Xavier Williams
Iowa Hawkeyes
76
Solid

Xavier Williams

Iowa HawkeyesContender
RBOffenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Xavier Williams starting?

Xavier Williams is listed 2nd string at RB for Iowa Hawkeyes.

Redshirt sophomore · #26 · 5'10", 228 lbs

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Depth at RB · Iowa Hawkeyes

  1. 12188L.J. Phillips Jr.Starter
  2. 22676Xavier WilliamsYou
  3. 3563Nathan McNeil
  4. 42254Braeden Jackson

Iowa Starting Lineup

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Up next for Iowa

Iowa plays Northwestern away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Lake Central, ranked #1,008 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 285 rushing yards, 3 rush TD. That's 12% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,008 NatlTeam Share12%
Schererville, IN
Jersey
#26
Class
RS SO
Height
5'10"
Weight
228 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20252853

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8672
National Rank
#1008
High School
Lake Central
Hometown
Saint John, IN

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 67th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 76.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 67% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WWISYDS 78
CAR
20
YDS
78
AVG
3.9
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
23
AVG
11.5
TD
0

Final W 30-0

Oct 24LMINNYDS 17
CAR
5
YDS
17
AVG
3.4
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 13-10

Oct 10WWASHYDS 3
CAR
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 41-24

Sep 26WMICHYDS 5
CAR
4
YDS
5
AVG
1.3
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 20-19

Sep 19WUNIYDS 151
CAR
6
YDS
151
AVG
25.2
TD
3
REC
2
YDS
16
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 55-0

Sep 12WISUYDS 3
CAR
3
YDS
3
AVG
1.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 16-13

Sep 5WNIUYDS 12
CAR
6
YDS
8
AVG
1.3
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
12
AVG
6.0
TD
1

Final W 40-0

Xavier Williams's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

285 rush yds · 3 TD · 10% of carries
Usage / Involvement15%
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