2025 Football Roster
Roster
Xavier Gayten
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brookhaven, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Brookhaven HS
Career Notes
Played in 11 career games with zero starts … Following the 2024 season, Gayten had 115 rushing yards on 8 carries and one touchdown … First career touchdown came on a 72-yard run, the longest rush for a State player since Nov. 5, 2016.
2024 (True Freshman Season)
Played in 11 games with zero starts … Rushed for 115 yards on 8 carries with one touchdown … Averaged 14.4 yards per carry and 10.5 yards per game … Earned longest rush (72-yards) by a State player since 2016 … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his collegiate debut … Ran the ball three times for 16 yards ... Texas A&M (10/19): Ran the ball once for two yards ... Arkansas (10/26): Ran the ball twice for 28 yards ... Also caught one pass for 10 yards ... Made the first reception of his career ... His 28 rushing yards are a season-high ... Had a season best run of 17 yards ... UMass (10/2): Ran the ball twice for 69 yards and a touchdown ... Had a 72-yard touchdown run, the first career touchdown of his career and the longest run of the season for the Bulldogs ... His 69 rushing yards are also a season-high ... Became the fourth true freshman to score a touchdown in 2024 for Mississippi State ... His 72-yard rush was the longest rush for a Mississippi State player since Nov. 5, 2016.
High School
Prepped at Brookhaven High School under the direction of head coach Tucker Peavey … A 4-star recruit according to On3 … Considered a 3-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Rated as the 36th best running back in the class and the 16th best player from the state of Mississippi … Committed to Mississippi State on June 7, 2023 as a safety … Earned First Team Mississippi All-State honors in 2023 … Ran for 2,055 yards and 25 touchdowns on 218 carries during his senior season in 2023 … Rushed for over 200 yards five times in 2023 … In 2022, he was named The Daily Leader All-Area Co-Offensive Player of the Year … During the 2022 season, he ran for 1,654 yards and 13 touchdowns … Started the 2022 season at quarterback before moving to running back … Rushed for 891 yards and 10 scores in 2021 and 616 yards and six touchdowns in 2020 … Rushed for 5,216 yards and 54 touchdowns in his high school career … Averaged 7.8 yards per carry in high school.
Personal
Ran track in high school and has a personal best time of 10.95 in the 100m dash … Born Dec. 12, 2005 ... Son to LaTronda Gayten and Willie Gayten Sr. ... Chose Mississippi State over Ole Miss, Southern Miss and others
Social Media
X/Twitter – @Xaviergayten
Instagram – xaviergayten4
Career-Highs Entering 2025
Rushing Attempts: 2, 2x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Rushing Yards: 72, vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1, vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Longest Rush: 72 yards, vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Receptions: 1, vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
Receiving Yards: 10, vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
Longest Reception: 10 yards, vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
