Running back, Harvard, 2023–⁠26

Xaviah Bascon

Number
No. 0
Height
5′9″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Nahant, MA

Xaviah Bascon plays running back for Harvard. Last time out, against Holy Cross: 7 carries, 19 yards. Bascon leads Harvard in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

225 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 7 carries, 19 yards vs. Holy Cross, W 30–⁠7

Next game: vs. Princeton, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 51@UNH
  2. 45@BRWN
  3. 51COLG
  4. 59@COR
  5. 19HC

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

109rushing yards, career highvs. Columbia, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Pennsylvania, 2025

Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2023, 2024 and 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Harvard21723.4012
2024Harvard1265404.3531
2025Harvard1226265.1729
2026Harvard592253.8235
Career3281,4634.51435

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Harvard133500
2024Harvard71680
2025Harvard4620
Career245800

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Harvard177.017
2024Harvard10929.2123
2025Harvard141168.3119
2026Harvard4174.307
Career292328.0323

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Harvard0RBFr.
2024Harvard0RBSo.
2025Harvard0RBJr.
2026Harvard0RBSr.5′9″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Harvard (FCS)1360.1874th (n=576)0.1024.718%
2026Harvard (FCS)60-0.0912th (n=478)0.10-5.417%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Harvard 5 games, 225 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 19atNew HampshireW 31–⁠715511––
Sep 25atBrownW 14–⁠1015450––
Oct 3vs.ColgateW 20–⁠1710510––
Oct 10atCornellW 41–⁠2912591––
Oct 17vs.Holy CrossW 30–⁠77190––
2025 Harvard 11 games, 626 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 20atStetsonW 59–⁠73361––
Sep 27vs.BrownW 41–⁠711270––
Oct 4atHoly CrossW 59–⁠2411561––
Oct 10vs.CornellW 34–⁠1023940––
Oct 18vs.MerrimackW 31–⁠74110––
Oct 25atPrincetonW 35–⁠14131011––
Nov 1vs.DartmouthW 31–⁠109490––
Nov 7atColumbiaW 31–⁠1418942113
Nov 15vs.PennsylvaniaW 45–⁠43201032––
Nov 22atYaleL 28–⁠459530––
Nov 29atVillanovaL 7–⁠52120349
2024 Harvard 10 games, 540 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 21vs.StetsonW 35–⁠05190117
Sep 28atBrownL 28–⁠3113630113
Oct 4vs.New HampshireW 28–⁠2316662248
Oct 11atCornellW 38–⁠2023990––
Oct 19vs.Holy CrossW 35–⁠347311––
Oct 26vs.PrincetonW 45–⁠1315710––
Nov 2atDartmouthW 31–⁠2714500146
Nov 9vs.ColumbiaW 26–⁠6231090––
Nov 16atPennsylvaniaW 31–⁠284141––
Nov 23vs.YaleL 29–⁠346181244
2023 Harvard 9 games, 72 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 22vs.BrownW 34–⁠31–––275
Sep 30vs.Holy CrossW 38–⁠28–––162
Oct 6vs.CornellW 41–⁠232−20127
Oct 14vs.HowardW 48–⁠78460––
Oct 21atPrincetonL 14–⁠212−80117
Oct 28vs.DartmouthW 17–⁠96240––
Nov 4atColumbiaW 38–⁠242100251
Nov 11vs.PennsylvaniaW 25–⁠23120354
Nov 18atYaleL 18–⁠23–––364

No box score in the source for Sep 16 vs. St. Thomas (MN), so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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