Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/17Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (29.4%).
Xavier Hall
Last confirmed: New Mexico State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · Las Cruces, NM
Xavier Hall: RB · New Mexico State · #22.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Xavier Hall
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent three seasons in the New Mexico State backfield. One game to point at: 94 rushing yards and 32 receiving yards against Kentucky — Week 3, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New Mexico State | 80 | 396 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | New Mexico State | 48 | 165 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2014 | New Mexico State | 105 | 342 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Career | 233 | 903 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New Mexico State | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | New Mexico State | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 191 | 9.6 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-38@ UTEP | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 32-31vs New Mexico | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 42-62@ Kentucky | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 6-52@ Troy | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-31vs Louisiana | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-55@ Idaho | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-22vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-52@ No. 9 Texas A&M | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-41@ Arkansas State | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 50-10vs Texas State | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-37vs App State | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-35@ South Alabama | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 80 | 396 | 5.0 | 1 | 19 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2016
W 32-31
vs New Mexico
61 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 14 yds
Edged out New Mexico at home in a shootout.
With T. Rogers — 205 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.3 · 21 rush yds (15 car) · P. Theisler — 58.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 59 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Kentucky · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.88Tyler Rogers pass complete to Xavier Hall for 20 yds to the Kent 48 for a KENTUCKY Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the Kent 37 for a
- Week 4 · Troy · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.67Tyler Rogers pass complete to Xavier Hall for 39 yds to the Troy 19 for a
- Week 11 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.37Xavier Hall run for 19 yds to the ArkSt 46 for a
- Week 8 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 20 · Q2 · EPA +2.37Tyler Rogers pass complete to Xavier Hall for 23 yds to the NMxSt 40 for a
- Week 3 · Kentucky · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.12Xavier Hall run for 14 yds to the NMxSt 40 for a
- Week 9 · Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Tyler Rogers pass complete to Xavier Hall for 23 yds to the NMxSt 48 for a
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Louisiana · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.03Xavier Hall run for 8 yds to the LaLaf 41 for a
- Week 2 · New Mexico · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Xavier Hall run for 1 yd for a TD, (Parker Davidson KICK)
- Week 3 · Kentucky · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.89Xavier Hall run for 9 yds to the NMxSt 38 for a
- Week 2 · New Mexico · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.70Xavier Hall run for 9 yds to the NMxSt 49 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
79 of 80 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%79 carriesFumble rate
1.2%1 of 80 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds32%of carries
25 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds41%of carries
32 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
9 carries
2 of 3 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 5 (20%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.0 yds/carry on 80 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Doug Martin — 8-28 over that span.
2014New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Balanced, fast tempo
2015New Mexico State3-9HC: Doug Martin · Balanced
2016New Mexico State3-9HC: Doug Martin · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 40.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 28.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 33.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 32.7 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doug Martin
Pass share
50.4%
458 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
75.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
80 carries and 11 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at New Mexico State
- 2016 New Mexico State MartinYear 4 · 12 games
- 2015 New Mexico State MartinYear 3 · 9 games
- 2014 New Mexico State MartinYear 2 · 10 games
- 2013 New Mexico State MartinYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico State, 903 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coach2013–2016
New Mexico State
Played his entire career under Doug Martin.