2011 Mississippi State roster

107 players. From 12 states; the most from Mississippi (67) and Alabama (14). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2011
14	Chris Relf QB	6′4″	Montgomery, AL	1,212 passing yards, 10 TD
17	Tyler Russell QB4-star recruit	6′4″	Meridian, MS	1,034 passing yards, 8 TD
6	Dylan Favre QB	5′10″	Kiln, MS	119 passing yards, 1 TD
15	Dak Prescott QB	6′2″	Haughton, LA

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2011
28	Vick Ballard RB	5′11″	Pascagoula, MS	1,189 rushing yards, 10 TD
27	LaDarius Perkins RB	5′10″	Greenville, MS	422 rushing yards, 2 TD
7	Nick Griffin RB	6′0″	New Augusta, MS	108 rushing yards, 1 TD
2	Robert Elliott RB4-star recruit	6′2″	Okolona, MS	37 rushing yards
23	Sylvester Hemphill FB	5′11″	Olive Branch, MS	1 catch, 0 yards
35	Adrian Marcus FB	5′10″	Alabaster, AL	7 rushing yards
43	William Shumpert FB	5′11″	Fulton, MS	−1 rushing yards
13	Josh Robinson RB3-star recruit	5′9″	Franklinton, LA
28	Derrick Milton RB	6′0″	Pineville, LA

Receivers 10

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
4	Jameon Lewis WR	5′9″		Tylertown, MS	26 returns, 396 yards
8	Chris Smith WR	6′2″		Meridian, MS	35 catches, 330 yards, 2 TD
1	Chad Bumphis WR4-star recruit	5′11″		Tupelo, MS	25 catches, 339 yards, 3 TD
11	Ricco Sanders WR	5′11″		Duncan, SC	15 catches, 163 yards, 1 TD
3	Brandon Heavens WR	5′10″		Bessemer, AL	10 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD
86	Michael Carr WR4-star recruit	6′0″		West Point, MS	7 catches, 90 yards
12	Robert Johnson WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Hattiesburg, MS	4 catches, 42 yards
31	Sam Williams WR	6′2″		Brandon, MS	3 catches, 27 yards
16	Joe Morrow WR3-star recruit	6′4″		Ocean Springs, MS
87	Devin Fosselman WR	5′10″	190	Woodville, MS

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2011
6	Malcolm Johnson TE	6′2″	Tuscaloosa, AL	11 catches, 206 yards, 3 TD
32	Marcus Green TE	6′1″	Scooba, MS	11 catches, 188 yards, 1 TD
18	Brandon Hill TE	6′2″	Columbus, MS	1 catch, 3 yards

Offensive line 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
75	Blaine Clausell OL	6′7″		Mobile, AL	1 catch, 0 yards
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
65	Daniel Knox OL	6′6″	285	Collinsville, MS
66	Ben Beckwith OL	6′3″	306	Benton, MS
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	Justin Malone OL	6′7″		Madison, MS
71	Sam Watts OL	6′4″	300	Conyers, GA
73	Paul Thompson OL	6′3″	275	Madison, NJ
76	Joey Trapp OL	6′4″	300	Rolling Hills, CA
77	James Carmon OL	6′7″	320	Baltimore, MD
77	Rufus Warren OL3-star recruit	6′7″		Indianola, MS
78	Damien Robinson OL4-star recruit	6′8″	330	Olive Branch, MS
79	Hunter Cunningham OL	6′4″	320	Maben, MS
79	Nick Redmond OL	6′5″	305	Gulfport, MS

Defensive line 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
54	Trevor Stigers DL	6′5″	245	Ridgeland, MS
56	Corvell Harrison-Gay DL	6′3″	270	Laurel, MS
60	Devin Jones DL	6′1″	260	Olive Branch, MS
74	Dewayne Cherrington DL	6′3″	335	Gwinnett, GA
91	Preston Smith DL	6′6″		Stone Mountain, GA
92	Kaleb Eulls DL4-star recruit	6′4″	295	Yazoo City, MS
93	P.J. Jones DL	6′3″	296	Tupelo, MS
94	Fletcher Cox DL4-star recruit	6′4″	295	Yazoo City, MS
95	James Maiden DL	6′4″	270	Woodville, 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	John Harris DL	6′5″	235	Boynton Beach, FL
99	Sean Ferguson DL	6′3″	255	Miami, FL

Linebackers 11

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
10	Cameron Lawrence LB	6′3″		Coldwater, MS	2 INT
44	Christian Holmes LB	6′1″		Puckett, MS	1 return, 2 yards
9	Brandon Maye LB	6′2″	235	Mobile, AL
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
43	Ivan Muniz LB	6′1″	220	Houston, TX
50	Benardrick McKinney LB3-star recruit	6′5″	249	Tunica, MS
52	Ferlando Bohanna LB	6′0″	220	Memphis, TN
58	Brandon Wilson LB	6′1″	240	Tuscaloosa, AL

Defensive backs 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
13	Johnthan Banks DB	6′2″		Maben, MS	5 INT
1	Nickoe Whitley DB	6′1″		Jackson, MS	4 INT
19	Arceto Clark DB	5′10″		Tupelo, MS	30 catches, 442 yards, 4 TD
9	Darius Slay DB	6′1″		Brunswick, GA	1 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
20	Louis Watson DB	5′11″	185	Mobile, AL
23	Taveze Calhoun DB	6′1″		Morton, MS
25	Corey Broomfield DB	5′10″		Palm Bay, FL
26	Damein Anderson DB	5′11″		Hazlehurst, MS
26	Kendrick Market DB	5′10″		Batesville, MS
37	James Baldwin DB	5′10″	195	Birmingham, AL
38	Dee Arrington DB4-star recruit	6′1″	220	Wiggins, MS
41	Marvin Bure DB	5′9″	190	Vicksburg, MS
45	Zachary Jackson DB	6′1″	210	Heidelberg, MS

Specialists 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
40	Derek DePasquale PK	5′8″		The Woodlands, TX	12 of 17 field goals
41	Baker Swedenburg P	6′0″		Columbus, MS	71 punts, 41.8 average
40	Brian Egan PK	5′10″		Prattville, AL	0 of 1 field goal
38	Winston Chapman LS	6′2″	240	Fairhope, AL
84	Reed Gordon LS	6′4″	220	Vicksburg, MS

Athletes and others 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
9	William Berg
10	Sam Cowart	6′1″		McGee, MS
41	Kasey Akins	5′8″		Starkville, MS
48	Asian Ruff	6′2″	180	Fulton, MS
49	Jonathan Phillips	6′0″	195	Starkville, MS
49	Taylor Higgason	6′1″	190	Hattiesburg, MS
57	Ethan McKee	6′0″	225	Meridian, MS
65	Derrick Roos	6′2″	220	Kosciusko, MS
69	Allen Tucker	6′4″	235	Demopolis, AL
83	Chris Cameron	5′10″		Palm Beach Gardens, FL
83	Randy Moulds	6′0″	185	Sumter, SC
88	McKellar Proffitt	6′3″	210	Columbus, MS
89	Allen Tolbert	6′0″	230	Duluth, GA

Hometowns of the 2011 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 67
Alabama 14
Georgia 5
Louisiana 4
Florida 4
Texas 4
Tennessee 2
South Carolina 2

Top counties

Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 4
DeSoto County, Mississippi pop. 191,000 4
Lauderdale County, Mississippi pop. 71,504 4
Lowndes County, Mississippi pop. 57,838 4
Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 3

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’ 2011 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.