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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
109rushing yards, career highvs. Columbia, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Pennsylvania, 2025Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2023, 2024 and 2025
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
Returns
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Harvard | 0 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Harvard | 0 | RB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Harvard | 0 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Harvard | 0 | RB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Harvard (FCS) | 136 | 0.18 | 74th (n=576) | 0.10 | 24.7 | 18% |
| 2026 | Harvard (FCS) | 60 | -0.09 | 12th (n=478) | 0.10 | -5.4 | 17% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at | W 31–7 | 15 | 51 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | W 14–10 | 15 | 45 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 20–17 | 10 | 51 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 41–29 | 12 | 59 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 30–7 | 7 | 19 | 0 | – | – |
2025 Harvard 11 games, 626 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at | W 59–7 | 3 | 36 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 41–7 | 11 | 27 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 59–24 | 11 | 56 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 34–10 | 23 | 94 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 31–7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 35–14 | 13 | 101 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 31–10 | 9 | 49 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 31–14 | 18 | 94 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 45–43 | 20 | 103 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 28–45 | 9 | 53 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 7–52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
2024 Harvard 10 games, 540 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 35–0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 28–31 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 28–23 | 16 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 48 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 38–20 | 23 | 99 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 35–34 | 7 | 31 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 45–13 | 15 | 71 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 31–27 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 26–6 | 23 | 109 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 31–28 | 4 | 14 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 29–34 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
2023 Harvard 9 games, 72 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 34–31 | – | – | – | 2 | 75 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 38–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 62 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 41–23 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 48–7 | 8 | 46 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 14–21 | 2 | −8 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 17–9 | 6 | 24 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 38–24 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 25–23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 18–23 | – | – | – | 3 | 64 |
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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