Xavier Brown

HONORS & AWARDS 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. AT VIRGINIA 2025 – 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. 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. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL 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 … enrolled in UVA’s College of Arts and Sciences.