Teams Mississippi State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Mississippi State roster 117 players: 53 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 29 juniors, 22 seniors. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Mississippi (38) and Texas (15). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 7
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 RB Jr. 5′10″ 230 Oneonta, AL 403 rushing yards, 3 TD 6 Kolin Wilson RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Gulf Shores, AL 202 rushing yards 5 Xavier Gayten RB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Brookhaven, MS 87 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 J.J. Hill RB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Tupelo, MS 147 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Brinston Williams RB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Suwanee, GA 2 tackles 25 Cooper Crosby RB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Gulfport, MS 10 rushing yards
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Anthony Evans III WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 180 Converse, TX 47 catches, 614 yards, 5 TD 13 Sanfrisco Magee WR So. 6′2″ 200 Mccomb, MS 19 catches, 295 yards, 5 TD 2 Marquis Johnson WR Transfer from Missouri Sr. 5′11″ 190 Dickinson, TX 16 catches, 244 yards, 2 TD 7 Zion Ragins WR Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′8″ 170 Macon, GA 12 catches, 188 yards, 4 TD 0 Gracen Harris WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Ennis, TX 2 catches, 21 yards 9 Camden Capehart WR Fr. 5′8″ 180 Winnsboro, TX 1 tackle 81 Zion Crumpton WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 165 Montgomery, AL 2 catches, 35 yards 12 Matt Mayfield WR Jr. 6′2″ 185 Sunset, LA 1 catch, 9 yards 10 Bull Mitchell WR Fr. 5′11″ 210 Fort Valley, GA 11 Ayden Williams WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 205 Ridgeland, MS 16 Jayden Cration WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 200 Canton, MS 19 Junior Henderson WR Fr. 6′4″ 190 Carthage, TX 22 Jayytee Taylor WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Macon, MS 80 Fisher Southall WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Fairhope, AL 89 Jessie Primer IV WR Fr. 6′0″ 175 Canton, MS
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 87 Sam West TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 250 Greensburg, IN 7 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD 88 Joeseph Skipworth TE Fr. 6′5″ 225 Pace, FL 3 catches, 26 yards 18 Riley Williams TE Transfer from Oregon State Jr. 6′5″ 250 Portland, OR 2 catches, 16 yards 4 Zayion Cotton TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 230 Grenada, MS 84 Adam Land TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Panama City, FL 85 Luke Hutchinson TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Nashville, TN
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 54 Blake Steen OL Jr. 6′6″ 340 Miami, FL 1 tackle 50 L.J. Prudhomme OL Transfer from Arkansas Fr. 6′3″ 320 Shreveport, LA 53 Dylan Steen OL Fr. 6′5″ 315 Doral, FL 55 Jakheem Shumpert-Perkins OL Jr. 6′5″ 330 Plantersville, MS 56 Wesley Davis OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Collierville, TN 58 Miles McVay OL Transfer from North Carolina 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 335 East St. Louis, IL 59 Tyler Miller OL Transfer from LSU 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 335 Laurel, MS 60 Matthew Lefeau OL Jr. 6′5″ 350 Tacoma, WA 62 Jamari Freeman OL Transfer from Mercer Sr. 6′4″ 300 Fairburn, GA 63 Mario Nash OL Transfer from Florida State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 305 De Kalb, MS 65 Spencer Dowland OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Athens, AL 66 Ja’Elyne Matthews OL Transfer