Teams Mississippi State 2024 Roster ← 2023 2025 → 2024 Mississippi State roster 115 players: 15 freshmen, 29 sophomores, 20 juniors, 19 seniors, 32 with no class listed. From 18 states and 2 other countries; the most from Mississippi (51) and Texas (14). The 2024 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 15 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 6 Davon Booth RB Transfer from Utah State Jr. 5′10″ 205 North Las Vegas, NV 759 rushing yards, 5 TD 6 Johnnie Daniels RB So. 5′10″ 209 Crystal Springs, MS 540 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 Keyvone Lee RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 225 St. Petersburg, FL 140 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Xavier Gayten RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Brookhaven, MS 115 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Brinston Williams RB So. 6′2″ 215 Suwanee, GA 1 tackle 0 Jeffery Pittman RB So. 6′1″ 215 Taylorsville, MS 23 Seth Davis RB 5′7″ 185 Katy, TX 32 Wykece Johnson RB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Lexington, MS 38 Ashtanyrein Duncan RB Sr. 5′10″ 195 Lithia Springs, GA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 3 Kevin Coleman Jr. WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 180 St. Louis, MO 69 catches, 844 yards, 5 TD 1 Kelly Akharaiyi WR Transfer from UTEP Sr. 6′1″ 200 Irving, TX 25 catches, 391 yards, 2 TD 9 Jordan Mosley WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Mobile, AL 23 catches, 405 yards, 3 TD 1 Mario Craver WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 180 Birmingham, AL 17 catches, 368 yards, 3 TD 2 Creed Whittemore WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 182 Gainesville, FL 4 catches, 65 yards 11 Jaden Walley WR Sr. 6′0″ 190 Biloxi, MS 1 return, 10 yards 11 Ricky Johnson WR 6′2″ 185 Warner Robins, GA 2 catches, 9 yards 5 Braylon Burnside WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 192 Starkville, MS 1 catch, −6 yards 13 Sanfrisco Magee WR 6′2″ 200 Mccomb, MS 1 catch, 6 yards 1 J.J. Harrell WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′0″ 205 Sardis, MS 1 Trent Hudson WR Transfer from New Mexico State Jr. 6′3″ 180 Killeen, TX 8 Antonio Harmon WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Kosciusko, MS 80 Kade Kolka WR Sr. 5′11″ 190 Tallahassee, FL 85 Thomas Cheatham WR Jr. 6′3″ 190 Philadelphia, MS 87 Logan Flinta WR So. 6′2″ 180 Aledo, TX
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 8 Seydou Traore TE 6′4″ 235 London, England 34 catches, 361 yards, 1 TD 84 Justin Ball TE Transfer from Vanderbilt Sr. 6′6″ 250 Glenn Dale, MD 9 catches, 77 yards 10 Cameron Ball TE Transfer from Buffalo So. 6′7″ 247 Glenn Dale, MD 2 tackles 86 Nick Lauderdale TE Sr. 6′3″ 225 Jackson, MS 2 tackles 19 Rayfield Lotten TE 6′5″ 240 New Orleans, LA 42 Sam Paxton TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Newellton, LA 81 Joshua Washington TE So. 6′2″ 245 Harvey, LA 89 Jacorey Whitted TE Fr. 6′6″ 278 Mccalla, AL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 77 Marlon Martinez OL Transfer from LSU Sr. 6′5″ 320 Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 tackle 51 Luke Work OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Somerville, TN 51 Malik Ellis OL So. 6′4″ 285 Laurel, MS 52 Grant Jackson OL Sr. 6′6″ 325 Brookhaven, MS 56 Wesley Davis OL So. 6′4″ 300 Collierville, TN 57 Leon Bell OL So. 6′8″ 330 Dickinson, TX 59 Alex Lopez OL 6′7″ 310 Cleveland, MS 66 Makylan Pounders OL Transfer from Memphis Jr. 6′5″ 310 Byhalia, MS 67 Ethan Miner OL Transfer from North Texas Sr. 6′2″ 305 West Hartford, CT 68 Bailey Henderson OL Jr. 6′3″ 275 Southaven, MS 72 Canon Boone OL So. 6′4″ 315 Kemah, TX 74 Karsten Upchurch OL So. 6′5″ 295 Starkville, MS 75 Jacoby Jackson OL Transfer from Texas Tech Jr. 6′6″ 320 Arlington, TX 76 Albert Reese IV OL Jr. 6′7″ 330 Edmonton, AB 77 Jimothy Lewis Jr. OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 315 Ridgeland, MS 77 T.J. Lockhart OL RS 6′5″ 350 Kilmichael, MS 78 Amari Smith OL Fr. 6′6″ 332 Brookhaven, MS 79 Jakson LaHue OL So. 6′5″ 320 Azle, TX
