Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 33 | — |
| Success rate | 39.4% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 15.2% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 12.1% | — |
| First downs | 9 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 7 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 7 | — |
| Target share | 6.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 85.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 42.9% | — |
| Yards per target | 11.3 | — |
| Explosive catches | 14.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Brown's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted9 targets charted
Run direction36 carries
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Virginia#47 · 4-5 | 9 | 21% | 36 | 183 | 5.1 | 2 | 39.4% | 8 | 89 | 1 | 6.9% |
| 2025 | Virginia#30 · 11-3 | 7 | 13% | 51 | 241 | 4.7 | 1 | 45.8% | 5 | 36 | 1 | 5.7% |
| 2024 | Virginia#87 · 5-7 | 11 | 30% | 80 | 488 | 6.1 | 1 | 41.0% | 9 | 127 | 2 | 4.7% |
| 2022 | Virginia#97 · 3-7 | 10 | 27% | 50 | 210 | 4.2 | 1 | 42.9% | 9 | 32 | 0 | 6.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Xavier Brown's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Xavier Brown's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  NC State | W 34–8 | 8.2 | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2 |  Norfolk State | W 59–3 | 5.3 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | vs West Virginia | L 27–38 | 7.0 | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Delaware | W 42–3 | 5.7 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | @ Florida State | L 7–38 | 3.9 | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Syracuse | W 28–25 | — | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ SMU | L 13–23 | — | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 |  Duke | L 16–19 | — | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ Wake Forest | L 7–51 | 4.9 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 · 9 games | 5.8 | 36 | 183 | 5.1 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 1 | 45 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 36 | — |
| Yards | 183 | 355th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 266th / 683 |
| Long | 47 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 841st / 2089 |
| Yards | 89 | 842nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 45 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · NC State | — | 68 | ~19 (13–25) | 10 | 28% |
| Wk 2 · Norfolk State | ✓ RB | 62 | ~12 (3–23) | 5 | 19% |
| Wk 3 · West Virginia | — | 70 | ~19 (13–25) | 9 | 27% |
| Wk 4 · Delaware | — | 85 | ~18 (12–23) | 6 | 21% |
| Wk 5 · Florida State | — | 71 | ~22 (15–29) | 9 | 31% |
| Wk 6 · Syracuse | — | 55 | ~9 (2–17) | 1 | 16% |
| Wk 7 · SMU | — | 54 | ~5 (1–10) | 1 | 9% |
| Wk 8 · Duke | — | 77 | ~10 (2–19) | 1 | 13% |
| Wk 9 · Wake Forest | — | 64 | ~15 (10–19) | 4 | 23% |
| Season | 1 GS | 606 | 129 (100–285) | 46 | 21% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Virginia roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jekail Middlebrook | RB | SR | 105 | 513 | 4.9 | 4 | 12 | +0.25 |
| 25 | Xay Davis | RB | SO | 55 | 240 | 4.4 | 2 | 8 | -0.02 |
| 0 | Xavier Brown | RB | SR | 36 | 183 | 5.1 | 2 | 8 | +0.05 |
| Noah Vaughn | RB | 28 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +0.02 | ||
| 2 | Peyton Lewis | RB | JR | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 1 | — | -0.17 |
| 28 | Solomon Beebe | RB | JR | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | -0.00 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Virginia depth chart →