Senior running back for Kent State. 2023: 137 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
5′9″ · 188 lb · Forestville, MD
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 running back for Kent State. 2023: 137 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 2985 nationally · Signed with Kent State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonXavier Williams
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Xavier Williams has been at Kent State through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt: 55 rush yds, 1 receptions against Fresno State — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kent State, 1,568 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Kenni Burns. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: success rate (1st percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 13.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 14.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 22.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #305 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 42 | 137 | 3.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 125 | 812 | 6.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | Kent State | 27 | 216 | 8.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Kent State | 86 | 393 | 4.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 283 | 1,568 | 5.5 | 11 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Kent State | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 146 | 14.6 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 38–10
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-56@ UCF | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-28@ Arkansas | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Central Connecticut | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 10-53@ Fresno State | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-23vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-42@ Ohio | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24vs Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Akron | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-49vs Bowling Green | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-37vs Northern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 42 | 137 | 2.6 | 1 | 18 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Trelon Smith’s 2022 season.
Matches Trelon on
Differs from Trelon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Trelon Smith's graduate season at UTSA (2022).
Matches Trelon on
Differs from Trelon on
Player DNA