from Florida State Fr. 6′6″ 350 Toms River, NJ 70 Breyden Turnage OL Fr. 6′7″ 320 Dyersburg, TN 71 Saquon Miles OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Greenville, AL 72 Canon Boone OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 Kemah, TX 73 Leon Noil Jr. OL Fr. 6′5″ 290 New Orleans, LA 74 Kison Shepard OL Jr. 6′7″ 350 Memphis, TN 75 Isaiah Dent OL Transfer from Oklahoma So. 6′6″ 320 Fulton, MS 76 Jayden Ross OL Fr. 6′6″ 330 Ocean Springs, MS 77 T.J. Lockhart OL So. 6′5″ 350 Kilmichael, MS 78 D.J. Chester OL Transfer from LSU 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 315 Conyers, GA 79 Dalton Toothman OT Fr. 6′5″ 320 Vancleave, MS
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Amaree Williams DE Transfer from Florida State 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 240 North Palm Beach, FL 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Jaray Bledsoe DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 315 Marlin, TX 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 43 Will Whitson DL Sr. 6′5″ 295 Cincinnati, OH 15 tackles, 2 sacks 42 Darron Reed Jr. DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 285 Columbus, GA 17 tackles 35 Kalvin Dinkins DL Sr. 6′2″ 320 Lake, MS 11 tackles, 1 sack 14 Dealyn Evans DL Transfer from Texas A&M 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 310 Longview, TX 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks 97 Jayson Jenkins DL Transfer from Florida State Sr. 6′6″ 280 Bordentown, NJ 10 tackles 23 Trevion Williams DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 295 Crystal Springs, MS 4 tackles, 1 sack 41 Tyshun Willis DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 260 Camden, MS 4 tackles, 1 sack 1 Eddie Kelly DL Transfer from West Virginia 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 288 Orlando, FL 3 tackles 19 Micah Nickerson DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 260 Magnolia, MS 1 tackle 33 Douglas Adams III DL Jr. 6′3″ 240 San Francisco, CA 40 Gus Cordova DE Transfer from USC Fr. 6′4″ 270 Austin, TX 55 Colin Coates DL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Baltimore, MD 88 Tico Crittendon DL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Lithonia, GA 90 Davon Young DL Fr. 6′3″ 320 Mobile, AL 91 Lorenz Cammon DL Jr. 6′4″ 260 Upland, CA 92 Kaleb Morris DL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Mobile, AL 99 Diesel Moye DL Sr. 6′5″ 345 Phenix City, AL Shawn Gee DE So. 6′4″ 240 Birmingham, AL
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 Tyler Lockhart LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 225 Kilmichael, MS 38 tackles, 2 sacks 10 Jalen Smith LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 230 Grayson, GA 28 tackles, 1 INT 0 Fred Clark LB So. 6′2″ 235 Kilmichael, MS 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks 13 LaKendrick James LB Jr. 6′2″ 250 Shelby, MS 11 tackles 32 A.J. Rice LB Fr. 6′1″ 240 Huntsville, AL 4 tackles 7 Zakari Tillman LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 Florence, MS 3 tackles 16 Derion Gullette LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 240 Marlin, TX 1 tackle 12 Ja’Bryis Stewart LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Crystal Springs, MS 44 Gav Holman LB Transfer from Florida State Fr. 6′1″ 245 Uniondale, NY 45 James Heard Jr. LB Transfer from Syracuse 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 230 Camden, NJ 48 Chris Addison LB Fr. 6′3″ 250 Winnsboro, LA
