Teams Mississippi State 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Mississippi State roster 111 players: 31 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 13 juniors, 20 seniors, 32 with no class listed. From 14 states and 3 other countries; the most from Mississippi (53) and Florida (9). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 7 Will Rogers QB Jr. 6′2″ 216 Brandon, MS 1,626 passing yards, 12 TD 11 Mike Wright QB Transfer from Vanderbilt 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 195 Atlanta, GA 453 passing yards, 3 TD 3 Chris Parson QB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 210 Brentwood, TN 103 passing yards 12 Asher Morgan QB So. 6′4″ 225 Philadelphia, MS 16 Jake Weir QB So. 6′2″ 210 Tupelo, MS
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 4 Woody Marks RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 208 Atlanta, GA 573 rushing yards, 4 TD 23 Seth Davis RB 5′7″ 185 Katy, TX 356 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Jeffery Pittman RB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Taylorsville, MS 268 rushing yards, 1 TD 2 Keyvone Lee RB Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 225 St. Petersburg, FL 75 rushing yards 22 Simeon Price RB 6′0″ 215 Pensacola, FL 41 rushing yards 22 Brinston Williams RB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Suwanee, GA 32 Wykece Johnson RB So. 6′0″ 220 Lexington, MS
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Lideatrick Griffin WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 180 Philadelphia, MS 50 catches, 658 yards, 4 TD 0 Zavion Thomas WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′10″ 192 Woodmere, LA 40 catches, 503 yards, 1 TD 2 Justin Robinson WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 218 Mcdonough, GA 21 catches, 257 yards 8 Antonio Harmon WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Kosciusko, MS 14 catches, 98 yards, 1 TD 2 Creed Whittemore WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 182 Gainesville, FL 11 catches, 102 yards, 2 TD 19 Freddie Roberson WR Transfer from Eastern Washington 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 195 Seattle, WA 11 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD 11 Jaden Walley WR 6′0″ 190 Biloxi, MS 5 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD 9 Jordan Mosley WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Mobile, AL 3 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD 36 Jacoby Bellazar WR So. 5′11″ 165 Baton Rouge, LA 1 catch, 13 yards 80 Kade Kolka WR Jr. 5′11″ 190 Tallahassee, FL 87 Nakai Poole WR Fr. 6′3″ 210 Norcross, GA 89 Grant Evans WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Lake Charles, LA
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 66 Nick Jones OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Byhalia, MS 1 tackle 51 Malik Ellis OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Laurel, MS 52 Grant Jackson OL Jr. 6′6″ 325 Brookhaven, MS 56 Wesley Davis OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Collierville, TN 57 Cole Smith OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Mission Viejo, CA 57 Leon Bell OL Fr. 6′8″ 330 Dickinson, TX 57 Zay Alexander OL 6′7″ 322 Tupelo, MS 58 Kameron Jones OL Sr. 6′5″ 315 Starkville, MS 68 Steven Losoya III OL Jr. 6′3″ 309 Nashville, TN 69 Kwatrivous Johnson OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 330 Greenwood, MS 72 Canon Boone OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Kemah, TX 73 Percy Lewis OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′7″ 355 Sallis, MS 76 Albert Reese IV OL So. 6′7″ 330 Edmonton, AB 78 Amari Smith OL RS 6′6″ 332 Brookhaven, MS 79 Jakson LaHue OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 Azle, TX
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 22 Nathan Pickering DT 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 305 Mount Olive, MS 44 tackles, 2 sacks 94 Jaden Crumedy DT 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 305 Hattiesburg, MS 35 tackles, 2.5 sacks 6 Deonte Anderson DL So. 6′3″ 280 Fort Meade, FL 38 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 De’Monte Russell DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 285 Jackson, MS 24 tackles, 1 sack 5 Donterry Russell DL Fr. 6′5″ 228 Jackson, MS 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 93 Eric Taylor NT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 323 Trussville, AL 15 tackles 19 Ty Cooper DL 6′4″ 240 Louisville, MS 13 tackles 6 Jordan Davis DE Sr. 6′4″ 275 Memphis, TN 7 tackles 23 Trevion Williams DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Crystal Springs, MS 6 tackles 35 Kalvin Dinkins DL Fr. 6′2″ 320 Lake, MS 3 tackles 96 Gavin Nelson DL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Birmingham, AL 3 tackles 4 Joseph Head Jr. DL RS 6′4″ 228 Lexington, MS 24 Jacarius Clayton DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 241 Tupelo, MS 45 Caleb Bryant DL RS 6′3″ 265 Vicksburg, MS 45 Khalid Moore DL Fr. 6′2″ 240 Poplarville, MS 54 Jonathan Davis DL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Monticello, MS 95 Gabe Moore DT RS 6′5″ 290 Louisville, MS 98 Dayvionte Thompson DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Starke, FL
