Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 17 | 90 | 5.5 | 1 | 11 |
#24
Xai'Shaun Edwards
Junior running back for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 198 lb · League City, TX · Clear Springs
Returning to Missouri for 2026
The numbers
90
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 5.3 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 45 rush yds, 1 TD, at Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston Christian in 2024.
- 82 rushing yards in 2025. Then 90 in 2026.
Xai'Shaun Edwards
The receipt on tape: 45 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Kansas, Week 2, 2026.
90 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 17 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Houston Christian3-star out of Clear Springs
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 45.0 YDS/g, 5.5 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–21
at Kansas
45 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
With A. Simmons — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.4 · 8 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 66 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Kansas · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.70(10:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush right for 10 yards gain to the KU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:52, 1ST DOWN #19 B.Craig kick attempt good (H: #40 B.Reus, LS: #49 B.Le Blanc)
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.11(01:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Mizzou29 (#35 M.Henderson), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Kansas · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.04(01:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush right for 8 yards gain to the MU44 (#3 C.Gordon)
- Week 2 · Kansas · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +0.90(06:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MU31 (#94 B.Herold), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.85(04:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UAPB47 (#50 N.Walker; #14 D.Moore), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.83(02:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Mizzou36 (#50 N.Walker)
- Week 2 · Kansas · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -0.70(05:35) Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MU36 (#33 L.Harris III; #0 A.Alexander)
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +0.54(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Mizzou33 (#98 K.Wilks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.49(10:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 X.Edwards rush middle for 11 yards gain to the Mizzou22 (#98 K.Wilks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.31(00:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass complete short right to #24 X.Edwards caught at UAPB31, for 15 yards to the UAPB18 (#43 K.Sims), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Missouri
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #194
Peaked at #194 this season.
Background
Prior to Mizzou: 2025 (Houston Christian): Edwards had a breakout season, rushing for 1,061 yards in 12 games … scored 12 rushing touchdowns and averaged 5.3 YPC ... added 12 receptions for 106 yards to average 5.9 yards per reception with a long catch of 19 yards … recorded three 100-yard rushin...
The backfield · Missouri
- #29Ahmad Hardy1,649 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Jamal Roberts753 rushing yards · 2025
- #31Anthony Favrow4 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Brady Hultman1 game · 2025
- #24Xai'Shaun Edwards2 games · 2026
3 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology