Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/123rd/4th & short
14/20Inside-5 share
10 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (83.3%). 14 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (70.0%).
Xazavian Valladay
Xazavian Valladay: RB · Arizona State · #1.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Xazavian Valladay
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. All-Mountain West in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 134 rushing yards and 55 receiving yards against Washington State — Week 11, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Arizona State in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arizona State | 215 | 1,192 | 5.5 | 16 | 44 |
| 2021 | Wyoming | 209 | 1,070 | 5.1 | 6 | 74 |
| 2020 | Wyoming | 99 | 550 | 5.6 | 4 | 78 |
| 2019 | Wyoming | 247 | 1,265 | 5.1 | 6 | 62 |
| 2018 | Wyoming | 71 | 396 | 5.6 | 3 | 45 |
| Career | 841 | 4,473 | 5.3 | 35 | 78 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arizona State | 37 | 289 | 7.8 | 2 | 35 |
| 2021 | Wyoming | 23 | 233 | 10.1 | 0 | 40 |
| 2020 | Wyoming | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 0 | 29 |
| 2019 | Wyoming | 11 | 211 | 19.2 | 2 | 63 |
| 2018 | Wyoming | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 88 | 873 | 9.9 | 4 | 63 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-3vs Northern Arizona | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 2 | 28 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-34@ No. 11 Oklahoma State | 21 | 118 | 5.6 | 1 | 42 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-30vs Eastern Michigan | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 1 | 44 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-34vs No. 13 Utah | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 25-42@ No. 6 USC | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-38vs No. 21 Washington | 23 | 111 | 4.8 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-15@ Stanford | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-34@ Colorado | 23 | 118 | 5.1 | 3 | 42 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 10 | L 36-50vs No. 10 UCLA | 20 | 92 | 4.6 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-28@ Washington State | 21 | 134 | 6.4 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 134 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31vs No. 25 Oregon State | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38@ Arizona | 24 | 97 | 4.0 | 2 | 14 | |
| Total | 215 | 1192 | 5.5 | 16 | 44 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2022
L 36-50
vs UCLA
92 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · 10 rec · 89 yds
With T. Bourguet — 349 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 65.9 · E. Czaplicki — 44.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.38X.Valladay rushed to EMC End Zone for 44 yards. X.Valladay for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Week 9 · Colorado · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +4.13Xazavian Valladay run for 42 yds for a TD, (Carter Brown KICK)
- Week 5 · USC · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.44Emory Jones pass complete to Xazavian Valladay for 29 yds for a TD, (Carter Brown KICK)
- Week 2 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.22Xazavian Valladay run for 42 yds to the OKSt 45 for a
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.15X.Valladay rushed to NAZ End Zone for 27 yards. X.Valladay for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Week 3 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.01X.Valladay rushed to EMC 33 for yards. Tackled by EMC at EMC 33. PENALTY on ASU-I.Glass, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, accepted. No Play.
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Colorado · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Xazavian Valladay run for 26 yds to the Colo 37 for a
- Week 12 · Oregon State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.87Xazavian Valladay run for 39 yds to the OrgSt 16 for a
- Week 6 · Washington · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Trenton Bourguet pass complete to Xazavian Valladay for 14 yds for a TD, (Carter Brown KICK)
- Week 8 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.56Xazavian Valladay run for 15 yds for a TD, (Carter Brown KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 215 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 216)
Success rate
49%215 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 215 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds21%of carries
45 carries
Grind
1–3 yds30%of carries
65 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
70 carries
Explosive
10+ yds17%of carries
36 carries
10 of 13 (77%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 10 of 14 (71%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.5 yds/carry on 215 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
21%
Stuffed (≤0)
30%
Grind (1–3)
32%
Chunk (4–9)
17%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2018Wyoming6-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy
2019Wyoming8-5HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy
2020Wyoming2-4HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy
2021Wyoming7-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy
2022Arizona State3-9HC: Herm Edwards and Shaun Aguano · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 97.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 101 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 94.3 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 104 | 5.5 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
51.5%
402 pass / 378 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Impact starter
215 carries and 37 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
82 · #16 of 317 RBs · 2022
Two-star recruit. Now #16 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2022 Arizona State EdwardsYear 5 · 12 games
- Dec 2021 Entered the transfer portalWyoming to Arizona State
- 2021 Wyoming BohlYear 4 · 12 gamesAll-conference
- 2020 Wyoming BohlYear 3 · 5 gamesAll-conference
- 2019 Wyoming BohlYear 2 · 12 games
- 2018 Wyoming BohlYear 1 · 10 games
- High school Brother RiceOak Lawn, IL · Class of 2017Two-star, No. 3,155 in the 2017 class. Signed with Wyoming.Also from Brother Rice: Trey Pierce (Michigan), Denver Warren (UAB), Willie Shaw III (Toledo) and 3 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Wyoming to Arizona State, Dec 27, 2021.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wyoming and Arizona State, 4,473 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
2017
- Signed with WyomingTwo-star, out of Brother Rice
2020 5 games
- All-Mountain Westfirst
2021 12 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Mountain Westsecond
2022 12 games
- Transferred to Arizona Statefrom Wyoming
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coaches2018–2021
Wyoming
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Craig Bohl, Herm Edwards and Shaun Aguano.