Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Charting
Where Ford's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction17 carries
2025 charting · Minnesota
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Minnesota#66 · 4-2 | 5 | 14% | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | Minnesota#63 · 8-5 | 2 | 3% | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Xavier Ford's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Xavier Ford's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
Eastern Illinois
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 17 | — |
| Yards | 82 | 499th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 4.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 359th / 631 |
| Long | 11 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois | 71 | ~12 (3–23) | 4 | 17% |
| Wk 2 · Mississippi State | 63 | ~11 (3–21) | 2 | 17% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | 63 | ~16 (11–21) | 8 | 25% |
| Wk 4 · Washington | 62 | ~7 (2–14) | 3 | 11% |
| Wk 5 · Michigan | 65 | ~5 (1–10) | 1 | 8% |
| Season | 376 | 51 (28–121) | 18 | 14% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Taylor | RB | SR | 64 | 154 | 2.4 | 4 | 18 | -0.07 |
| 23 | TJ Thomas | RB | JR | 52 | 319 | 6.1 | 1 | 17 | -0.04 |
| 9 | Xavier Ford | RB | SO | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 1 | — | +0.21 |
| A.J. Turner | RB | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | +0.04 | ||
| 28 | Niko Castillo | RB | FR | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | -0.45 |
| 20 | Ryan Estrada | RB | FR | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | +0.11 |
| 22 | Jaron Thomas | RB | SO | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | +0.07 |
| 26 | Zeke Bates | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Minnesota depth chart →