Teams Mississippi State 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Mississippi State roster 119 players: 13 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 27 juniors, 22 seniors, 38 with no class listed. From 18 states and 3 other countries; the most from Mississippi (37) and Texas (15). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 2 QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 210 Shreveport, LA 2,436 passing yards, 15 TD 1 QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 230 Macon, MS 629 passing yards, 5 TD; 458 rushing yards, 8 TD 17 Luke Kromenhoek QB Transfer from Florida State 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Savannah, GA 73 passing yards 15 Parker Puckett QB RS 6′0″ 180 Flowood, MS
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 24 RB Transfer from South Alabama So. 5′10″ 230 Oneonta, AL 677 rushing yards, 6 TD 6 Davon Booth RB Sr. 5′10″ 205 North Las Vegas, NV 552 rushing yards, 7 TD 5 Xavier Gayten RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 205 Brookhaven, MS 157 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Johnnie Daniels RB Jr. 5′10″ 209 Crystal Springs, MS 44 rushing yards 6 Kolin Wilson RB 5′9″ 190 Gulf Shores, AL 26 rushing yards 23 Seth Davis RB 5′7″ 185 Katy, TX 47 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Davian Jackson RB RS 6′1″ 196 New Iberia, LA 21 Geron Johnson RB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Memphis, TN
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 3 Anthony Evans III WR Transfer from Georgia 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 180 Converse, TX 67 catches, 831 yards, 4 TD 0 Brenen Thompson WR Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 170 Spearman, TX 57 catches, 1,054 yards, 6 TD 11 Ayden Williams WR Transfer from Ole Miss 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 205 Ridgeland, MS 21 catches, 252 yards 9 Jordan Mosley WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Mobile, AL 8 catches, 168 yards, 1 TD 13 Sanfrisco Magee WR 6′2″ 200 Mccomb, MS 5 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD 11 Ricky Johnson WR 6′2″ 185 Warner Robins, GA 3 catches, 17 yards 5 Braylon Burnside WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 192 Starkville, MS 1 tackle 0 Gracen Harris WR 5′11″ 175 Ennis, TX 1 catch, 4 yards 1 Markus Allen WR Transfer from Eastern Michigan 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Dayton, OH 1 catch, 7 yards 7 Cam Thompson WR Transfer from Northern Illinois 6′0″ 200 Boardman, OH 7 Jaron Glover WR Transfer from Michigan State 6′1″ 208 Sarasota, FL 80 A.J. Lewis Jr. WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Hattiesburg, MS 81 Isaiah Mitchell WR Fr. 5′11″ 210 Fort Valley, GA 83 Ferzell Shepard WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 170 Baton Rouge, LA 89 Jessie Primer IV WR RS 6′0″ 175 Canton, MS
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 8 Seydou Traore TE Sr. 6′4″ 235 London, England 35 catches, 372 yards, 5 TD 87 Sam West TE Transfer from Indiana 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 250 Greensburg, IN 5 catches, 41 yards, 1 TD 7 Max Reese TE Transfer from Eastern Michigan 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 245 Chicago, IL 2 catches, 1 yard 10 Cameron Ball TE Jr. 6′7″ 247 Glenn Dale, MD 2 catches, 12 yards 12 Emeka Iloh TE So. 6′9″ 265 Peachtree City, GA 42 Sam Paxton TE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Newellton, LA 88 Joeseph Skipworth TE RS 6′5″ 225 Pace, FL
