Xavier Gayten
Mississippi State Bulldogs
69
Depth

Xavier Gayten

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RBOffenseDepth
3rd String

Is Xavier Gayten starting?

Xavier Gayten is listed 3rd string at RB for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Junior · #5 · 6'0", 205 lbs

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Depth at RB · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 12490Fluff BothwellStarter
  2. 2669Kolin Wilson
  3. 3569Xavier GaytenYou
  4. 42159J.J. Hill
  5. 52555Cooper Crosby

Mississippi State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Mississippi State

Mississippi State plays Vanderbilt at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Brookhaven, ranked #478 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 157 rushing yards, 2 rush TD. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #478 Natl2-Yr Total272 rush yds · 3 TDTeam Share8%
Brookhaven, MS
Jersey
#5
Class
JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
205 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20251572
20241151

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8904
National Rank
#478
High School
Brookhaven
Hometown
Brookhaven, MS

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated offense; 53th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 69. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team offense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 53% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 17LLSUYDS 36
CAR
8
YDS
36
AVG
4.5
TD
0

Final L 31-0

Oct 3LALAYDS 10
CAR
10
YDS
10
AVG
1.0
TD
0

Final L 56-23

Sep 12WMINNYDS 13
CAR
3
YDS
13
AVG
4.3
TD
0

Final W 38-13

Sep 5WULMYDS 28
CAR
3
YDS
28
AVG
9.3
TD
1

Final W 62-13

Xavier Gayten's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

157 rush yds · 2 TD · 5% of carries
Usage / Involvement25%
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