Xavier Legette recorded blistering top speed during touchdown jaunt vs. Mississippi State

Xavier Legette is 6-foot-3, 227 pounds and can absolutely fly.

The South Carolina wide receiver is separating himself as one of the top receivers in the conference so far this season. During Week 4’s matchup against Mississippi State, Legette hit the fastest speed recorded by any player in the FBS across the weekend.

Check it out below:

College Football’s Fastest Five of the Week:

1. @GamecockFB WR Xavier Legette (@XavierLegette) 22.3 mph #ReelSpeed ?

?: @ESPNCFB

? https://t.co/orrD059ykP pic.twitter.com/LWDAQuXD7U

— Reel Analytics (@RAanalytics) September 25, 2023

And for what it’s worth, according to these metrics Legette was the quickest football player in the country last weekend. Here’s a look at the top speeds from the NFL in Week 3:

NFLs fastest WK3 ball-carriers per Next Gen Stats

Tyreek Hill 22.07 MPH
Devon Achane 21.93 MPH
Devon Achane 21.5 MPH
Rashid Shaheed 21.42 MPH
Jerry Jeudy 20.95 MPH
Tank Dell 20.82 MPH
Marvin Mims 20.72 MPH
Calvin Austin 20.45 MPH
Tyreek Hill 20.41 MPH
Andrew Beck 20.37 MPH

— Brandon Olsen (@WNS_Brandon) September 25, 2023

Legette is dangerous for multiple reasons, but his speed has opened up a lot of opportunity with Spencer Rattler as his QB. Legette currently leads the SEC in receiving yards per game at 139 yards per game, over 8 more yards than 2nd place (Malik Nabers).

South Carolina has a big one this week. The Gamecocks can finally pick up a ranked win against Tennessee in Knoxville after a pair of losses to North Carolina and Georgia to start the season.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.