Xavier Dillard brings active, early-career upside to William & Mary’s linebacker room
In the 2025 season, Xavier Dillard appeared in 11 games for William & Mary and recorded 11 total tackles, including 6 solo stops and 5 assists, showing early rotational value as a freshman linebacker[1]. His appeal is the frame-and-finish combo: at 6-foot-2 and around 200 pounds, he arrived with a high-school résumé built on production, toughness, and playmaking—264 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 4 interceptions, and 15 pass breakups over his final two seasons[2]. He’s a good fit for a team that wants a young, active linebacker with growth runway, special-teams juice, and a competitive edge; the downside is simply that he’s still developing physically and role-wise[1][2].
