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 | 34 | — |
| Success rate | 41.2% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 20.6% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 11.8% | — |
| First downs | 9 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 4 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 5 | — |
| Target share | 7.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 100.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 60.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 9.4 | — |
| Explosive catches | 20.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Williams's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction43 carries
2025 charting · Iowa
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Williams’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted1 targets charted
Run direction15 carries
Career
2 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 |  Iowa#16 · 6-2 | 7 | 23% | 45 | 265 | 5.9 | 3 | 41.2% | 6 | 51 | 1 | 7.5% |
| 2025 | Iowa#14 · 9-4 | 10 | 17% | 49 | 285 | 5.8 | 3 | 32.6% | 7 | 43 | 0 | 8.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Xavier Williams's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Xavier Williams'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 |  Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 5.7 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | W 16–13 | — | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 9.8 | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | @ Michigan | W 20–19 | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Ohio State | L 14–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 6 | @ Washington | W 41–24 | — | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | @ Minnesota | L 10–13 | 4.2 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 |  Wisconsin | W 30–0 | 4.5 | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.7 | 45 | 265 | 5.9 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 1 | 23 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 45 | — |
| Yards | 265 | 256th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 192nd / 683 |
| Long | 48 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 51 | 1134th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 23 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 30 | — |
| Average | 30 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 30 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | 78 | ~18 (12–23) | 8 | · | 23% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa State | 59 | ~10 (2–19) | 3 | · | 17% |
| Wk 3 · Northern Iowa | 64 | ~15 (10–19) | 9 | · | 23% |
| Wk 4 · Michigan | 58 | ~10 (2–19) | 4 | 1 | 17% |
| Wk 6 · Washington | 57 | ~9 (2–17) | 1 | · | 16% |
| Wk 8 · Minnesota | 66 | ~13 (3–25) | 5 | · | 20% |
| Wk 9 · Wisconsin | 66 | ~42 (35–47) | 22 | · | 64% |
| Season | 500 | 117 (93–144) | 52 | 1 | 23% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Iowa roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Kamari Moulton | RB | SR | 86 | 541 | 6.3 | 4 | 9 | +0.17 |
| Xavier Williams | RB | 45 | 265 | 5.9 | 3 | 6 | -0.00 | ||
| 21 | L.J. Phillips Jr. | RB | SR | 34 | 115 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 | -0.24 |
| 22 | Braeden Jackson | RB | SO | 23 | 178 | 7.7 | 2 | 7 | +0.11 |
| 5 | Nathan McNeil | RB | SO | 21 | 128 | 6.1 | 2 | 5 | +0.23 |
| 15 | O'Lontae Dean | RB | SO | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | — | +0.11 |
| 23 | Brevin Doll | RB | JR | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | — | -0.81 |
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. Iowa depth chart →