time in the secondary due to injuries against Ohio (9/30)
• Last tackle of the season came at FIU (12/2)
• Also appeared against Georgia Southern (10/21), Appalachian State (10/28), Mississippi State (11/3) and Maine (11/11)

Before Massachusetts

• Four-year letterman in football at Orange Lutheran High School
• Also lettered three times in track, twice in basketball and once in volleyball

Personal

• Son of Eddie Steele and Miesha Roquemore, and step-son of Misty Steele
• Has a twin brother, Xavion