Xavier Omon Xavier Omon ( born February 15 , 1985 ) is a free agent American football running back , having last played for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Northwest Missouri State . Omon has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks , New York Jets , San Francisco 49ers , and Cleveland Browns . Early life . Omon was born in San Diego , California and attended Beatrice High School in Beatrice , Nebraska . Both his brothers died when Omon was a child : when Omon was 8 , he lost a brother to a drunk driver , and at age 14 another brother committed suicide . However , he learned he had a half - brother during the latter part of 2010 , who was a defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers , Ogemdi Nwagbuo . The two met for the first time during the 2011 pre - season , during the warm - ups of a game between their respective teams , the 49ers and Chargers . Nwagbuo has since been released by the Chargers and signed by the Carolina Panthers , while Omon has moved on to the Denver Broncos practice squad . Along with this brother , Omon has also discovered Nwagbuo ' s full siblings Gerald and Darlene , the latter of whom is a volleyball player for Boise State . During his sophomore year , he told a select group of friends that someday he would be an NFL running back . College career . In 2004 , Omon ' s freshman year , he rushed the ball 249 times for 1575 yards and 19 touchdowns , with an average of 6 . 3 yards a carry . He went over the 100 - yard mark 7 times , including at one point , for 6 straight games . Omon recorded two 200 - yard games also , including 221 yards against Central Missouri State . Xavier rumbled for 160 yards on 22 carries against Pittsburg State at the annual Fall Classic at Arrowhead Stadium . His 91 - yard touchdown run against Missouri Southern tied for the longest run from scrimmage in school history . He also was the first freshman in Northwest history to surpass the 1000 season rushing yards mark . Omon ' s 120 season points tied David Jansen in 1999 for the most points by a non - kicker in school history . His awards include Honorable Mention Gazette and D2Football . com All - American running back , Second - Team Daktronics All - Southwest Region pick at running back , and First - Team All - MIAA offensive selection at running back . In 2005 , Omon ' s sophomore year , he rushed the ball 209 times for 1643 yards and 14 touchdowns , an average of 7 . 8 yards . Omon carried the Bearcats to the D2 national title game , which they lost 21 - 17 . He ended the season 26th in the country in rushing yards per game ( 117 . 4 ) , 41st in all - purpose yards ( 134 . 9 ) and 70th in scoring ( 6 . 9 ) . Omon went five straight games with at least 100 yards , and rushed for an average of 168 . 6 per game . Omon injured his ankle against Truman State , which kept him out for two weeks . Upon his return , he totaled 3 rushes of over 60 yards , including a 70 - yard run against Washburn . He accounted for three scores , 2 rushing , versus Pittsburg State at the Fall Classic 4 at Arrowhead Stadium . During the post season , Omon had a career - high 225 yards on 24 carries in the win against Angelo State . His awards include 2005 Daktronics All - Southwest Region Second Team ( offense ) , 2005 second - team All - MIAA pick , and Don Hansen ' s Football Gazette Honorable Mention Team . The Bearcats have been to the NCAA D2 championship game every year since 2004 . They won in 2009 . Professional career . Buffalo Bills . Omon made the Buffalo Bills final 53 man roster for the 2008 season . As the team ' s 3rd string back , he saw very limited action during the regular season , only amassing 6 carries for 5 yards . In 2009 , he had 5 carries for 22 yards before being waived on November 11 . Seattle Seahawks . Omon was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on November 17 , 2009 . After his contract expired at the end of the season , Omon was re - signed to a future contract on January 5 , 2010 . He was waived on April 6 , 2010 . New York Jets . On September 29 , 2010 , the New York Jets signed Omon to their practice squad following the departure of running back Chauncey Washington . On October 9 , the Jets released him from their practice squad . San Francisco 49ers . Omon was added to the 49ers practice squad on December 1 , 2010 , and signed to a Reserve / Future Contract for the 2011 season on January 5 , 2011 . After participating in the team ' s Summer 2011 training camp and preseason games , Omon was released by 49ers on September 3 , 2011 . The following day , he was signed to the 49ers practice squad . He was released from the practice squad September 12 , 2011 . Cleveland Browns . Omon was signed to the Cleveland Browns ' practice squad on September 14 , 2011 . Denver Broncos . The Denver Broncos signed Omon to their practice squad on November 14 , 2011 . After amassing 36 yards rushing and a touchdown on 8 carries in the 2012 NFL Preseason , Omon was waived by the Broncos on August 27 , 2012 .