Player Profile

Xavier Gayten

RB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Brookhaven, MS, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Xavier Gayten leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

5.6

Efficiency

43.6

Consistency

29.9

Season Value

44.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Primary stop by seasons
Mississippi State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Xavier Gayten, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Xavier Gayten leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.6 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 125 primary output with 69.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 43.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Mississippi State

Games

9

Scrimmage Yards / G

17.7

Efficiency

43.6

Usage

5.6

Consistency

29.9

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 8. Southern Miss: -4. Unknown: 50. Northern Illinois: 45. Tennessee: 0. Florida: 27. Texas: 8. Missouri: 17. Ole Miss: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 5 by 16.7. Southern Miss: 1 by 0. Unknown: 4 by 100. Northern Illinois: 4 by 96.9. Florida: 6 by 46.9. Texas: 4 by 14.6. Missouri: 6 by 31.8. Ole Miss: 2 by 41.7

Split Comparison

Wins20.5 · n=2 · +9.2 vs Losses
Losses11.3 · n=6 · -9.2 vs Wins
First Half19.8 · n=5 · +4.8 vs Second Half
Second Half15 · n=4 · -4.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

100 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 1/3vs Wake ForestL 29-43581.6001.6
Fri 11/28vs Ole MissL 19-3828404
Sun 11/16@ MissouriL 27-495163.200112.8
Sat 10/25vs TexasL 38-453310152
Sat 10/18@ FloridaL 21-236274.5004.5
Sat 9/27vs TennesseeL 34-41
Sat 9/20vs Northern IllinoisW 38-1044511.30111.3
Sat 9/13vs Unknown45012.50112.5
Sat 8/30@ Southern MissW 34-171-4-4

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Mississippi State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonMississippi State12569.13.4
2025 PostseasonMississippi State15943.65.634
2025 Regular SeasonMississippi State15943.65.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

50

Primary metric

50 scrimmage yards and 8.2 usage.

#2

Massachusetts

69

Primary metric

Win with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 4.7 usage.

#3

Northern Illinois

45

Primary metric

Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

45 scrimmage yards and 6.6 usage.

#4

Arkansas

38

Primary metric

Loss with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

38 scrimmage yards and 4.7 usage.

#5

Florida

27

Primary metric

Loss with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

27 scrimmage yards and 8.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State

125 primary output · 69.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage

47.1

#2

2025 Postseason · Mississippi State

44.8

159 primary · 43.6 efficiency · 5.6 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Mississippi State

44.8

159 primary · 43.6 efficiency · 5.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8904

Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

284

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 14 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
272