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 14 Nathaniel Watson LB Sr. 6′2″ 245 Maplesville, AL 137 tackles, 10 sacks, 1 INT 44 Jett Johnson LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Tupelo, MS 130 tackles, 6 sacks, 3 INT 26 J.P. Purvis LB 6′1″ 245 Pelahatchie, MS 39 tackles DeShawn Page LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 Knoxville, TN 30 tackles, 0.5 sacks 12 John Lewis LB 6′2″ 240 Canton, MS 20 tackles 40 Nic Mitchell LB 6′2″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 7 tackles 7 Zakari Tillman LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Florence, MS 5 tackles 33 Avery Sledge LB 6′2″ 220 Hattiesburg, MS 2 tackles 5 Javae Gilmore LB Fr. 6′4″ 221 Amite, LA 14 Tabias Hinton LB RS 6′2″ 230 Hattiesburg, MS 31 Michael Robinson LB So. 6′2″ 235 Vicksburg, MS 42 Ty Jones LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Bay Springs, MS
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Decamerion Richardson CB Sr. 6′2″ 195 Bossier City, LA 79 tackles, 1 sack 12 Shawn Preston Jr. S Sr. 6′0″ 205 Saint James, LA 59 tackles, 3 INT 10 Corey Ellington S Jr. 6′3″ 200 Lexington, MS 66 tackles, 2 sacks 1 Marcus Banks S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 Houston, TX 51 tackles 17 DeCarlos Nicholson CB So. 6′3″ 200 Petal, MS 42 tackles 14 Brice Pollock CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Snellville, GA 24 tackles 2 Isaac Smith S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 220 Fulton, MS 15 tackles 20 Christopher Keys S Transfer from Indiana So. 6′0″ 190 Collins, MS 10 tackles 2 Esaias Furdge CB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Clarksdale, MS 7 tackles 17 Jordan Morant S 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 210 Parsippany, NJ 7 tackles 21 Hunter Washington S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 200 Katy, TX 6 tackles 12 Jamari Brown CB Sr. 6′3″ 205 Sunrise, FL 1 tackle 1 Kelley Jones CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 205 Clarksdale, MS 1 Khamauri Rogers DB Transfer from Miami 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Madison, MS 5 Will James DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Grand Bay, AL 6 Jalin Shephard DB So. 5′10″ 195 Hogansville, GA 7 Luke Evans DB RS 6′2″ 188 Coral Springs, FL 9 Trent Singleton S Fr. 6′0″ 198 Edwards, MS 13 Raydarious Jones CB Transfer from LSU 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 180 Horn Lake, MS 22 Kobi Albert DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 175 Birmingham, AL 27 Javaris Bufford CB 5′10″ 178 Charlotte, NC 28 Tanner Duke Johnson S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Kyle, TX 32 Nicholas Bargains CB Fr. 5′9″ 170 Allen, TX 34 Vic Sutton S RS 6′3″ 215 Madison, MS 38 Jaylen Aborom S Fr. 6′2″ 190 Hattiesburg, MS 41 Cody Swanson S Sr. 6′0″ 200 Madison, MS
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 80 Kyle Ferrie PK Fr. 6′1″ 205 Searcy, AR 16 of 22 field goals 40 Keelan Crimmins P So. 6′3″ 225 Melbourne, VIC 49 punts, 40.9 average 81 Andrew Osteen P Sr. 6′1″ 200 Enterprise, AL 9 punts, 35.1 average 82 Nicholas Barr-Mira PK Transfer from UCLA 6′0″ 185 Palos Verdes, CA 1 of 1 field goal 43 Hayes Hammond LS Jr. 5′10″ 195 Tupelo, MS 1 tackle 18 Marlon Hauck PK Fr. 6′2″ 200 Phoenix, AZ 41 Manuel Hillman LS Jr. 6′0″ 190 Petal, MS 46 Luke Beard LS RS 6′1″ 218 Ackerman, MS 47 Ethan Chang PK Jr. 5′10″ 180 Falls Church, VA 84 Carson Allen PK Fr. 5′11″ 190 Woodstock, GA
Tabias Hinton, DeCarlos Nicholson, Avery Sledge, Jaylen Aborom, Manuel Hillman, Jaden Crumedy Jake Weir, Jacarius Clayton, Hayes Hammond, Jett Johnson, Zay Alexander Khamauri Rogers, Vic Sutton, Cody Swanson Joseph Head Jr., Corey Ellington, Wykece Johnson Donterry Russell, De’Monte Russell, Nick Lauderdale Kelley Jones, Esaias Furdge Woody Marks, Mike Wright Lideatrick Griffin, Asher Morgan Ty Cooper, Gabe Moore Hunter Washington, Seth Davis Kobi Albert, Gavin Nelson Michael Robinson, Caleb Bryant Grant Jackson, Amari Smith Jeffery Pittman Marcus Banks Creed Whittemore Isaac Smith Justin Robinson Keyvone Lee Chris Parson Decamerion Richardson Javae Gilmore Will James Deonte Anderson Jalin Shephard Jordan Davis Luke Evans Will Rogers Zakari Tillman Antonio Harmon Geor’quarius Spivey Jordan Mosley Trent Singleton Jaden Walley Jamari Brown John Lewis Shawn Preston Jr. Raydarious Jones Brice Pollock Nathaniel Watson Jordan Morant Marlon Hauck Freddie Roberson Rayfield Lotten Christopher Keys Brinston Williams Nathan Pickering Simeon Price Trevion Williams J.P. Purvis Javaris Bufford Tanner Duke Johnson Nicholas Bargains Kalvin Dinkins Jacoby Bellazar Nic Mitchell Ty Jones Khalid Moore Luke Beard Ethan Chang Jayden Hobson Malik Ellis Jonathan Davis Wesley Davis Cole Smith Leon Bell Kameron Jones Nick Jones Steven Losoya III Kwatrivous Johnson Percy Lewis Jakson LaHue Kade Kolka Kyle Ferrie Andrew Osteen Nicholas Barr-Mira Carson Allen Ryland Goede Nakai Poole Grant Evans Eric Taylor Dayvionte Thompson DeShawn Page MS 53 FL 9 GA 9 AL 8 LA 8 Hometowns of the 2023 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 53 Florida 9 Georgia 9 Louisiana 8 Texas 8 Alabama 8 Tennessee 5 California 2 Top counties Forrest County, Mississippi pop. 78,272 6 Lee County, Mississippi pop. 83,034 5 Hinds County, Mississippi pop. 219,000 4 Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 4 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 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’ 2023 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.
