Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Total | 18 | 120 | 5.8 | 1 | 44 |
#25
Xay Davis
Sophomore running back for Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Richmond, VA · Collegiate School
Watch-list name (model)Returning to Virginia for 2026
The numbers
120
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 6.7 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 107 rush yds, vs Norfolk State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2025.
Xay Davis
He has spent two seasons in the Virginia backfield. The receipt: 107 rush yds against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.
120 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 18 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Collegiate School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tony Elliott — 13-3 over that span.
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 60.0 YDS/g, 5.8 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
107 rush yds (11 car)
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.03(00:00) Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush middle for 11 yards gain to the NSU44 (#65 L.Candis; #1 J.Saunders), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · NC State · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.88(08:22) No Huddle #25 X.Davis rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NCS01 (#35 L.Hodge), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA +1.63(01:57) Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush middle for 44 yards gain to the NSU10 (#33 E.Mills; #36 P.Surtain), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · NC State · 1&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.94(07:45) No Huddle #25 X.Davis rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NCS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:44 #41 W.Bettridge kick attempt good (H: #38 D.Sparks, LS: #50 W.Rubinoff)
- Week 1 · NC State · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA -0.93(12:02) Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush middle for 0 yards to the UVA33 (#56 O.Abraham; #0 P.Aguirre)
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.71(02:32) Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UVA46 (#39 M.McGodfred)
- Week 1 · NC State · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA -0.66(06:31) Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush middle for 0 yards to the NCS28 (#0 P.Aguirre)
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.43(00:47) Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush right for 2 yards loss to the NSU15 (#13 B.Thompson; #96 J.Pegha)
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.35(11:27) Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush right for 2 yards gain to the UVA35 (#96 J.Pegha)
- Week 1 · NC State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.35(12:35) Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UVA33 (#3 T.Teasdell)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Virginia
Returning around him
- 10% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #111
The backfield · Virginia
- #21Jekail Middlebrook752 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Solomon Beebe338 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Peyton Lewis290 rushing yards · 2025
- Xavier Brown241 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Xay Davis86 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology