Xavier Williams

#26 · RB · 3rd-year · Iowa5′10″ · 228 lb · Schererville, IN · Lake Central

Rushing yards265213th of 278 running backsLast gameW 30–0vs Wisconsin · Oct 31
Nextat NorthwesternSat Nov 7 · 7:30 pm ET
265 rushing yards in 7 games; their best was 151 vs Northern Iowa.
Game 1: against Northern Illinois, win 40-0, 8 rushing yards8WNIUGame 2: against Iowa State, win 16-13, 3 rushing yards3WISUGame 3: against Northern Iowa, win 55-0, 151 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns, FCS opponent151WUNIFCSGame 4: at Michigan, win 20-19, 5 rushing yards5WMICH@Game 5: against Ohio State, loss 14-31, no carries in this gameLOSUGame 6: at Washington, win 41-24, 3 rushing yards3WWASH@Game 7: at Minnesota, loss 10-13, 17 rushing yards17LMINN@Game 8: against Wisconsin, win 30-0, 78 rushing yards78WWISSeason high
Game 1: against Northern Illinois, win 40-0, 8 rushing yardsWNIUGame 2: against Iowa State, win 16-13, 3 rushing yardsWISUGame 3: against Northern Iowa, win 55-0, 151 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns, FCS opponent151WUNIFCSGame 4: at Michigan, win 20-19, 5 rushing yardsWMICH@Game 5: against Ohio State, loss 14-31, no carries in this gameLOSUGame 6: at Washington, win 41-24, 3 rushing yardsWWASH@Game 7: at Minnesota, loss 10-13, 17 rushing yardsLMINN@Game 8: against Wisconsin, win 30-0, 78 rushing yards78WWISSeason high
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Wisconsin · W 30-0

20 carries, 78 yards

The other 6 games average 31 yards. This one was 47 above.

Open this game

Williams has carries in 7 of Iowa’s 8 games: none against Ohio State.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

8 stories in the last 60 days, from 9 outlets.

Sep 17 to Sep 23: 6Oct 22 to Oct 28: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1W 16-13 vs Iowa StateWW 55-0 vs Northern IowaWW 20-19 at MichiganWL 14-31 vs Ohio StateLW 41-24 at WashingtonWL 10-13 at MinnesotaLW 30-0 vs WisconsinWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 6
Sep 17 to Sep 23: 6Oct 22 to Oct 28: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1W 16-13 vs Iowa StateWW 55-0 vs Northern IowaWW 20-19 at MichiganWL 14-31 vs Ohio StateLW 41-24 at WashingtonWL 10-13 at MinnesotaLW 30-0 vs WisconsinWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 6
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Hawkeyes RB Kamari Moulton is out for the season. Xavier Williams will start against Wisconsin

Corsicana Daily Sun +4 Oct 27

All 9 stories this season

A play of his this season

  1. Q2, 10:06 · Iowa up 28Xavier Williams runs 16 yards for a touchdownNorthern Iowa at Iowa, week 3Q2, 10:06 · Iowa 35, Northern Iowa 0Xavier Williams's first 100-yard rushing game of 2026Xavier Williams's first 100-yard rushing game of 2026X.Williams rush middle for 16 yards gain to the UNI00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playCFB ON FOX

All 2 of his plays on video

17% of the carries, 19% of the yards, 23% of the touchdowns

  • Carries17%45 of 260
  • Yards19%265 of 1,401
  • Touchdowns23%3 of 13
  • A touchdown every 15.0 carries. Everyone else on the team: one every 21.5.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Xavier Williams

RB · Iowa · #26

Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Second year in the Iowa backfield. A game that shows it: 151 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards against Northern Iowa — Week 3, 2026.

265 rushing yards · 3 rushing TD · 45 carries

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

Similar players

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