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 15 Marcus Williams S Transfer from Rice Sr. 5′11″ 200 Hoover, AL 29 tackles, 2 sacks 20 Amarien Jefferson CB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Tylertown, MS 33 tackles 5 Jardin Gilbert S Transfer from LSU 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 195 White Castle, LA 29 tackles, 1 sack 3 Kendel Dolby S Transfer from Oklahoma Sr. 5′11″ 195 Springfield, OH 27 tackles 1 Kelley Jones CB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 205 Clarksdale, MS 21 tackles 2 Isaac Smith S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 220 Fulton, MS 21 tackles 21 Dre Riley S Jr. 6′1″ 185 Charleston, MS 15 tackles, 1 INT 6 Bralan Womack S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Brandon, MS 15 tackles 28 Tanner Duke Johnson S Sr. 6′0″ 185 Kyle, TX 10 tackles 8 Kaylib Singleton CB Transfer from Syracuse 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 Jacksonville, FL 8 tackles 24 Quentin Taylor Jr. CB Transfer from Iowa State So. 6′0″ 205 Apopka, FL 4 tackles 26 Jameer Grimsley CB Transfer from Florida So. 6′2″ 200 Tampa, FL 3 tackles 17 Kyle Johnson CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 185 Cottonport, LA 1 tackle 29 Jatavious Johnson S Fr. 6′2″ 200 Hooks, TX 1 tackle 18 Sekou Smith Jr. S Fr. 6′0″ 180 Miami, FL 25 Kolby Barrett S Fr. 6′2″ 210 Chattanooga, TN 27 Antavious Watts S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Columbus, GA 29 Boogie Johnson S So. 6′2″ 200 Hooks, TX 30 Camron Brown CB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Valdosta, GA 31 Terrance Love S Transfer from Colorado 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 210 Atlanta, GA 34 Vic Sutton S Jr. 6′3″ 215 Madison, MS 36 Terrell Johnson Jr. CB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Lexington, MS 37 Dre Otey CB Fr. 6′2″ 160 Murfreesboro, TN 38 Jaylen Antoine CB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Bay Saint Louis, MS 47 Sean Pleasant DB Fr. 6′2″ 170 Austin, TX
Antavious Watts, Darron Reed Jr., Diesel Moye Kamario Taylor, Jayytee Taylor Isaac Smith, Isaiah Dent Jaray Bledsoe, Derion Gullette Ayden Williams, Vic Sutton Ja’Bryis Stewart, Trevion Williams Sanfrisco Magee, Kyle Rushing Jayden Cration, Jessie Primer IV Sekou Smith Jr., Blake Steen Boogie Johnson, Jatavious Johnson Gus Cordova, Sean Pleasant Davon Young, Kaleb Morris Gracen Harris Eddie Kelly Kelley Jones Marquis Johnson Anthony Evans III Kendel Dolby Amaree Williams Zayion Cotton Jardin Gilbert Xavier Gayten Bralan Womack Kolin Wilson Zakari Tillman Zion Ragins Jaden Rashada Kaylib Singleton Bull Mitchell Jalen Smith Matt Mayfield Brodie McWhorter Dealyn Evans Marcus Williams Parker Puckett A.J. Swann Riley Williams Junior Henderson Micah Nickerson Amarien Jefferson Dre Riley J.J. Hill Brinston Williams Fluff Bothwell Quentin Taylor Jr. Cooper Crosby Kolby Barrett Jameer Grimsley Tanner Duke Johnson Camron Brown Terrance Love A.J. Rice Douglas Adams III Kalvin Dinkins Terrell Johnson Jr. Dre Otey Jaylen Antoine Kallen Cosper Tyshun Willis Will Whitson Gav Holman James Heard Jr. William Wilkinson Chris Addison Hayden Chambers L.J. Prudhomme Dylan Steen Colin Coates Wesley Davis Miles McVay Tyler Miller Matthew Lefeau Jamari Freeman Mario Nash Spencer Dowland Ja’Elyne Matthews Breyden Turnage Saquon Miles Leon Noil Jr. Kison Shepard Jayden Ross D.J. Chester Dalton Toothman Fisher Southall Kyle Ferrie Zion Crumpton Adam Land Luke Hutchinson Sam West Ethan Pulliam Joeseph Skipworth Tico Crittendon Lorenz Cammon Jayson Jenkins Shawn Gee MS 38 AL 13 GA 13 TX 15 FL 10 Hometowns of the 2026 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 38 Texas 15 Alabama 13 Georgia 13 Florida 10 Louisiana 6 Tennessee 6 California 3 Top counties Madison County, Mississippi pop. 112,000 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Rankin County, Mississippi pop. 159,000 3 Pike County, Mississippi pop. 39,602 3 Montgomery County, Mississippi pop. 9,602 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’ 2026 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.
Kamario Taylor QB4-star recruit
Fluff Bothwell RB