Texas · L 3-31
1 catch, 5 yards
The other 7 games average 30 yards. This one was 25 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Zion Ragins played for us, and I always heard his name pronounced with a hard "G". but theyre pronouncing it "Ray-Jins". which one is it”
Share of the team's total this season.
Zion Ragins
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Brent Venables and Jeff Lebby. One game to point at: 61 receiving yards and 2 receptions against South Carolina — Week 3, 2026.
214 receiving yards · 15 catches · 4 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Zion Ragins vs UL Monroe.
Against Texas on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 5 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 15 catches for 214 yards. Mississippi State has thrown to him 36 times in 249 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 15 | 214 | 14.3 | 4 | 43 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 25 | 282 | 11.3 | 4 | 43 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 2 | 6 |
| Career | 2 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24vs No. 19 Missouri | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-56vs No. 7 Alabama | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-31@ No. 22 LSU | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-23vs Oklahoma | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-31@ No. 11 Texas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 15 | 214 | 14.3 | 4 | 43 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 41-34
2 rec · 61 yds · 1 TD
Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With K. Taylor — 251 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · F. Bothwell — 115 rush yds (21 car) · 1 rec · 22 yds
The plays that mattered most
408th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3615% of team targetsCatch rate
42%15 of 36 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
42% catch rate on 36 targets · 15% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 22.8 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 30.8 | 14.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 31.3 | 14.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
45.5%
250 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #328 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brent Venables and Jeff Lebby.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Mississippi State
