Class of 2027 · running back
Xavier Bala
6-0, 215 · St. Anthony's · Long Island City, NY
Committed to Boston College since Jun 10
79offer strength · No. 487
0.8800composite · 3-star
18offers · 11 power
His offers
18 offers · visited 5Boston CollegeCommitted
offered Mar 15, 2025
Ohio Statecold
visited Nov 22, 2025
Boise Statecold
offered Jun 27, 2025
Penn Statecold
offered Aug 30, 2025
Minnesotacold
offered Sep 15, 2025
Illinoiscold
offered Jun 23, 2025
Show all 18 offers
Wake Forestcold
offered Jan 23
Alabamacold
offered Jun 21, 2025
Virginiacold
visited Nov 29, 2025
Rutgerscold
offered Jan 9, 2025
Nebraskacold
offered Jun 1, 2025
SyracuseDecommitted
Jun 10
Templecold
offered Apr 7, 2025
UConncold
offered Mar 29, 2025
Buffalocold
offered Jan 9, 2025
Bowling Greencold
offered Jan 9, 2025
Massachusettscold
offered Apr 5, 2025
Stony Brookcold
offered Jan 9, 2025
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.
Where he fits
best 3 of 18 offers
Best fits
Boston College CommittedNo. 1VirginiaNo. 2IllinoisNo. 3Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts
125 of the 529 FBS starters at running back since 2022 were his size (5-11 to 6-1, 200 to 230 pounds): most in the ACC (27), Big Ten (20) and SEC (14). Programs that start it most: BYU (4), Kentucky (4) and New Mexico State (4). Of his offers, Penn State (4), Minnesota (4), Ohio State (3) and Nebraska (3) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 18 offers, Virginia has the thinnest room at running back: 2 with 2+ years left of 7, 1 in his last year, 2 portal exits in 3 seasons, 0 commits this cycle.
Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.
Boards that looked like his
5 of 10 drafted, 2 in rounds 1-2
TreVonte' CitizenNot drafted yet
match 72
Show all 10
Adam TaylorNot drafted
match 68
Tyshon DyeNot drafted
match 67
Nicholas BrossetteNot drafted
match 67
A'Marion PetersonNot drafted yet
match 67
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 8 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
His board on any day
Jan 2025 to today
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Drag to any month: the offers, the timeline, the grade and the stars become what they were on the last day of it, on today's scale. How the grade is made.
Timeline
28 dated moves since Jan 9, 2025
Committed Boston CollegeJun 10Decommitted SyracuseJun 10Official visit Boston CollegeJun 5Committed SyracuseMay 1Offered Wake ForestJan 23Unofficial visit VirginiaNov 29, 2025Unofficial visit Ohio StateNov 22, 2025Unofficial visit Boston CollegeOct 11, 2025Show all 28 moves
Unofficial visit SyracuseSep 27, 2025Offered VirginiaSep 21, 2025Offered MinnesotaSep 15, 2025
Unofficial visit MarylandSep 13, 2025Unofficial visit Penn StateAug 30, 2025Offered Penn StateAug 30, 2025Offered Boise StateJun 27, 2025Offered IllinoisJun 23, 2025Offered AlabamaJun 21, 2025Offered Ohio StateJun 12, 2025Offered NebraskaJun 1, 2025Offered TempleApr 7, 2025Offered MassachusettsApr 5, 2025Offered UConnMar 29, 2025Offered Boston CollegeMar 15, 2025Offered Bowling GreenJan 9, 2025Offered BuffaloJan 9, 2025Offered RutgersJan 9, 2025Offered Stony BrookJan 9, 2025Offered SyracuseJan 9, 2025Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
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