Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Mississippi State
Chris Rayford
CB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Byhalia, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Rayford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Chris Rayford built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a cornerback from Byhalia, MS wearing No. 24, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Chris Rayford's career was his defensive...
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Chris Rayford, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State. Chris Rayford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Chris Rayford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lipscomb Academy
- High school pipeline
- Lipscomb Academy · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · CB 206th (top 54%) · SEC 275th (top 43%) · National 2,374th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 22 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 44.6 |
Related Context
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Chris Rayford played CB for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Rayford recorded 50 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 5 primary output with 11.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 6.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
6.9
Usage
1.7
Consistency
3.3
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Georgia: 0. Auburn: 1. BYU: 0. Kentucky: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs Louisville | W 31-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs Ole Miss | L 28-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Arkansas | W 28-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Massachusetts | W 34-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Texas A&M | W 35-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Kentucky | W 45-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs BYU | W 35-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Auburn | L 10-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Georgia | L 3-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 57-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Rayford story
Chris Rayford built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a cornerback from Byhalia, MS wearing No. 24, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Chris Rayford's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 4 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Chris Rayford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 0 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 1 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 5 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Auburn
Week 5 · L 10-49 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas
Week 12 · W 52-6 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas A&M
Week 9 · W 28-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 1 · W 63-6
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Havoc Plays
42.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 10 · W 45-3
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Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
5 primary output · 11.6 efficiency · 1.4 usage
44.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · Mississippi State
44.6
5 primary · 11.6 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
39.9
0 primary · 8.7 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
0
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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