#9
Minnesota · 2026

Xavier Ford

RBSophomore5' 10", 210 lbsLeesville, LA
Minnesota Golden Gophers2-1 · TDC #65
Snap share
20%
likely 10–44%
Rush yards
63
409th of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.8
Rush TD
1
200th of 476 in FBS
Receptions
0
EPA / play
+0.21
14 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · +2.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.21
Passing-1.05
Rushing+0.30
1st down+0.33
2nd down+0.08
3rd down-0.73
Standard downs+0.34
Passing downs-0.57
FordRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays1%
Run plays16%
1st down7%
2nd down6%
3rd down7%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs4%
FordRB average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries13—
Yards63409th / 1194
Yards / carry4.8—
Touchdowns1200th / 476
Long11—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois71~12 (3–23)417%
Wk 2 · Mississippi State63~11 (3–21)217%
Wk 3 · Akron63~16 (11–21)825%
Season19739 (19–86)1420%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
23TJ ThomasRBJR231737.519-0.09
1Darius TaylorRBSR20713.634+0.30
9Xavier FordRBSO13634.81—+0.21
A.J. TurnerRB10444.411+0.04
28Niko CastilloRBFR420.50—-0.45
20Ryan EstradaRBFR3103.302+0.11
22Jaron ThomasRBSO1550—+0.07
26Zeke BatesRBFR——————

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. Minnesota depth chart →