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Xavier Gayten vs ranked teams

Mississippi State · AP Top 25 · 2024-2026 · regular season and postseason

Xavier Gayten has averaged 11.8 rushing yards in 5 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 27.3 in 11 games against everyone else (2024-2026, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
11.8
rushing yards per game · 5 games
Vs everyone else
27.3
rushing yards per game · 11 games
Difference
−15.5
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Xavier Gayten per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRush attRush ydsRush TDRec ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 2554.811.80.001.0−15.5
Everyone else113.427.30.360.6
2026AP Top 2529.023.00.000.0+2.5
Everyone else23.020.50.500.0
2025AP Top 2522.55.50.002.5−18.8
Everyone else64.024.30.33-0.5
2024AP Top 2511.02.00.000.0−35.7
Everyone else32.337.70.333.3

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2026 Week 7at No. 22 LSU8 carries, 36 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
  2. 2026 Week 5vs No. 7 Alabama10 carries, 10 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2025 Week 14vs No. 6 Ole Miss2 carries, 8 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
  4. 2025 Week 9vs No. 22 Texas3 carries, 3 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 5 rec yds, 0 TD
  5. 2024 Week 8vs No. 14 Texas A&M1 carries, 2 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD

What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.