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 50 Koby Keenum OL Transfer from Kentucky So. 6′3″ 313 Florence, AL 1 tackle 51 Luke Work OL So. 6′6″ 310 Somerville, TN 52 Zack Owens OL Transfer from Colorado 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 330 Mcdonough, GA 54 Blake Steen OL Transfer from Virginia So. 6′6″ 340 Miami, FL 54 Jayvin James OL Transfer from Maryland Jr. 6′5″ 317 Deerfield Beach, FL 55 Jakheem Shumpert-Perkins OL So. 6′5″ 330 Plantersville, MS 56 Wesley Davis OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Collierville, TN 59 Alex Lopez OL RS 6′7″ 310 Cleveland, MS 60 Matthew Lefeau OL So. 6′5″ 350 Tacoma, WA 61 Trevor Mayberry OL Transfer from Stanford Sr. 6′3″ 325 Tampa, FL 65 Brennan Smith OL Transfer from UTEP Jr. 6′3″ 320 Pensacola, FL 65 Spencer Dowland OL RS 6′6″ 300 Athens, AL 70 Breyden Turnage OL RS 6′7″ 320 Dyersburg, TN 71 Saquon Miles OL So. 6′5″ 320 Greenville, AL 72 Canon Boone OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Kemah, TX 73 Jaekwon Bouldin OL Transfer from Purdue Jr. 6′6″ 340 Canton, MS 75 Jacoby Jackson OL Sr. 6′6″ 320 Arlington, TX 76 Albert Reese IV OL Sr. 6′7″ 330 Edmonton, AB 77 Jimothy Lewis Jr. OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 315 Ridgeland, MS 77 T.J. Lockhart OL Fr. 6′5″ 350 Kilmichael, MS
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 35 Kalvin Dinkins DL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Lake, MS 27 tackles, 2 sacks 9 Jaray Bledsoe DL Transfer from Texas 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Marlin, TX 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks 42 Darron Reed Jr. DL Transfer from Auburn 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 285 Columbus, GA 21 tackles, 2 sacks 22 Kedrick Bingley-Jones DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 302 Concord, NC 25 tackles 23 Trevion Williams DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Crystal Springs, MS 20 tackles, 1 sack 27 Red Hibbler DL Transfer from NC State Sr. 6′2″ 275 Louisville, MS 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks 6 Deonte Anderson DL Sr. 6′3″ 280 Fort Meade, FL 16 tackles, 1 sack 43 Will Whitson DL Transfer from Coastal Carolina Jr. 6′5″ 295 Cincinnati, OH 8 tackles, 2 sacks 88 Jamil Burroughs DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 330 Powder Springs, GA 14 tackles 25 Raishein Thomas DL Transfer from Northern Illinois Sr. 6′4″ 300 Racine, WI 10 tackles, 1 sack 4 Joseph Head Jr. DL So. 6′4″ 228 Lexington, MS 8 tackles 99 Diesel Moye DL Jr. 6′5″ 345 Phenix City, AL 5 tackles 99 Jamarcus Moye DL Jr. 6′5″ 345 Phenix City, AL 5 tackles 94 Corey Clark DL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Birmingham, AL 4 tackles 99 Ashun Shepphard DL Jr. 6′3″ 290 Brandon, MS 4 tackles 97 Terrance Hibbler DL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Lexington, MS 1 tackle -1 Dj Reed DL 18 Kai McClendon DL 6′1″ 334 Gulfport, MS 41 Tyshun Willis DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 260 Camden, MS 55 Colin Coates DL Transfer from Charlotte 6′2″ 320 Baltimore, MD
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 40 Nic Mitchell LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 78 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 10 Jalen Smith LB Transfer from Tennessee 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 230 Grayson, GA 57 tackles 7 Zakari Tillman LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Florence, MS 47 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 44 Branden Jennings LB Sr. 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, FL 44 tackles 16 Derion Gullette LB Transfer from Texas 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 240 Marlin, TX 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks 8 Malick Sylla LB Transfer from Texas A&M 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 255 Katy, TX 33 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Tyler Lockhart LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 225 Kilmichael, MS 34 tackles 44 Tony Mitchell LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 240 Alabaster, AL 25 tackles 37 Nevaeh Sanders LB Transfer from Northern Illinois Sr. 6′4″ 230 Flint, MI 12 tackles, 1 sack 13 LaKendrick James LB So. 6′2″ 250 Shelby, MS 6 tackles 12 Ja’Bryis Stewart LB So. 6′1″ 215 Crystal Springs, MS 5 tackles 6 Montrell Chapman LB Jr. 6′3″ 231 Batesville, MS 1 tackle 32 A.J. Rice LB 6′1″ 240 Huntsville, AL 1 tackle 0 Fred Clark LB 6′2″ 235 Kilmichael, MS 48 Turner Reeves LB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Flora, MS
