Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State

Mississippi Valley State

• No. 12QuarterbackJosh Brown931 passing yards, 7 TDLast: at Texas Southern, 19 of 39, 266 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; 19 carries, 100 yards, 3 TDTeam leader in passing yards
• No. 11Defensive backDayvian Bluitt26 returns, 504 yardsLast: at Texas Southern, 3 catches, 107 yards, 1 TDTeam leader in receiving yards
• No. 7Defensive backMalek Jackson37 tacklesLast: at Texas Southern, 4 tacklesTeam leader in tackles

Jackson State

• No. 1QuarterbackJared Lockhart1,493 passing yards, 14 TDLast: vs. Florida A&M, 13 of 24, 98 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 8 carries, 53 yardsTeam leader in passing yards
• No. 2Running backNate Blount IV562 rushing yards, 5 TDLast: vs. Florida A&M, 11 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, −1 yardTeam leader in rushing yards
• No. 10LinebackerKeith Bass Jr.38 tackles, 1 sackLast: vs. Florida A&M, 2 tacklesTeam leader in tackles

Each side’s two top producers this season (national leaders first) and its leading tackler.

Jackson State leads 19–⁠1 in 20 meetings.