After a stellar freshman season, the thought was Xavier Thomas was going to take over and dominate offenses like All-Americans Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant did during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Though the Clemson defensive end had a good season overall, in 2019, Thomas was slowed by an injury that caused him to miss three games.
Thomas admitted he did not live up to his own expectations last season.
“I got into some bad habits last year, so now I’m really just working on my body weight,” he said. “I’m trying to get down to 255, I’m weighing in at about 257 right now.