Xavier Dampeer
{{Short description|American football player (born May 29, 1994)}}
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| position = Guard
Center
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|29}}
| birth_place = Mendenhall, Mississippi, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
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| weight_lb = 300
| high_school = Mendenhall HS
(Mendenhall, Mississippi)
| college = Copiah–Lincoln CC (2012–2013)
Auburn (2014–2016)
| undraftedyear = 2017
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- Green Bay Blizzard (2018)
- Fan Controlled Football (2021)
- Pittsburgh Maulers (2022–2023)
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Xavier Dampeer (born May 29, 1994) is a former American football guard and center who played college football for Auburn.
Early life and high school
Dampeer attended high school at Mendenhall High School. In addition to playing football, he competed also in shot put, where he placed sixth in the state championship, was a powerlifter, and played on the soccer team where he lettered. He was selected MACJC most valuable offensive lineman and selected for the MACJC all-star game.
College
After high school, he went to junior college and played for Copiah–Lincoln Community College for two seasons.{{Cite web |title=Xavier Dampeer |url=https://www.colinathletics.com/sports/fball/2012-13/bios/dampeer_xavier_4az7 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Copiah-Lincoln CC |language=en}} Coming out of JUCO, he was the first overall rated center in JUCO and had offers from Western Kentucky, UAB, Troy and Auburn.{{Cite web |title=Xavier Dampeer 2014 Offensive Guard Auburn |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/xavier-dampeer-25630?view=pv |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=rivals.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Herndon |first=Mike |date=2013-10-11 |title=JUCO center Xavier Dampeer: 'Auburn fit like a glove' |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2013/10/juco_center_xavier_dampeer_aub.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=al |language=en}} He committed to play for the Auburn Tigers.{{Cite web |last=Byington |first=Alex |date=2014-04-01 |title=AUBURN FOOTBALL: New center Xavier Dampeer already impressing coaches, teammates |url=https://oanow.com/sports/college/auburn/auburn-football-new-center-xavier-dampeer-already-impressing-coaches-teammates/article_2d5fc4c6-b9cb-11e3-a2a2-0017a43b2370.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Opelika-Auburn News |language=en}}
In his first season, he played five games as a center.{{Cite web |title=Xavier Dampeer - Football 2016 |url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/player/xavier-dampeer |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Auburn Tigers - Official Athletics Website |language=en-US}} In 2015, he missed a large part of the season due to an injury sustained from getting hit by Duke Williams.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-08 |title=Former Auburn offensive lineman set to join USFL's Maulers |url=https://auburnwire.usatoday.com/2022/05/08/auburn-football-xavier-dampeer-former-tiger-joins-usfl-pittsburgh-maulers/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Auburn Wire |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ogburn |first=Will |date=2017-03-12 |title=Former AU OL Xavier Dampeer opens up about altercation with WR Duke Williams |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/auburn-football/former-au-ol-xavier-dampeer-opens-altercation-wr-duke-williams/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Saturday Down South |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Matthew |title=Xavier Dampeer posts he’ll be back in three weeks |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburnauthority/2015/10/26/xavier-dampeer-posts-hell-back-three-weeks/74665408/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Montgomery Advertiser |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Crawford |first=Brad |date=2015-10-09 |title=Report: Auburn WR Duke Williams punched injured teammate in bar fight |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/auburn-football/report-auburn-wr-duke-williams-punched-injured-teammate-bar-fight/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Saturday Down South |language=en-US}} He redshirted that season for medical reasons. In 2016, he became the starting center, playing four games before getting injured. He played two other games at the end of the season.
Professional career
Dampeer went undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft. He played for the Green Bay Blizzard in the 2018 Indoor Football League season.{{Cite web |title=2018 Football Cumulative Statistics |url=https://greenbayblizzard.com/sports/football/stats/2018 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Green Bay Blizzard |language=en}} Afterwards he also played in Your Call Football and The Spring League. In 2021, he signed with the Fan Controlled Football competition where he played in the 2021 season. In May 2022, he signed with the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League. He also played in the 2023 season for the Maulers.{{Cite web |last=Heilman |first=Michael |date=2023-08-17 |title=Pittsburgh Maulers re-sign offensive lineman Xavier Dampeer |url=https://www.bgmsportstrax.com/2023/08/17/pittsburgh-maulers-re-sign-offensive-lineman-xavier-dampeer/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=BGMSportsTrax |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=James |date=2023-08-18 |title=Pittsburgh Maulers Re-Sign Center Xavier Dampeer For 2024 |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/pittsburgh-maulers-re-sign-center-xavier-dampeer-for-2024/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Pro Football Newsroom |language=en-US}} He re-signed for the 2024 season but the club was folded just a month later in December 2023 after the USFL and XFL merger.{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Alan |date=2023-12-01 |title=Reports: Pittsburgh Maulers Left Out of USFL-XFL Merger |url=https://steelersnow.com/reports-pittsburgh-maulers-left-out-of-usfl-xfl-merger/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Steelers Now |language=en-US}}