#25
Virginia · 2026

Xay Davis

RBSophomore5' 10", 205 lbsRichmond, VA
Virginia Cavaliers4-5 · TDC #47
Snap share
27%
likely 22–34%
Rush yards
240
287th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.4
187th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
8
841st of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.02
223rd of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

64 plays · -1.2 total EPA · 223rd of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays-0.02
Passing+0.93
Rushing-0.17
1st down-0.17
2nd down+0.04
3rd down+0.47
Standard downs-0.10
Passing downs+0.39
DavisRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays3%
Run plays17%
1st down11%
2nd down10%
3rd down8%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs6%
DavisRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries34—
Success rate32.4%—
Explosive run rate14.7%—
Stuffed at the line23.5%—
First downs9—
Red-zone carries14—
Goal-line carries5—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share7.2%—
Catch rate83.3%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target10.5—
Explosive catches16.7%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Davis's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
9
8 caught (89%)
Avg. depth of target
4.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.8
62 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
40
of 102 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

89% comp4.4 avg. depth7.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (44%), 3 caught (75%), 25 yds, 6.3 per target475% · 25yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 35 yds, 35.0 per target1100% · 35yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction54 carries

Left
19%
6.7 YPC · 60% succ.
Middle
57%
4.4 YPC · 35% succ.
Right
24%
2.8 YPC · 31% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Virginia

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.

Run direction19 carries

Left
21%
4.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
58%
3.5 YPC · 45% succ.
Right
21%
4.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farVirginia#47 · 4-5927%552404.4232.4%
2025Virginia#30 · 11-346%23863.7047.4%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Xay Davis's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Xay Davis'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

4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 7.2 vs Norfolk State (Week 2)0 of 8 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1NC StateW 34–85.17131.916·····
2Norfolk StateW 59–37.2111079.7044·····
3vsWest VirginiaL 27–38—·····35117.0035
4DelawareW 42–32.910303.00722713.5022
5@Florida StateL 7–383.94102.508·····
6SyracuseW 28–256.36396.5114·····
7@SMUL 13–235.97344.90112126.009
8DukeL 16–192.6520.402·····
9@Wake ForestL 7–512.4551.00411212.0012
2026 · 9 games4.5552404.4244810212.8035

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries55—
Yards240287th / 1519
Yards / carry4.4187th / 312
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long44—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8841st / 2089
Yards102760th / 2074
Yards / catch12.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long35—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards0—
Average0—
Touchdowns0—
Long0—

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 involvedSpecial teamsPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · NC State68~13 (3–25)7··19%
Wk 2 · Norfolk State62~23 (16–30)11··37%
Wk 3 · West Virginia70~12 (3–23)3··17%
Wk 4 · Delaware85~33 (23–43)13·139%
Wk 5 · Florida State71~13 (3–25)4··18%
Wk 6 · Syracuse55~12 (3–23)6··22%
Wk 7 · SMU54~18 (12–23)9··33%
Wk 8 · Duke77~16 (11–21)5··21%
Wk 9 · Wake Forest64~22 (15–29)61·34%
Season606162 (134–205)641127%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Virginia roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
21Jekail MiddlebrookRBSR1055134.9412+0.25
25Xay DavisRBSO552404.428-0.02
0Xavier BrownRBSR361835.128+0.05
Noah VaughnRB28141501+0.02
2Peyton LewisRBJR10171.71—-0.17
28Solomon BeebeRBJR492.305-0.00

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 →