Last confirmed: SMU, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 208 lb · Spring, TX · Spring High
Xavier Jones: RB · SMU · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Xavier Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Xavier Jones has played for two head coaches in five seasons at SMU. One game to point at: 157 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards against East Carolina — Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
47.5% of carries overall (242/510) → 29.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (34/114) — 91.2% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
20 of 25 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (80.0%). 29 of the team's 51 inside-the-5 carries (56.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-30@ Arkansas State | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 3 | 9 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | W 49-27vs North Texas | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 3 | 51 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 3 | W 47-17vs Texas State | 20 | 108 | 5.4 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ No. 25 TCU | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-21@ South Florida | 15 | 155 | 10.3 | 2 | 36 | 155-yard day |
| Wk 6 | W 43-37vs Tulsa | 26 | 121 | 4.7 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-21vs Temple | 29 | 105 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31@ Houston | 22 | 133 | 6.0 | 2 | 62 | |
| Wk 10 | L 48-54@ No. 24 Memphis | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-51vs East Carolina | 20 | 157 | 7.9 | 3 | 64 | Season-high 157 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 28-35@ Navy | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-20vs Tulane | 18 | 125 | 6.9 | 2 | 38 | |
 Bowl | L 28-52@ Florida Atlantic | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Total | 244 | 1276 | 5.2 | 23 | 64 |
Week 14 · 2019
W 37-20
vs Tulane
125 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD
With J. Sackville — 40.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · S. Buechele — 180 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 20 rush yds (8 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%232 carriesFumble rate
1.2%3 of 244 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.2 yds/carry on 244 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 124 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| Road7g | 76.1 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 96.1 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 100 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
48.7%
502 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
79.3
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
535 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
244 carries and 20 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at SMU, 3,436 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 50 games over 5 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
