Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017South Alabama
Xavier Johnson
RB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Xavier Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
Xavier Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 28, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Xavier Johnson's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Xavier Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · South Alabama. Xavier Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,874
- Rushing yards
- 2,670
- Receiving yards
- 204
- Touchdowns
- 28
Quick Answers
Xavier Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,874
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Idaho
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Chamberlain · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Chamberlain · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 468 scrimmage yards · RB 205th (top 34%) · Sun Belt 47th (top 22%) · National 518th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | South Alabama | 12 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 430 | 417 | 13 | 1 | 45.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 1,038 | 956 | 82 | 9 | 72.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 69.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 873 | 787 | 86 | 12 | 69.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 8 | 468 | 445 | 23 | 6 | 48.7 |
Related Context
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Xavier Johnson played RB for South Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Xavier Johnson recorded 2,670 rushing yards, 204 receiving yards, and 28 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 1,038 primary output with 57.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Gardner-Webb
Win with 177 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
86.5
Efficiency
57.2
Usage
23
Consistency
65.7
Best Game by takeover score
Gardner-Webb
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Gardner-Webb: 177. Nebraska: 50. San Diego State: 139. NC State: 29. Troy: 91. Arkansas State: -7. Texas State: 93. Idaho: 148. Louisiana: 118. Georgia State: 56. Georgia Southern: 32. App State: 112
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Gardner-Webb: 8 by 100. Nebraska: 10 by 45.8. San Diego State: 20 by 75.7. NC State: 11 by 27.5. Troy: 20 by 47.4. Arkansas State: 3 by 0. Texas State: 9 by 93.1. Idaho: 9 by 100. Louisiana: 23 by 53.4. Georgia State: 12 by 48.2. Georgia Southern: 11 by 30.2. App State: 18 by 64.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins134.6 · Games = 5 · +82.5 vs Losses
Losses52.1 · Games = 7 · -82.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Gardner-Webb
Best efficiency game
100 vs Idaho
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/6 | vs App State100 rush yards | L 27-34 | 18 | 112 | 6.20 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Georgia Southern | L 17-55 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Georgia State | L 10-24 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Fri 11/13 | vs Louisiana100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 32-25 | 23 | 118 | 5.10 | 2 | — | — | 5.1 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Idaho100 rush yards | W 52-45 | 9 | 148 | 16.40 | 1 | — | — | 16.4 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Texas State | L 18-36 | 9 | 93 | 10.30 | 0 | — | — | 10.3 |
| Wed 10/14 | vs Arkansas State | L 31-49 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | -6 | -2.3 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Troy | W 24-18 | 20 | 91 | 4.60 | 1 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sun 9/27 | vs NC State | L 13-63 | 11 | 29 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sun 9/20 | @ San Diego State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 34-27 | 19 | 142 | 7.50 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 7.0 |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Nebraska | L 9-48 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 5 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Gardner-Webb100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 33-23 | 7 | 121 | 17.30 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 22.1 |
Player Story
Xavier Johnson story
Xavier Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 28, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Xavier Johnson's career was his backfield work: 2,670 rushing yards, 459 carries, 24 rushing touchdowns, and 204 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 204 receiving yards and 1,220 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Xavier Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | South Alabama | 451 | 50 | 12.5 | 451 |
| 2014 Regular Season | South Alabama | 451 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1,038 | 57.2 | 23 | 587 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 917 | 56.8 | 24.3 | -121 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 917 | 56.8 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 468 | 49.3 | 21.2 | -449 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho
Week 4 · L 23-29 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
155
Scrimmage Yards
92.5 takeover
155 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
#2
vs New Mexico State
Week 14 · W 35-28 · Conference game
157
Scrimmage Yards
90.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
157 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.
#3
vs Troy
Week 9 · W 27-13 · Conference game
105
Scrimmage Yards
86.1 takeover
Win with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
105 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.
#4
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 1 · W 33-23
177
Scrimmage Yards
84 takeover
Win with 177 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
177 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
#5
@ San Diego State
Week 3 · W 34-27
139
Scrimmage Yards
80.7 takeover
Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 30.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · South Alabama
1,038 primary output · 57.2 efficiency · 23 usage
72.2
#2
2016 Postseason · South Alabama
69.5
917 primary · 56.8 efficiency · 24.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · South Alabama
69.5
917 primary · 56.8 efficiency · 24.3 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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