Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 24 | — |
| Success rate | 41.7% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 20.8% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 16.7% | — |
| First downs | 8 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 11 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 4 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 7.2% | — |
| Catch rate | 83.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 10.5 | — |
| Explosive catches | 16.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Davis's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
Run direction44 carries
2025 charting · Virginia
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.
Run direction19 carries
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 |  Virginia#34 · 4-3 | 7 | 27% | 45 | 233 | 5.2 | 2 | 41.7% |
| 2025 | Virginia#30 · 11-3 | 4 | 6% | 23 | 86 | 3.7 | 0 | 47.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Xay Davis's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Xay Davis'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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  NC State | W 34–8 | 5.1 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Norfolk State | W 59–3 | 7.2 | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 0 | 44 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | vs West Virginia | L 27–38 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 |  Delaware | W 42–3 | 2.9 | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | @ Florida State | L 7–38 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Syracuse | W 28–25 | 6.3 | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ SMU | L 13–23 | 5.9 | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.2 | 45 | 233 | 5.2 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 0 | 35 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 45 | — |
| Yards | 233 | 237th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 5.2 | 107th / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 220th / 630 |
| Long | 44 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 787th / 1994 |
| Yards | 90 | 718th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 12.9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 35 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · NC State | 68 | ~13 (3–25) | 7 | · | 19% |
| Wk 2 · Norfolk State | 62 | ~23 (16–30) | 11 | · | 37% |
| Wk 3 · West Virginia | 70 | ~12 (3–23) | 3 | · | 17% |
| Wk 4 · Delaware | 85 | ~33 (23–43) | 13 | 1 | 39% |
| Wk 5 · Florida State | 71 | ~13 (3–25) | 4 | · | 18% |
| Wk 6 · Syracuse | 55 | ~12 (3–23) | 6 | · | 22% |
| Wk 7 · SMU | 54 | ~18 (12–23) | 9 | · | 33% |
| Season | 465 | 124 (98–153) | 53 | 1 | 27% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Virginia roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jekail Middlebrook | RB | SR | 81 | 396 | 4.9 | 3 | 10 | +0.26 |
| 25 | Xay Davis | RB | SO | 45 | 233 | 5.2 | 2 | 7 | +0.10 |
| 0 | Xavier Brown | RB | SR | 33 | 172 | 5.2 | 2 | 6 | +0.10 |
| Noah Vaughn | RB | 28 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +0.02 | ||
| 2 | Peyton Lewis | RB | JR | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 1 | — | -0.17 |
| 28 | Solomon Beebe | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | 1 | -0.61 |
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. Virginia depth chart →