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 13 Jahron Manning S Transfer from Old Dominion Sr. 5′10″ 195 New Orleans, LA 91 tackles, 1 INT 3 Brylan Lanier S Sr. 6′1″ 190 Tuscaloosa, AL 67 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT 2 Isaac Smith S 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 220 Fulton, MS 64 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 21 Hunter Washington S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 200 Katy, TX 44 tackles, 1 INT 1 Kelley Jones CB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 205 Clarksdale, MS 34 tackles, 2 INT 4 DeAgo Brumfeld CB Sr. 6′0″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 36 tackles, 1 INT 15 Jayven Williams CB Transfer from Kennesaw State 6′2″ 175 Mobile, AL 18 tackles, 1 INT 28 Tanner Duke Johnson S Jr. 6′0″ 185 Kyle, TX 13 tackles 26 Dwight Lewis III CB Transfer from Marian (IN) Sr. 6′1″ 195 Fairborn, OH 10 tackles 20 Amarien Jefferson CB So. 6′1″ 200 Tylertown, MS 7 tackles 13 Cyrus Reyes DB So. 6′1″ 192 Katy, TX 6 tackles 12 Tyler Woodard S Jr. 6′2″ 210 Memphis, TN 5 tackles 10 Elijah Cannon CB 6′0″ 190 Coconut Creek, FL 1 tackle 18 Sekou Smith Jr. S 6′0″ 180 Miami, FL 1 tackle 14 Lo’Kavion Jackson S Fr. 6′1″ 200 Reddick, FL 17 Kyle Johnson CB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 5′11″ 185 Cottonport, LA 29 D.K. McGruder DB Transfer from Tulane Jr. 6′2″ 175 Natchez, MS 29 Jatavious Johnson S RS 6′2″ 200 Hooks, TX 34 Vic Sutton S So. 6′3″ 215 Madison, MS 38 Jaylen Antoine CB RS 5′11″ 180 Bay Saint Louis, MS 47 Sean Pleasant DB RS 6′2″ 170 Austin, TX
Malick Sylla, Cyrus Reyes, Hunter Washington, Seth Davis Ayden Williams, Vic Sutton, Turner Reeves, Jimothy Lewis Jr. Johnnie Daniels, Ja’Bryis Stewart, Trevion Williams Darron Reed Jr., Diesel Moye, Jamarcus Moye DeAgo Brumfeld, Will Whitson Joseph Head Jr., Terrance Hibbler Braylon Burnside, Ethan Pulliam Jaray Bledsoe, Derion Gullette Jordan Mosley, Jayven Williams Tyler Woodard, Geron Johnson Sekou Smith Jr., Blake Steen Nic Mitchell, Branden Jennings Jaekwon Bouldin, Jessie Primer IV Brenen Thompson Gracen Harris Kamario Taylor Kelley Jones Markus Allen Blake Shapen Isaac Smith Anthony Evans III Brylan Lanier Xavier Gayten Davian Jackson Davon Booth Deonte Anderson Kolin Wilson Montrell Chapman Cam Thompson Jaron Glover Max Reese Zakari Tillman Cameron Ball Elijah Cannon Jalen Smith Ricky Johnson Emeka Iloh Jahron Manning Sanfrisco Magee Parker Puckett Luke Kromenhoek Kai McClendon Marlon Hauck Amarien Jefferson Kedrick Bingley-Jones Fluff Bothwell Raishein Thomas Dwight Lewis III Red Hibbler Tanner Duke Johnson D.K. McGruder Jatavious Johnson A.J. Rice Kalvin Dinkins Nevaeh Sanders Jaylen Antoine Kallen Cosper Tyshun Willis Tony Mitchell Ethan Myers Sean Pleasant William Wilkinson Koby Keenum Luke Work Zack Owens Jayvin James Colin Coates Wesley Davis Alex Lopez Matthew Lefeau Trevor Mayberry Brennan Smith Spencer Dowland Breyden Turnage Saquon Miles Jacoby Jackson A.J. Lewis Jr. Kyle Ferrie Isaiah Mitchell Ferzell Shepard Sam West Jamil Burroughs Joeseph Skipworth Corey Clark Ashun Shepphard MS 37 TX 15 AL 13 FL 12 GA 8 Hometowns of the 2025 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 37 Texas 15 Alabama 13 Florida 12 Georgia 8 Louisiana 6 Tennessee 6 Ohio 5 Top counties Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 7 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 3 Rankin County, Mississippi pop. 159,000 3 Copiah County, Mississippi pop. 27,855 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’ 2025 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 QB3-star recruit
Kamario Taylor QB4-star recruit
Fluff Bothwell RBTransfer from South Alabama