Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/17Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (11.8%).
- touchdown
Wake Forest · L 7-51
2 carries, 1 yards
The other 8 games average 23 yards. This one was 22 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordVirginia is 4-5.
- Next gamevs California · Sat Nov 14
The most important play this season
Xavier Brown
Fourth year in the Virginia backfield. One game to point at: 71 rushing yards and 1 reception against West Virginia — Week 3, 2026.
183 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 36 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
The latest game
Against Wake Forest on Oct. 31: 2 carries for 1 yards. In the 9 games drawn here: 36 carries for 183 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- L 7-51 at Wake Forest2 carries, 1 yds
- L 16-19 vs Duke1 carry, 10 yds
- L 13-23 at SMU1 carry, 3 yds
- W 28-25 vs Syracuse1 carry, 3 yds
- L 7-38 at Florida State7 carries, 19 yds
- W 42-3 vs Delaware4 carries, 22 yds
- L 27-38 vs West Virginia8 carries, 71 yds, 1 TD
- W 59-3 vs Norfolk State4 carries, 14 yds
- W 34-8 vs NC State8 carries, 40 yds, 1 TD
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when the play moved the chains.
Career stats
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 rushing yard, 2 catches.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 1 | 47 | Season-high 71 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 36 | 183 | 5.1 | 2 | 47 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 34-8
vs NC State
2 rec · 58 yds · 1 TD · 40 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 26-point win at home against NC State.
With B. Pribula — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.4 · 110 rush yds (15 car) · D. Sparks — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · West Virginia · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +4.60X.Brown rush middle for 47 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 5 · Florida State · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −4.26X.Brown rush middle for 0 yards (C.Jones), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 1 · NC State · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +3.39Pribula to Brown: a 45-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 1 · NC State · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45X.Brown rush middle for 1 yard gain for a touchdown
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.87X.Brown rush left for 4 yards loss (R.Perry)
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.60X.Brown rush left for 11 yards gain (J.Saunders; I.Emery)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · West Virginia · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.46X.Brown rush left for 6 yards gain (C.Diagne), out of bounds
- Week 9 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.34X.Brown rush middle for 1 yard loss (K.Lee)
- Week 1 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.19Pribula to Brown: a 13-yard pass.
- Week 3 · West Virginia · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA −0.84Pribula to Brown: a 0-yard pass.
Where the stats rank
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Tony Elliott — 23-22 over that span.
2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia4-5HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 17.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 24.6 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
36 carries and 8 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
46 · #173 of 331 RBs
Three-star recruit. Now #173 at the position.
Five seasons at Virginia
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Virginia ElliottYear 5 · 9 games
- 2025 Virginia ElliottYear 4 · 7 games
- 2024 Virginia ElliottYear 3 · 11 games
- 2023 Virginia ElliottYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2022 Virginia ElliottYear 1 · 10 games
- High school Lexington Christian AcademyLexington, KY · Class of 2022Three-star, No. 960 in the 2022 class. Signed with Virginia.Also from Lexington Christian Academy: Cutter Boley (Arizona State), Mason Moore (Coastal Carolina) and Kenyatta Hardge II (Marshall).
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 171 yds at Coastal Carolina.Coastal Carolina · W 43-242024
2022 10 games
- Signed with VirginiaThree-star, out of Lexington Christian Academy
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Virginia
Played every college season under Tony Elliott.