Xzavier McLeod

Defensive tackle who spent part of one season with the Gamecock football program… saw action in four contests.

2023 (Freshman)
True freshman defensive tackle… enrolled in January and went through spring drills… appeared in four games over the first half of the season, getting into the Furman, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida contests… credited with one tackle and one interception, both coming against Furman… dismissed from the team before entering the transfer portal on Oct. 26.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Camden (S.C.) High School in December, 2022… played along the defensive line… named the state’s Mr. Football following his senior season… helped the Bulldogs and head coach Brian Rimpf to a 9-4 record and into the third round of the state 3A playoffs as a senior… credited with 51 tackles including 17 tackles for loss in 2021, 45 tackles with 12 TFLs in 2020 and 20 stops with 5 TFLs in 2019… earned a 3A all-state selection from the South Carolina Football Coaches Association as a sophomore… selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and in the Under Armour All-America game… ranked as the Palmetto State’s third-best player, the 19th-best defensive lineman in the country and No. 176 overall by 247Sports Composite… considered the third-best prospect in the state, the 23rd-best defensive lineman in the country and No. 193 overall by On3 Composite… ranked second in South Carolina, 10th among defensive tackles and 133rd on the ESPN300 list.

PERSONAL
Xzavier R. McLeod was born June 2, 2004… interested in a degree in criminology and criminal justice.