Xavier Lanier

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
192
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Carrolton, Ala.
High School:
Gordo High School
Prev School:
UAB

TULSA – Lettered in his only season at Tulsa … transferred from UAB in the summer of 2023 as a graduate transfer … played in 39 career games between Tulsa and UAB, including 29 at UAB and 10 at Tulsa.

2023 – Played in 10 games and started the final 5 contests… missed the OU and FAU games … had 15 tackles and four pass breakups … had two PBUs each against Charlotte and #20 Tulane … had a career-best six tackles and two PBUs at Charlotte … was in the starting lineup at SMU and tallied a season-high three stops … had his first Tulsa tackle at #8 Washington … did not play against #19 Oklahoma.

AT UAB – Played in 29 career games at UAB … totaled seven tackles and one interception … 2022 (Senior) – Played in 11 games … was credited with two tackles and had one interception for a seven-yard return … 2021 (Junior) – Played in 10 games and tallied four tackles … 2020 (Sophomore) – Saw action in seven games … had one tackle … 2019 (RS-Freshman) – Did not play … 2018 (Freshman) – Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL – Played on both sides of the ball for Gordo High School at cornerback and receiver … rated the No. 90 player in the state of Alabama … ran a 4.35 second 40-yard dash at the Blue-Grey All-American Combine, the fastest time of the day … started for a Gordo team that finished 10-2 in 2017 (6-0 in the region).

PERSONAL – Favorite sports movie is Remember the Tians … his favorite TV show is “Power” … favorite animal is a cheetah … lists Jalen Ramsey, Trevon Diggs and Odell Beckham as his favorite NFL players … has three siblings … parents are Stanley, mother is LaWanda and stepfather Donte.