Xion Chapman holds the DT · Starter spot in Minnesota Golden Gophers’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Xion Chapman is a defensive tackle who enrolled at Minnesota in January 2026 as a redshirt junior transfer. The Allentown, Pennsylvania native played one season at Florida International in 2025, appearing in 12 games with four starts and recording 15 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, and one pass breakup. Before that, he spent two seasons at Lackawanna (2023-24), playing in nine games with four starts, 15 tackles, five tackles for loss, and two sacks while redshirting in 2023. Chapman attended Dieruff High School, where he was a team captain and multi-sport athlete.

Florida Internationalthrough 2025

Minnesota2026 — present