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 23 Trevion Williams DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Crystal Springs, MS 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks 19 Ty Cooper DL 6′4″ 240 Louisville, MS 29 tackles, 1 sack 18 Kai McClendon DL 6′1″ 334 Gulfport, MS 30 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Sulaiman Kpaka DL Transfer from Purdue Sr. 6′3″ 300 Grand Prairie, TX 30 tackles 99 Ashun Shepphard DL So. 6′3″ 290 Brandon, MS 25 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 De’Monte Russell DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 285 Jackson, MS 23 tackles 6 Deonte Anderson DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Fort Meade, FL 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 4 Joseph Head Jr. DL Fr. 6′4″ 228 Lexington, MS 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 94 Corey Clark DL So. 6′4″ 310 Birmingham, AL 9 tackles 22 Kedrick Bingley-Jones DL Transfer from North Carolina 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 302 Concord, NC 7 tackles 35 Kalvin Dinkins DL So. 6′2″ 320 Lake, MS 2 tackles, 1 sack 5 Donterry Russell DL So. 6′5″ 228 Jackson, MS 4 tackles 97 Terrance Hibbler DL 6′3″ 310 Lexington, MS 2 tackles 45 Josaiah Knight DE RS 6′3″ 238 Tallahassee, FL 93 Eric Taylor NT 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 323 Trussville, AL 95 Gabe Moore DT Fr. 6′5″ 290 Louisville, MS 96 Gavin Nelson DL So. 6′5″ 295 Birmingham, AL
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 7 Stone Blanton LB Transfer from South Carolina 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 230 Jackson, MS 124 tackles, 0.5 sacks 40 Nic Mitchell LB 6′2″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 80 tackles, 1 INT 44 Branden Jennings LB 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, FL 56 tackles, 1.5 sacks 7 Zakari Tillman LB So. 6′2″ 235 Florence, MS 30 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 26 J.P. Purvis LB Sr. 6′1″ 245 Pelahatchie, MS 35 tackles 12 John Lewis LB 6′2″ 240 Canton, MS 21 tackles 5 Javae Gilmore LB So. 6′4″ 221 Amite, LA 2 tackles 30 Marcus Ross LB So. 6′2″ 230 Newhebron, MS 2 tackles 0 Fred Clark LB 6′2″ 235 Kilmichael, MS 1 tackle 14 Tabias Hinton LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Hattiesburg, MS 31 Michael Robinson LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Vicksburg, MS
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 2 Isaac Smith S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 220 Fulton, MS 127 tackles 21 Hunter Washington S 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 200 Katy, TX 55 tackles, 1 INT 3 Brylan Lanier S Jr. 6′1″ 190 Tuscaloosa, AL 53 tackles, 1 INT 10 Corey Ellington S Sr. 6′3″ 200 Lexington, MS 53 tackles 14 Brice Pollock CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 195 Snellville, GA 48 tackles, 1 INT 1 Kelley Jones CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 205 Clarksdale, MS 28 tackles 4 DeAgo Brumfeld CB Transfer from Memphis Jr. 6′0″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 14 tackles, 1 INT 20 Christopher Keys S Jr. 6′0″ 190 Collins, MS 16 tackles 