Running back, Kent State, 2018–⁠23

Xavier Williams

Number
No. 2
Height
5′9″
Weight
188 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Forestville, MD

Xavier Williams played running back at Kent State (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

168rushing yards, career highvs. Miami (OH), 20212rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Kent State3103.309
2019Kent State863934.6424
2020Kent State272168.0349
2021Kent State1258126.5379
2023Kent State421373.3118
Career2831,5685.51179

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Kent State153400

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Kent State520000
2020Kent State330000
2021Kent State320000
Career1170000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Kent State510521.0241
2021Kent State44010.0016
2023Kent State111.001
Career1014614.6241

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Kent State2RBYr 1
2019Kent State2RBYr 2
2020Kent State2RBYr 3
2021Kent State2RBYr 4
2022Kent State2RBYr 5
2023Kent State2RBSr. (Yr 6)5′9″188

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
2018Kent State3-0.03––-0.1––
2019Kent State940.1144th (n=287)0.1310.312%0.07
2020Kent State270.70––18.98%–
2021Kent State1300.3186th (n=277)0.1640.414%0.22
2023Kent State42-0.08––-3.211%–

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

2023 Kent State 10 games, 137 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atUCFL 6–⁠5671306––
Sep 9atArkansasL 6–⁠282303––
Sep 16vs.Central ConnecticutW 38–⁠101355014––
Sep 23atFresno StateL 10–⁠53155511811
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)L 3–⁠234906––
Oct 7atOhioL 17–⁠42––––––
Oct 21vs.BuffaloL 6–⁠241202––
Nov 1atAkronL 27–⁠31––––––
Nov 8vs.Bowling GreenL 19–⁠49––––––
Nov 25vs.Northern IllinoisL 27–⁠37––––––
2021 Kent State 13 games, 812 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atTexas A&ML 10–⁠41873038––
Sep 11vs.VMIW 60–⁠101365015114
Sep 18atIowaL 7–⁠30927010––
Sep 25atMarylandL 16–⁠37143206––
Oct 2vs.Bowling GreenW 27–⁠201149011––
Oct 9vs.BuffaloW 48–⁠38733012––
Oct 16atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠64439027––
Oct 23atOhioW 34–⁠271160115210
Nov 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 52–⁠4715103014––
Nov 10atCentral MichiganL 30–⁠5451206––
Nov 20atAkronW 38–⁠0758016––
Nov 27vs.Miami (OH)W 48–⁠4713168279116
Dec 4vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠41893026––
2020 Kent State 4 games, 216 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 4vs.Eastern MichiganW 27–⁠23755133––
Nov 10atBowling GreenW 62–⁠24535015––
Nov 17vs.AkronW 69–⁠351097149––
Nov 28atBuffaloL 41–⁠70529114––
2019 Kent State 11 games, 393 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29atArizona StateL 7–⁠3041307––
Sep 7vs.Kennesaw StateW 26–⁠23529012––
Sep 14atAuburnL 16–⁠555403––
Sep 21vs.Bowling GreenW 62–⁠20948024221
Oct 5atWisconsinL 0–⁠481303––
Oct 26vs.Miami (OH)L 16–⁠236907––
Nov 5atToledoL 33–⁠351163013128
Nov 14vs.BuffaloW 30–⁠27942120256
Nov 23vs.Ball StateW 41–⁠381884114––
Nov 29atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠261279116––
Dec 20 ✦vs.Utah StateW 51–⁠4161915––
2018 Kent State 1 game, 10 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8vs.HowardW 54–⁠1431009––

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

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