Running back, SMU, 2015–⁠19

Xavier Jones

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Spring, TX
Born
Aug 24, 1997

Xavier Jones played running back at SMU (2015–⁠19).

At a glance

Best season
1,276
Rushing yards, 2019 (SMU, 10–⁠3)
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2019

Career highs

175rushing yards, career highat Memphis, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. East Carolina, 2019

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015SMU1526344.21035
2016SMU151409.3149
2017SMU1821,0755.9958
2018SMU693114.5252
2019SMU2441,2765.22364
Career6623,4365.24564

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015SMU272147.9027
2017SMU14846.0022
2018SMU10959.5155
2019SMU20904.5212
Career714836.8355

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015SMU5RBYr 1
2016SMU5RBYr 2
2017SMU5RBYr 3
2018SMU5RBYr 4
2019SMU5RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″208

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015SMU1820.0835th (n=268)0.1214.721%0.18
2016SMU150.45––6.7––
2017SMU2020.1763rd (n=287)0.1233.520%0.18
2018SMU84-0.087th (n=300)0.15-7.012%0.06
2019SMU2710.1871st (n=287)0.1349.526%0.30

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 SMU 13 games, 1,276 rushing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atArkansas StateW 37–⁠30185639211
Sep 7vs.North TexasW 49–⁠2716127351210
Sep 14vs.Texas StateW 47–⁠1720108120––
Sep 21atTCUW 41–⁠381979123414
Sep 28atSouth FloridaW 48–⁠2115155236––
Oct 5vs.TulsaW 43–⁠3726121214212
Oct 19vs.TempleW 45–⁠212910501915
Oct 24atHoustonW 34–⁠312213326212
Nov 2atMemphisL 48–⁠54112217410
Nov 9vs.East CarolinaW 59–⁠5120157364215
Nov 23atNavyL 28–⁠351861111––
Nov 30vs.TulaneW 37–⁠201812523816
Dec 21 ✦atFlorida AtlanticL 28–⁠5212272715
2018 SMU 10 games, 311 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atNorth TexasL 23–⁠462303––
Sep 7vs.TCUL 12–⁠427220724
Sep 15atMichiganL 20–⁠45135001612
Sep 29vs.Houston ChristianW 63–⁠2792808––
Oct 6atUCFL 20–⁠488−202218
Oct 20atTulaneW 27–⁠2392006360
Oct 27vs.CincinnatiL 20–⁠263502111
Nov 3vs.HoustonW 45–⁠3164403410
Nov 10atUConnW 62–⁠5011133252––
Nov 16vs.MemphisL 18–⁠281808––
2017 SMU 13 games, 1,075 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Stephen F. AustinW 58–⁠141039011––
Sep 9vs.North TexasW 54–⁠32137424711
Sep 16atTCUL 36–⁠56837018210
Sep 23vs.Arkansas StateW 44–⁠2119146040––
Sep 30vs.UConnW 49–⁠28137212512
Oct 7atHoustonL 22–⁠351399027––
Oct 21atCincinnatiW 31–⁠281580118122
Oct 27vs.TulsaW 38–⁠34136914614
Nov 4vs.UCFL 24–⁠31198412723
Nov 11atNavyL 40–⁠4318106132––
Nov 18atMemphisL 45–⁠6620175258––
Nov 25vs.TulaneW 41–⁠38938012428
Dec 20 ✦vs.Louisiana TechL 10–⁠511256016214
2016 SMU 2 games, 140 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 34–⁠2111115149––
Oct 1atTempleL 20–⁠45425017––
2015 SMU 12 games, 634 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.BaylorL 21–⁠56133817438
Sep 12vs.North TexasW 31–⁠131496027215
Sep 19atTCUL 37–⁠561236191−2
Sep 26vs.James MadisonL 45–⁠481771230414
Oct 3vs.East CarolinaL 23–⁠491238011––
Oct 8atHoustonL 28–⁠491052016336
Oct 24atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠381551115215
Oct 31vs.TulsaL 31–⁠40829012315
Nov 6vs.TempleL 40–⁠601667213318
Nov 14atNavyL 14–⁠55845022221
Nov 21vs.TulaneW 49–⁠2117117335344
Nov 28atMemphisL 0–⁠6310−604––

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

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2020Los Angeles Rams500000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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