Senior quarterback for San José State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 211 lb · Corona, CA
The numbers
passing yards · 2025
4 INT · 3.6 per attempt
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 7 pass yds, -2 rush yds, vs Air Force
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for San José State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
Xavier Ward
Second year in the San José State quarterback room, same address the whole way. The receipt: 94 pass yds, 15 rush yds against Fresno State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo — 10-15 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 50.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| Road1g | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 50.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.0%
106 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 12 | 32 | 37.5% | 116 | 3.6 | 0 | 4 | 43.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 35 | 37.1% | 132 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 | 40.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 28-35@ Wyoming | 3/10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-26vs Air Force | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Fresno State | 8/21 | 94 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 14.8 | Season-high 94 yds · 3 INTs — rough day |
| Total | 12/32 | 116 | 0 | 4 | 4.3 | 6.9 |
2026 Outlook
San José State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · San José State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #129