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Jersey Number 52
Xavier McIver
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Cheraw, S.C.
- High School:
- Cheraw HS
- Prev School:
- East Carolina
2025 (R-Sr.): Played in one game and registered six tackles in return to East Carolina…Posted a sack and1.5 tackles for loss against North Carolina State (8/28)…2024: Played in 13 games for UT Martin on the defensive line…Helped team to fourth consecutive conference title and an appearance in the Division I playoffs...Compiled 13 total tackles, including two solos and 11 assists…Notched half a tackle for loss of two yards against North Alabama (9/14)…Tallied four quarterback hurries, including a season-best two hurries against Western Illinois (10/12)…Posted a season-high three tackles against both Gardner-Webb (10/5) and Western Illinois…East Carolina: Saw playing time in 30 career games from 2020-23 at East Carolina…Was part of 20 victories and 13 American Athletic Conference wins during his playing tenure as a Pirate…Made 22 tackles (five solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of quarterback hurries at ECU, including a career-high 14 stops in 11 games during the 2021 campaign, logging three starts…Wrapped up four multi-tackle outings in 2021, including a career-best five tackles against South Carolina on Sept. 11…High School: Helped Cheraw High School make three playoff appearances while playing under head coach Andy Poole…Combined for 209 tackles, 33 tackles for loss and 17 sacks in his four-year prep career…Piled up 73 tackles (40 solo), eight tackles for loss, three sacks and two fumble recoveries during his senior season, helping CHS to an 8-5 record which included a playoff victory against Manning…Made a season-high 11 tackles against Lake City and had a pair of sacks against Marlboro County…Was named to the South Carolina High School League AAA all-state team and USA Today's All-South Carolina team as a junior, making 15 tackles for loss with nine sacks…Managed 63 tackles, seven tackles for loss and five sacks as a sophomore as the Braves went 9-4 with a pair of playoff victories…Aided CHS to an 11-2 record (6-0 in regional play) with two postseason wins as a freshman in 2016, recording 36 tackles…Was a three-star prep prospect, earning top-90 national defensive honors from 247Sports…Was invited to represent South Carolina in the prestigious Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas held at Wofford…Personal: Born on July 22…Son of Charles McIver and Twannica Malachi…Has three siblings, Sheba, Anesia and Marquise.
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