2010 Mississippi State roster

123 players. From 12 states; the most from Mississippi (65) and Alabama (17). The 2010 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
14	Chris Relf QB	6′4″		Montgomery, AL	1,789 passing yards, 13 TD
17	Tyler Russell QB4-star recruit	6′4″		Meridian, MS	635 passing yards, 5 TD
6	Dylan Favre QB	5′10″		Kiln, MS
15	Brantley Adams QB	6′4″	190	Ridgeland, MS

Running backs 8

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2010
28	Vick Ballard RB	5′11″	Pascagoula, MS	968 rushing yards, 19 TD
27	LaDarius Perkins RB	5′10″	Greenville, MS	566 rushing yards, 3 TD
2	Robert Elliott RB4-star recruit	6′2″	Okolona, MS	221 rushing yards
35	Adrian Marcus FB	5′10″	Alabaster, AL	48 rushing yards
35	Patrick Hanrahan FB	5′11″	Springville, AL	20 rushing yards
23	Sylvester Hemphill FB	5′11″	Olive Branch, MS	8 rushing yards
7	Nick Griffin RB	6′0″	New Augusta, MS
43	William Shumpert FB	5′11″	Fulton, MS

Receivers 11

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
1	Chad Bumphis WR4-star recruit	5′11″		Tupelo, MS	44 catches, 634 yards, 5 TD
9	Leon Berry WR	6′0″		Griffin, GA	18 returns, 375 yards
8	Chris Smith WR	6′2″		Meridian, MS	24 catches, 264 yards, 1 TD
3	Brandon Heavens WR	5′10″		Bessemer, AL	22 catches, 316 yards, 2 TD
86	Michael Carr WR4-star recruit	6′0″		West Point, MS	4 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD
11	Ricco Sanders WR	5′11″		Duncan, SC	2 catches, 23 yards, 1 TD
31	Sam Williams WR	6′2″		Brandon, MS	1 catch, 38 yards
4	Jameon Lewis WR	5′9″		Tylertown, MS
12	Robert Johnson WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Hattiesburg, MS
49	Krisjon Wilkerson WR	6′2″	200	Bay St. Louis, MS
83	Charles Bailey WR	6′1″	185	St. Augustine, FL

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
85	Brandon Henderson TE	6′2″		Fayetteville, GA	8 catches, 84 yards
32	Marcus Green TE	6′1″		Scooba, MS	3 catches, 36 yards
88	Kendrick Cook TE	6′3″		Attalla, AL	1 catch, 12 yards
6	Malcolm Johnson TE	6′2″		Tuscaloosa, AL
18	Brandon Hill TE	6′2″		Columbus, MS
46	Kenneth Baldridge TE	6′2″	220	Lithonia, GA
82	Thomas Webb TE	6′5″	255	Starkville, MS

Offensive line 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
55	Quentin Saulsberry OL	6′2″	300	Coldwater, MS
59	Archie Muniz OL	6′5″	295	Houston, TX
61	Gabe Jackson OL	6′4″		Liberty, MS
62	Addison Lawrence OL	6′4″	300	Coldwater, MS
63	Dillon Day OL	6′4″	299	West Monroe, LA
64	Eric Lawson OL	6′7″	305	Olive Branch, MS
66	Ben Beckwith OL	6′3″	306	Benton, MS
66	D.J. Looney OL	6′1″	300	Birmingham, AL
67	Tobias Smith OL	6′3″		Columbus, MS
68	Templeton Hardy OL4-star recruit	6′4″	300	Como, MS
69	Corbin Stewart OL	6′3″	285	Birmingham, AL
70	J.C. Brignone OL	6′1″	300	Pass Christian, MS
71	Sam Watts OL	6′4″	300	Conyers, GA
72	John McMillian OL	6′1″	290	Paragould, AR
73	Paul Thompson OL	6′3″	275	Madison, NJ
74	Mark Melichar OL	6′5″	300	Birmingham, AL
75	Blaine Clausell OL	6′7″		Mobile, AL
76	Phillip Freeman OL	6′6″	305	Wesson, MS
77	James Carmon OL	6′7″	320	Baltimore, MD
78	Damien Robinson OL4-star recruit	6′8″	330	Olive Branch, MS
79	Derek Sherrod OL	6′6″	305	Columbus, MS

Defensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
54	Trevor Stigers DL	6′5″	245	Ridgeland, MS
56	Corvell Harrison-Gay DL	6′3″	270	Laurel, MS
57	Johnathan McKenzie DL	6′6″	265	Starkville, MS
60	Devin Jones DL	6′1″	260	Olive Branch, MS
65	Joshua Jackson DL	6′2″	300	Canton, MS
69	Reggie Odom DL4-star recruit	6′0″	295	Deland, FL
90	Pernell McPhee DL	6′4″	285	Pahokee, FL
91	Rodney Prince DL	6′1″	280	Irondale, AL
92	Kaleb Eulls DL4-star recruit	6′4″	295	Yazoo City, MS
93	Jeffrey Howie DL	6′4″	330	Medina, PA
94	Fletcher Cox DL4-star recruit	6′4″	295	Yazoo City, MS
96	Shane McCardell DL	6′5″	260	Beaumont, TX
97	Josh Boyd DL4-star recruit	6′3″	300	Philadelphia, MS
98	Curtis Virges DL	6′3″	312	West Point, MS
99	Sean Ferguson DL	6′3″	255	Miami, FL

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
50	Chris White LB	6′4″		Vancleave, MS	2 INT
10	Cameron Lawrence LB	6′3″		Coldwater, MS
11	Deontae Skinner LB	6′2″		Macon, MS
12	Chris Hughes LB	6′1″	225	Mobile, AL
22	Matthew Wells LB4-star recruit	6′2″	220	Monticello, MS
33	Jamie Jones LB	6′0″	240	Springdale, AR
34	K.J. Wright LB	6′4″	250	Olive Branch, MS
43	Ivan Muniz LB	6′1″	220	Houston, TX
44	Christian Holmes LB	6′1″		Puckett, MS
45	Michael Hunt LB	6′3″	245	Meadville, MS
48	Emmanuel Gatling LB	6′0″	220	McAllen, TX
52	Ferlando Bohanna LB	6′0″	220	Memphis, TN
58	Brandon Wilson LB	6′1″	240	Tuscaloosa, AL

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
1	Nickoe Whitley DB	6′1″		Jackson, MS	3 INT
13	Johnthan Banks DB	6′2″		Maben, MS	3 INT
25	Corey Broomfield DB	5′10″		Palm Bay, FL	3 INT
19	Arceto Clark DB	5′10″		Tupelo, MS	25 catches, 362 yards, 3 TD
15	Maurice Langston DB	5′10″		Meridian, MS	2 INT
3	Jay Hughes DB	5′11″		Hattiesburg, MS
4	Charles Mitchell DB4-star recruit	5′11″		Clarksdale, MS
5	Jamerson Love DB	5′10″		Aberdeen, MS
7	Wade Bonner DB	5′10″		Mason, TN
12	Dennis Thames DB4-star recruit	5′11″	190	Louisville, MS
20	Louis Watson DB	5′11″	185	Mobile, AL
26	Damein Anderson DB	5′11″		Hazlehurst, MS
35	Dexter Shelton DB	5′9″	180	West Point, MS
41	Marvin Bure DB	5′9″	190	Vicksburg, MS
42	Zach Smith DB	5′11″	195	Altoona, AL

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
40	Derek DePasquale PK	5′8″		The Woodlands, TX	10 of 12 field goals
38	Heath Hutchins P	6′1″		Saltillo, MS	59 punts, 41.5 average
37	Sean Brauchle PK	5′10″		Biloxi, MS	3 of 7 field goals
40	Brian Egan PK	5′10″		Prattville, AL
41	Baker Swedenburg P	6′0″		Columbus, MS
46	Aaron Feld LS	6′1″	230	Homewood, AL
84	Reed Gordon LS	6′4″	220	Vicksburg, MS

Athletes and others 22

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
9	William Berg
10	Dane Leake	6′4″	200	Memphis, TN
48	Asian Ruff	6′2″	180	Fulton, MS
49	Jonathan Phillips	6′0″	195	Starkville, MS
57	Ethan McKee	6′0″	225	Meridian, MS
64	Mark Lynn	6′0″	230	Madison, MS
77	Sam Latham	6′1″	280	Cordova, TN
83	Chris Cameron	5′10″		Palm Beach Gardens, FL
83	Randy Moulds	6′0″	185	Sumter, SC
89	Allen Tolbert	6′0″	230	Duluth, GA
	Byron Dickerson
	Cory Sanders
	Derreck Wood
	Dylan Burnett
	John Stathopoulos
	Jonathan Manning
	Joshua Morris
	Sheldon Evans
	Tavelle Marion
	Trevor Bagwell
	Tyler McMahan
	Walter Jones

Hometowns of the 2010 Mississippi State roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Mississippi 65
Alabama 17
Florida 6
Georgia 5
Texas 5
Tennessee 4
South Carolina 2
Arkansas 2

Top counties

Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 6
DeSoto County, Mississippi pop. 191,000 5
Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 4
Lauderdale County, Mississippi pop. 71,504 4
Lowndes County, Mississippi pop. 57,838 4

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2010 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.