#26 Xavier Williams Season 2026-27

2026 -- Played in first five games... has 19 carries for 167 yards (long of 48 yards) andthree touchdowns, four catches for 28 yards (long of eight yards) and one touchdown, and one kickoff return for 30 yards on the season... led team in rushing with six carries for a career-high 151 yards (career-high long of 48 yards) and a career-high three touchdowns (48, 16, 37 yards), while catching two pass for 16 yards (long of 12 yards) in 55-0 shutout over UNI... needed only four carries vs. UNI to notch his second career 100-yard game... one of three Hawkeye running backs to rush for over 100 yards vs. UNI, making it the first time for three Hawkeyes to do that since 1983 (Eddie Phillips-172, Owen Gill-104, Norm Granger-128)... rushed six times for eight yards (long of six yards) and caught two passes for 12 yards (long of eight yards) and his first Hawkeye touchdown in 40-0 season-opening shutout vs. Northern Illinois... rushed four times for five yards (long of four yards) and returned his first career kickoff for 30 yards in 20-19 come-frome-behind win at #18 Michigan.

2025 Honors -- Academic All-Big Ten... Next Man In Award, offense. 2025 -- Played in 10 games, earning first career start at running back vs. UMass... rushed 49 times for 285 yards (5.8 yards per carry avg.) with a long of 43 yards and three touchdowns, and caught seven passes for 43 yards (6.1 yards per catch avg.) with a long of 32 yards on the season... recorded first 100-yard rushing game in his Hawkeye debut, rushing 11 times for 122 yards (long of 43 yards) and one touchdown in 34-7 season-opening win over UAlbany... first Hawkeye redshirt freshman to record a 100-yard game in his collegiate debut since 2005 (Shonn Greene)... rushed seven times for 55 yards (long of 29 yards) and two touchdowns, and caught one pass for six yards in 37-0 shutout at Wisconsin... rushed eight times for 38 yards (4.8 yards per carry avg.) with a long of nine yards, and caught a career-high two passes for 23 yards (long of 20 yards) in 47-7 win over UMass... rushed seven times for 26 yards (3.7 yards per carry avg.) with a long of nine yards in 13-16 loss at Iowa State... letterwinner.

2024 -- Did not see any game action.

 

 

High School Honors -- Two-time team MVP and all-conference honoree… earned all-state recognition as a junior… team captain as a senior… honored as his basketball team’s defensive player of the year and 3-point leader as a junior. Career -- Four-time football letterman as a running back… rushed for 678 yards and eight touchdowns in only five games played due to injury his senior season… amassed 1,451 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior… totaled 979 rushing yards and eight scores as a sophomore… registered 169 rushing yards and two touchdowns in four contests as a freshman… also earned three letters in basketball.

Personal -- Born 3/19/2006… pre-business major… parents are Curtis and Angela Williams… has two siblings… graduated high school with academic honors… enjoys basketball, cooking and walking his dog… high school coach was Rick Good.