Xavier Brown

2026 – Comeback Player of the Year preseason watch list. 2025 – Doak Walker Award preseason candidate … Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth Team All-ACC. 2024 – Recipient of the team's 12th Man Award on offense. 2022 – Named the team's Offensive Rookie of the Year at the program's annual awards banquet … ACC Honor Roll. 2026 – Eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career after totaling 71 yards on eight carries, including a 47-yard touchdown, against West Virginia (9/19) ... His 47-yard scamper was the second-longest rush of his career ... In his first game since tearing his ACL, totaled 98 yards from scrimmage (40 rushing, 58 receiving) and two touchdowns on back-to-back drives in UVA's 34-8 season-opening win over NC State (8/29) ... Hauled in a 45-yard TD reception in the second quarter against the Wolfpack, the fourth TD catch of his career ... Also scored his fourth career rushing TD from the NCSU 1-yard line on UVA's previous drive. 2025 – Appeared in seven games before sustaining a season-ending injury against Washington State (Oct. 18) ... Totaled 241 yards rushing on 51 attempts to average 4.7 yards per carry ... Averaged 6.7 yards per carry with 60 yards on nine rushes in UVA's 46-38 double-overtime win over No. 8 Florida State (9/26) … Also caught a 15-yard TD reception – the third of his career – against the Noles ... Recorded his third career rushing TD in UVA's 55-16 rout of William & Mary (Sept. 13). 2024 – Appeared in 11 games, missing only the finale at Virginia Tech (11/30) due to a collarbone injury … Finished second on the team in rushing yards (488) and rushing yards per game (44.4) … Rushed for 52 yards, averaging 4.7 yards per carry, at No. 8 Notre Dame (11/16), the national championship runners-up … Scored his first rushing touchdown of the season and second of his career in 24-19 win at No. 23 Pittsburgh (11/9) … Added a receiving touchdown and recorded a career-high in carries (15) for 68 yards in win at Pitt … Caught a 46-yard touchdown pass against Louisville (10/12), his first TD reception of his career and longest reception of his career … Rushed for 171 yards on nine carries (19.0 ypc) in 43-24 win at Coastal Carolina (9/21) … Became the first Cavalier to rush for 150+ yards since Bryce Perkins vs. Virginia Tech in 2019 (164 yards) and the first UVA running back with 150+ since 2018 (Jordan Ellis vs. Ohio). His 75-yard run in the contest was the 12 rush in program history of 75 yards or more. 2023 – Appeared in two games, Georgia Tech (11/4) and at No. 11 Louisville (11/9). 2022 – Appeared in all 10 games as a true freshman … Rushed for a season-high 88 yards on nine carries against ODU (9/17) … In first three games of collegiate career rushed 17 times for 114 yards (6.71 ypc) … Led all Cavalier running backs with nine receptions … Scored first collegiate touchdown against North Carolina (11/5) … Had 16 touches against Georgia Tech, a season-high 12 rushes for 45 yards and added four receptions for eight yards. All-purpose back … three-star recruit according to Rivals.com, ESPN and 247Sports … Ranked No. 20 in the nation for all-purpose backs and the eighth overall player by Rivals.com … Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year, the first ever at his high school … finalist for the Kentucky Football Association's Mr. Football award … led his team to the state championship game in 2021 and a 14-1 record… as a senior, ran for 1,511 yards and 22 touchdowns on 117 carries (12.9 yards per carry) and caught 16 passes for 398 yards and six scores … 2A District 4 First Team All-District in 2021 … in his junior season finished with over 1,300 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns … also a standout prep track and field performer … earned bachelor's degree in media studies in December 2025 ... currently purusing a master's degree in higher education.