Teams Mississippi State 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Mississippi State roster 118 players: 23 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 14 juniors, 16 seniors, 45 with no class listed. From 14 states; the most from Mississippi (70) and Louisiana (10). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 8 Receivers 24 Tight ends 2 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 Will Rogers QB So. 6′2″ 210 Brandon, MS 1,976 passing yards, 11 TD 3 QB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 225 Coto De Caza, CA 1,283 passing yards, 6 TD 6 Garrett Shrader QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 225 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 8 yards 7 Will Rogers QB RS 6′2″ 216 Brandon, MS 16 Allan Walters QB So. 6′2″ 210 Chatham, NJ 18 Jalen Mayden QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Sachse, TX 19 Justin Stolberg QB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Covington, LA
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 4 Woody Marks RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 208 Atlanta, GA 312 rushing yards, 3 TD 7 Dillon Johnson RB 6′0″ 218 Greenville, MS 225 rushing yards, 4 TD 8 RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 210 Columbus, MS 23 catches, 237 yards, 1 TD 5 Lee Witherspoon RB 5′11″ 225 Birmingham, AL 35 rushing yards 10 Kareem Walker RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Irvington, NJ 22 Omni Wells RB So. 5′10″ 200 Moss Point, MS 28 Janari Dean RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 195 Batesville, MS 32 J.J. Jernighan RB So. 5′11″ 215 Amory, MS
Receivers 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 11 Jaden Walley WR 6′0″ 190 Biloxi, MS 52 catches, 718 yards, 2 TD 5 Osirus Mitchell WR Sr. 6′5″ 210 Sarasota, FL 47 catches, 505 yards, 4 TD 85 Austin Williams WR 6′3″ 205 Ocean Springs, MS 43 catches, 372 yards, 3 TD 8 Malik Heath WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 215 Jackson, MS 37 catches, 307 yards, 3 TD 3 JaVonta Payton WR Jr. 6′1″ 180 Nashville, TN 19 catches, 225 yards, 1 TD 12 Cameron Gardner WR 6′4″ 220 Starkville, MS 12 catches, 110 yards 5 Lideatrick Griffin WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 180 Philadelphia, MS 10 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD 14 Tyrell Shavers WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 210 Lewisville, TX 9 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD 84 Dontea Jones WR Sr. 6′4″ 230 McCool, MS 3 tackles 25 Brad Cumbest WR 6′5″ 230 Hurley, MS 2 catches, 12 yards, 1 TD 4 Caleb Ducking WR So. 6′5″ 200 Rolling Fork, MS 13 Kyziah Pruitt WR Fr. 5′10″ 205 Macon, MS 20 Taury Dixon WR Sr. 5′9″ 165 Madison, MS 20 Trip Wilson WR RS 6′2″ 195 Tupelo, MS 24 Christian Forde WR So. 5′11″ 170 Atlanta, GA 37 Haze Greer WR Fr. 6′3″ 210 Mccomb, MS 47 Camp Tice WR Fr. 6′4″ 195 Hattiesburg, MS 80 Jeffrey Banks WR Sr. 6′2″ 225 Olive Branch, MS 82 Rufus Harvey WR Fr. 5′10″ 165 Starkville, MS 83 Quinton Torbor WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Destrehan, LA 86 Jordon Hoyer WR Jr. 6′0″ 200 Fairburn, GA 87 Bo Brooks WR Jr. 6′1″ 185 Madison, MS 88 Carson Banks WR So. 5′10″ 170 Brandon, MS 89 Brodie King WR So. 5′10″ 185 Biloxi, MS
