Running back, Northern Iowa (from Florida Atlantic), 2023–⁠26

Xavier Terrell

Number
No. 5
Height
5′8″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Wilmington, NC

Xavier Terrell plays running back for Northern Iowa, after Florida Atlantic (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at Youngstown State: 5 carries, 6 yards; 3 catches, 16 yards.

2026 so far

128 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 5 carries, 6 yards; 3 catches, 16 yards at Youngstown State, L 22–⁠35

Next game: at Southern Illinois, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 8@EWU
  2. 80ILST
  3. 34UND
  4. 6@YSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

148rushing yards, career highat Tulsa, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highat Tulsa, 20247catches, career highat Florida International, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Florida Atlantic5459.0035
2024Florida Atlantic1426118.6393
2025Florida Atlantic541613.0114
2026Northern Iowa291284.4143
Career1025955.8593

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Florida Atlantic2105.006
2024Florida Atlantic1−5−5.000
2025Florida Atlantic13896.8132
2026Northern Iowa5142.8013
Career211085.1132

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Florida Atlantic5RBFr.
2024Florida Atlantic5RBSo.
2025Florida Atlantic5RBJr.
2026Northern Iowa5RBSr.5′8″180

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
2023Florida Atlantic70.40––2.8––
2024Florida Atlantic151.39––20.8––
2025Florida Atlantic66-0.0316th (n=576)0.10-1.817%0.09
2026Northern Iowa (FCS)36-0.07––-2.714%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Florida Atlantic38%2.400.600.2020%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Northern Iowa 4 games, 128 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atEastern WashingtonL 24–⁠34680–––
Sep 26vs.Illinois StateW 28–⁠218801140
Oct 10vs.North DakotaW 24–⁠17103401−60
Oct 17atYoungstown StateL 22–⁠355603160
2025 Florida Atlantic 5 games, 161 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atMarylandL 7–⁠399280–––
Sep 6vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠1482503320
Sep 13atFlorida InternationalL 28–⁠3861707521
Sep 27vs.MemphisL 26–⁠5511221260
Oct 4atRiceW 27–⁠21206901−10
2024 Florida Atlantic 5 games, 261 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 28vs.WagnerW 41–⁠104340–––
Oct 19atUTSAL 24–⁠38––––––
Nov 7atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠492310–––
Nov 23vs.CharlotteL 27–⁠396481–––
Nov 30atTulsaW 63–⁠16214821−50
2023 Florida Atlantic 2 games, 45 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 18vs.TulaneL 8–⁠241902100
Nov 25atRiceL 21–⁠244360–––

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

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