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Xavier Atkins

Auburn · Linebacker · 2025

TKL
84
TFL
17
SACKS
9

Career totals · 1 season with stats

Scouting Report

Atkins was a first-team all-conference pick in 2025.

In 2025, Atkins recorded 84 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 9 sacks and 1 interception.

In 17-0 that career earns a 88 overall, the highest linebacker rating at Auburn since 1990 and No. 2 among all linebackers of the 2025-Present era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • First-team all-conference

Season by Season

Xavier Atkins season-by-season statistics at Auburn
SeasonTklTFLSacksPDInt
20258417911

Seasons with tracked stats at Auburn. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Auburn Teammates

  1. 71Keldric Faulk2023-25EDGE
  2. 70Keyron Crawford2024-25EDGE
  3. 68Jeremiah Cobb2023-25RB
  4. 67Cam Coleman2024-25WR
  5. 65Robert Woodyard Jr.2022-25LB
  6. 65Eric Singleton Jr.2025WR
  7. 65Jackson Arnold2025QB
  8. 64Kaleb Harris2024-25S
  9. 64Christian Burnette2025RB
  10. 64Hunter Ousley2025TE

Full Auburn all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  2. 86CJ AllenGeorgia · 2023-25LB
  3. 86Kyle LouisPittsburgh · 2023-25LB
  4. 86Teitum TuiotiOregon · 2023-25LB
  5. 86Arvell ReeseOhio State · 2023-25LB
  6. 83Anthony Hill Jr.Texas · 2023-25LB
  7. 83Aiden FisherIndiana · 2024-25LB
  8. 83Rolijah HardyIndiana · 2024-25LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Xavier Atkins) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.