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 57 Cole Smith OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Mission Viejo, CA 1 tackle 67 OL 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 305 Laurel, MS 1 tackle 68 James Jackson OL 6′3″ 319 Pascagoula, MS 1 tackle 58 Kameron Jones OL Fr. 6′5″ 315 Starkville, MS 1 catch, 5 yards 69 Kwatrivous Johnson OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 330 Greenwood, MS 1 catch, −3 yards 51 Reed Buys OL RS 6′4″ 301 Vicksburg, MS 52 Grant Jackson OL RS 6′6″ 325 Brookhaven, MS 55 Greg Eiland OL Sr. 6′8″ 335 Philadelphia, MS 56 Dareuan Parker OL Sr. 6′4″ 355 Olive Branch, MS 60 William Ryland OL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Fairhope, AL 62 Matt Stanic OL Sr. 6′4″ 345 Madison, MS 63 LaQuinston Sharp OL So. 6′3″ 310 Columbus, MS 65 J.T. Zakkak OL RS 6′3″ 290 Gulfport, MS 70 Ramble Johnson OL So. 6′4″ 280 Purvis, MS 72 Brandon Cunningham OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 300 St. Martin, MS 74 Nick Pendley OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Canton, GA 77 Cordavien Suggs OL Jr. 6′6″ 315 Jackson, MS 78 Scott Lashley OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′7″ 315 West Point, MS
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 42 Marquiss Spencer DE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 300 Greenwood, MS 34 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 94 Jaden Crumedy DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 305 Hattiesburg, MS 32 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Kobe Jones DE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 260 Starkville, MS 29 tackles, 2 sacks 6 Jordan Davis DE Fr. 6′4″ 275 Memphis, TN 23 tackles 18 Aaron Odom DL 6′3″ 284 Jackson, MS 17 tackles, 2 sacks 22 Nathan Pickering DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Mount Olive, MS 15 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Cameron Young DT So. 6′3″ 315 Crosby, MS 15 tackles, 1 sack 15 Jack Harris DE 6′3″ 265 Sumrall, MS 10 tackles 92 Jevon Banks DL 6′2″ 260 Olive Branch, MS 3 tackles 50 Tre Lawson DE Jr. 6′5″ 265 North Augusta, SC 1 tackle 9 De’Monte Russell DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 285 Jackson, MS 30 Izuchukwu King Ani DL RS 6′4″ 265 Hendersonville, TN 42 Jamari Stewart DE Fr. 6′4″ 205 Fort Pierce, FL 92 Armondous Cooley DL 6′3″ 305 Shubuta, MS 99 Allen Love DL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Birmingham, AL 99 Devon Robinson DL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Memphis, TN
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 40 Erroll Thompson LB Sr. 6′1″ 250 Florence, AL 95 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 7 Aaron Brule LB 6′2″ 240 Metairie, LA 74 tackles, 4 sacks 2 Tyrus Wheat LB So. 6′2″ 260 Amite, LA 30 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 14 Nathaniel Watson LB 6′2″ 245 Maplesville, AL 39 tackles 34 Sherman Timbs LB So. 6′2″ 255 Indianola, MS 7 tackles, 1 sack 44 Jett Johnson LB 6′2″ 230 Tupelo, MS 3 tackles 26 J.P. Purvis LB 6′1″ 245 Pelahatchie, MS 2 tackles 51 R.J. Jennings LB Sr. 6′0″ 235 Birmingham, AL 1 tackle 22 Rodney Groce LB RS 6′0″ 220 Pleasant Grove, AL 53 Joseph Garner LB So. 6′3″ 220 Ridgeland, MS 57 John Garner LB So. 6′4″ 225 Ridgeland, MS
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 CB So. 6′2″ 195 Pensacola, FL 72 tackles 12 Shawn Preston Jr. S 6′0″ 205 Saint James, LA 66 tackles 13 CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 180 Grenada, MS 45 tackles, 4 INT 7 Londyn Craft DB 6′1″ 205 Rio Rancho, NM 57 tackles 19 Collin Duncan S So. 6′0″ 210 Montgomery, AL 45 tackles, 2 INT 7 Marcus Murphy S Jr. 6′1″ 200 West Point, MS 34 tackles 38 Fred Peters S Jr. 5′10″ 205 Columbia, MS 20 tackles 2 Esaias Furdge CB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Clarksdale, MS 14 tackles, 1 INT 31 Landon Guidry S So. 6′1″ 197 Spring Hill, TN 13 tackles 36 Jay Jimison CB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Forest, MS 