28 Tanner Duke Johnson S So. 6′0″ 185 Kyle, TX 16 tackles 17 Jordan Morant S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 210 Parsippany, NJ 11 tackles 10 Elijah Cannon CB 6′0″ 190 Coconut Creek, FL 4 tackles, 1 INT 12 Tyler Woodard S So. 6′2″ 210 Memphis, TN 9 tackles 13 Cyrus Reyes DB Fr. 6′1″ 192 Katy, TX 5 tackles 22 Kobi Albert DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 175 Birmingham, AL 4 tackles 13 Raydarious Jones CB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 180 Horn Lake, MS 2 tackles 1 Khamauri Rogers DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Madison, MS 17 Traveon Wright DB Transfer from Memphis Fr. 6′0″ 195 Perry, GA 20 Montre Miller CB Transfer from West Virginia 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 190 Blythewood, SC 27 Javaris Bufford CB 5′10″ 178 Charlotte, NC 29 Jatavious Johnson S 6′2″ 200 Hooks, TX 32 Nicholas Bargains CB So. 5′9″ 170 Allen, TX 34 Vic Sutton S Fr. 6′3″ 215 Madison, MS
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 80 Kyle Ferrie PK So. 6′1″ 205 Searcy, AR 10 of 12 field goals 82 Nicholas Barr-Mira PK Sr. 6′0″ 185 Palos Verdes, CA 44 punts, 44.6 average 43 Hayes Hammond LS Sr. 5′10″ 195 Tupelo, MS 1 tackle 18 Marlon Hauck PK So. 6′2″ 200 Phoenix, AZ 46 Luke Beard LS Fr. 6′1″ 218 Ackerman, MS 47 William Wilkinson PK RS 6′2″ 185 Oxford, MS 48 Charlie Ingram LS Fr. 5′11″ 215 Vestavia Hills, AL 83 Zach Haynes P Transfer from New Mexico State Sr. 6′1″ 195 Potosi, MO 88 Ethan Pulliam P Fr. 6′1″ 190 Starkville, MS
Mario Craver, Kobi Albert, Charlie Ingram, Corey Clark, Gavin Nelson Joseph Head Jr., Corey Ellington, Wykece Johnson, Terrance Hibbler Donterry Russell, Stone Blanton, De’Monte Russell, Nick Lauderdale Khamauri Rogers, Vic Sutton, Jimothy Lewis Jr. Michael Van Buren Jr., Cameron Ball, Justin Ball Braylon Burnside, Karsten Upchurch, Ethan Pulliam Xavier Gayten, Grant Jackson, Amari Smith Cyrus Reyes, Hunter Washington, Seth Davis Johnnie Daniels, Trevion Williams Asher Morgan, Thomas Cheatham Raydarious Jones, Bailey Henderson Jake Weir, Hayes Hammond Ty Cooper, Gabe Moore Nic Mitchell, Branden Jennings Josaiah Knight, Kade Kolka Jeffery Pittman J.J. Harrell Kelley Jones Kelly Akharaiyi Trent Hudson Blake Shapen Creed Whittemore Isaac Smith Keyvone Lee Brylan Lanier Chris Parson Kevin Coleman Jr. DeAgo Brumfeld Javae Gilmore Davon Booth Deonte Anderson Zakari Tillman Antonio Harmon Sulaiman Kpaka Jordan Mosley Elijah Cannon Jaden Walley Ricky Johnson John Lewis Tyler Woodard Sanfrisco Magee Brice Pollock Tabias Hinton Jordan Morant Traveon Wright Kai McClendon Marlon Hauck Rayfield Lotten Christopher Keys Montre Miller Brinston Williams Kedrick Bingley-Jones J.P. Purvis Javaris Bufford Tanner Duke Johnson Jatavious Johnson Michael Robinson Nicholas Bargains Kalvin Dinkins Ashtanyrein Duncan Luke Beard William Wilkinson Luke Work Malik Ellis Wesley Davis Leon Bell Alex Lopez Makylan Pounders Ethan Miner Jacoby Jackson Marlon Martinez Jakson LaHue Kyle Ferrie Joshua Washington Nicholas Barr-Mira Zach Haynes Logan Flinta Jacorey Whitted Eric Taylor Ashun Shepphard MS 51 TX 14 AL 9 FL 9 GA 5 Hometowns of the 2024 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 51 Texas 14 Alabama 9 Florida 9 Louisiana 5 Georgia 5 Tennessee 4 Maryland 3 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 7 Hinds County, Mississippi pop. 219,000 4 Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 4 Holmes County, Mississippi pop. 16,191 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’ 2024 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.
Blake Shapen QBTransfer from Baylor3-star recruit