Xavier Gayten
Xavier Gayten
He has spent two seasons in the Mississippi State backfield. The receipt on tape: 50 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Alcorn State, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 29 | 157 | 5.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 272 | 7.4 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+37%
Up 37% from first season to most-recent.
Background
Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Career Notes Played in 24 career games with zero starts … Following the 2025 season, Gayten had 272 rushing yards on 37 carries and three touchdowns … First career touchdown came on a 72-yard run, the longest rush for a State player since Nov. 5, 20...