5 tackles 6 Dylan Lawrence S 6′4″ 215 Lucedale, MS 3 tackles 41 Cody Swanson S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Madison, MS 1 tackle 1 Aadreekis Conner S 6′2″ 210 Port Gibson, MS 3 Decamerion Richardson CB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Bossier City, LA 13 Tyler Williams CB Jr. 6′2″ 175 Oxford, MS 16 Korey Charles CB 5′10″ 185 Miami, FL 21 Jaylon Reed CB 6′0″ 185 Olive Branch, MS 25 Somon Anderson S Jr. 6′0″ 200 New Orleans, LA 26 Kyle Cass CB Fr. 6′2″ 195 New Orleans, LA 29 C.J. Morgan S 6′0″ 205 Bossier City, LA 31 Malik Sanders CB Jr. 5′11″ 165 Greenville, MS 39 Javorrius Selmon CB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Jackson, MS
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 Brandon Ruiz PK 5′10″ 180 Gilbert, AZ 10 of 12 field goals 37 Tucker Day P 6′0″ 215 Brentwood, TN 31 punts, 42.9 average 97 Reed Bowman P Sr. 6′0″ 200 Magnolia, TX 28 punts, 41.9 average 47 Jace Christmann PK 6′1″ 200 Houston, TX 4 of 4 extra points 42 Colby Cox LS RS 6′0″ 235 Woodstock, GA 43 Hayes Hammond LS RS 5′10″ 195 Tupelo, MS 43 Paul Blackwell LS Sr. 5′10″ 205 Pascagoula, MS 48 Scott Goodman PK 5′10″ 200 Brandon, MS 49 Nolan McCord PK 6′0″ 189 Lilburn, GA 66 Raymond Freeman LS Jr. 6′2″ 220 Cantonment, FL
Taury Dixon, Cody Swanson, Joseph Garner, John Garner, Matt Stanic, Bo Brooks Malik Heath, De’Monte Russell, Aaron Odom, Javorrius Selmon, Cordavien Suggs Will Rogers, Will Rogers, Scott Goodman, Carson Banks Cameron Gardner, Kobe Jones, Kameron Jones, Rufus Harvey Jaylon Reed, Dareuan Parker, Jeffrey Banks, Jevon Banks Lee Witherspoon, R.J. Jennings, Allen Love Trip Wilson, Hayes Hammond, Jett Johnson Omni Wells, Paul Blackwell, James Jackson Decamerion Richardson, C.J. Morgan K.J. Costello, Cole Smith Woody Marks, Christian Forde Lideatrick Griffin, Greg Eiland Jordan Davis, Devon Robinson Dillon Johnson, Malik Sanders Marcus Murphy, Scott Lashley Kylin Hill, LaQuinston Sharp Kareem Walker, Allan Walters Jaden Walley, Brodie King Somon Anderson, Kyle Cass Colby Cox, Nick Pendley Marquiss Spencer, Kwatrivous Johnson Camp Tice, Jaden Crumedy Brandon Cunningham, Austin Williams Aadreekis Conner Martin Emerson Esaias Furdge Tyrus Wheat JaVonta Payton Caleb Ducking Osirus Mitchell Dylan Lawrence Garrett Shrader Aaron Brule Londyn Craft Brandon Ruiz Geor’quarius Spivey Shawn Preston Jr. Emmanuel Forbes Kyziah Pruitt Tyler Williams Nathaniel Watson Tyrell Shavers Jack Harris Korey Charles Jalen Mayden Collin Duncan Justin Stolberg Nathan Pickering Rodney Groce Brad Cumbest J.P. Purvis Janari Dean Izuchukwu King Ani Landon Guidry J.J. Jernighan Sherman Timbs Jay Jimison Haze Greer Tucker Day Fred Peters Erroll Thompson Powers Warren Jamari Stewart Jace Christmann Nolan McCord Tre Lawson Reed Buys Grant Jackson William Ryland J.T. Zakkak Raymond Freeman Charles Cross Ramble Johnson Quinton Torbor Dontea Jones Jordon Hoyer Armondous Cooley Cameron Young Reed Bowman MS 70 LA 10 AL 8 GA 6 TN 6 Hometowns of the 2020 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 70 Louisiana 10 Alabama 8 Tennessee 6 Georgia 6 Florida 5 Texas 4 California 2 Top counties Jackson County, Mississippi pop. 145,000 6 Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 6 Hinds County, Mississippi pop. 219,000 5 Rankin County, Mississippi pop. 159,000 5 Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 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’ 2020 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.
K.J. Costello QB4-star recruit
Kylin Hill RB4-star recruit
Charles Cross OL5-star recruit
Martin Emerson CB
Emmanuel Forbes CB4-star recruit