Monday, January 16, 2012

College Football Recruiting: Mississippi State Reaping Benefits of In-State Talent



With just over two weeks remaining before National Signing Day, Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen has batten down the state’s borders keeping the majority of prize recruits for the Bulldogs and away from SEC rivals.

The trouble with having a No. 20 ranked recruiting class (Scout.com) is other head coaches want some of the same players to help round out their roster. Can MSU keep all 25 verbal commitments through Signing Day on February 1?

Of the Top 25 players ranked in the state of Mississippi per Rivals.com, MSU has 11 high school seniors ready to play their colligate careers for Mullen including:

No. 3 DT Quay Evans, 6’3”, 295 pounds, 4-star
No. 9 DT Nick James, 6’4”, 335 pounds, 3-star
No. 10 RB Xavier Grindle, 5’10”, 190 pounds, 3-star
No. 11 RB Deonte Evans, 5’11”, 198 pounds, 3-star
No. 12 S Adarrius Perkins, 6’2”, 185 pounds, 3-star
No. 14 LB Lelland Ducksworth, 6’1”, 215 pounds, 3-star
No. 16 OL Devon Desper, 6’4” 295 pounds, 3-star
No. 18 DB Cedric Jiles, 6’0”, 180 pounds, 3-star
No. 22 DE Nelson Adams, 6’5”, 260 pounds, 3-star
No. 23 ATH Adairius Barnes, 5’11”, 180 pounds, 3-star
No. 25 WR Frederick Brown, 6’1”, 166 pounds, 3-star

Quay Evans is ranked the 15th best defensive tackle in the nation.
Nick James is ranked the 40th best defensive tackle in the nation.
Running back Xavier Grindle is ranked 46th in the nation per his position.

The state of Mississippi has an excellent junior college system that routinely produces great players ready to make an impact on the Division 1-A level. This year the prize MSU recruit for the Bulldogs is 5-star junior college transfer defensive end Denico Autry from East Mississippi Junior College.

Autry is considered a pass rushing specialist with offers from USC, Florida, Texas, Alabama, and Auburn. This is one recruit that will not get away from MSU as Autry has already signed his letter of intent to play for the Bulldogs.

Autry will be joined by two other junior college transfers that have already signed their letter of intent, 3-star offensive tackle Charles Siddoway (Eugene, Oregon) and 2-star offensive guard Dylan Holley from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

The top out of state talent heading to play for the Bulldogs is 4-star cornerback Will Redmond from East High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Redmond is listed at 6’0”, 176 pounds with a 4.41 40-yard dash. He finished the season as the No. 19 cornerback in the nation.

Rounding out the rest of Mississippi State’s recruiting class:
OT Justin Senior, 6’6”, 280 pounds, 3-star, Chatham, Virginia
DT Jordan Washington, 6’2”, 275 pounds, 3-star, Suwannee, Georgia
CB Kivon Coman, 6’1”, 190 pounds, 3-star, Florence, Alabama
RB Brandon Holloway, 5’9”, 165 pounds, 2-star, Tampa Bay, Florida
TE Gus Walley, 6’4”, 215, 2-star, Leakesville, Mississippi
DE Ryan Brown, 6’5”, 240 pounds, 3-star, Marrero, Louisiana
OG Cole Carter, 6’6”, 270, 3-star, Caledonia, Mississippi
DE Torrey Bell, 6’5”, 225, 2-star, River Ridge, Louisiana
S Quadry Antoine, 5’11”, 210 pounds, 3-star, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
P Devon Bell, 6’3”, 190 pounds, 3-star, Vicksburg, Mississippi


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