Player Dossier

2018-2023

Kent State

Xavier Williams

RB • 5'9" • 188 lbs • Forestville, MD, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Xavier Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 26.8 efficiency.

Usage Score

8.4

Efficiency

26.8

Consistency

16

Season Value

16.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Xavier Williams, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Kent State. Xavier Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 26.8 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Kent State paired 852 primary output with 63.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 26.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

13.8

Efficiency

26.8

Usage

8.4

Consistency

16

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 13. Arkansas: 3. Unknown: 55. Fresno State: 56. Miami (OH): 9. Ohio: 0. Buffalo: 2. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Northern Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 7 by 19.3. Arkansas: 2 by 15.6. Unknown: 13 by 44.1. Fresno State: 16 by 37.5. Miami (OH): 4 by 23.4. Buffalo: 1 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Losses9.2 · n=9
First Half27.2 · n=5 · +26.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -26.8 vs First Half
All Games13.8 · n=10

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

44.1 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/25vs Northern IllinoisL 27-37
Thu 11/9vs Bowling GreenL 19-49
Wed 11/1@ AkronL 27-31
Sat 10/21vs BuffaloL 6-2412202
Sat 10/7@ OhioL 17-42
Sat 9/30vs Miami (OH)L 3-23492.3002.3
Sun 9/24@ Fresno StateL 10-5315553.701113.5
Sat 9/16vs Unknown13554.2004.2
Sat 9/9@ ArkansasL 6-28231.5001.5
Thu 8/31@ UCFL 6-567131.9001.9

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kent State

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonKent State1034.74.6
2019 PostseasonKent State49844.813.3488
2019 Regular SeasonKent State49844.813.30
2020 Regular SeasonKent State21676.49.4-282
2021 Regular SeasonKent State85263.115.1636
2022 Regular SeasonKent State0-852
2023 Regular SeasonKent State13826.88.4138

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Miami (OH)

Win with 184 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

184

Primary metric

184 scrimmage yards and 18.4 usage.

#2

Akron

97

Primary metric

Win with 97 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

97 scrimmage yards and 13.3 usage.

#3

Buffalo

98

Primary metric

Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

98 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

#4

Toledo

91

Primary metric

Loss with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91 scrimmage yards and 20.7 usage.

#5

Fresno State

56

Primary metric

Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

56 scrimmage yards and 35.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Kent State

852 primary output · 63.1 efficiency · 15.1 usage

59.1

#2

2020 Regular Season · Kent State

43

216 primary · 76.4 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Kent State

39.7

498 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 13.3 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7742

John Hay Campus · Cleveland, OH

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

1,714

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Xavier Williams quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career rushing yards
1,568