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Quarterbacks # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 20 QB Josh Dorsey 6-4 183 (So) 3.43 92 77 OK Heidelberg Academy (Heidelberg, MS) 1 2 05 QB Aaron Faulkner (S) 6-4 202 So 3.31 51 91 D (0-2 wks) Warren Central   (Bowling Green, KY) 4 6 13 QB Elijah Richards 6-3 193 (Jr) 3.76 64 90 OK North Pontotoc (Ecru, MS) 2 4 01 QB Lucien Skaggs 6-5 232 (Fr) 3.41 90 56 Redshirt Gainesville (Gainesville, GA) 3 6 03 QB Griffin Thornhill 6-1 186 (Fr) 3.35 57 83 OK Vicksburg (Vicksburg, MS) 4 6

Running Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 31 RB Tevin Brown 5-11 184 (Jr) 3.86 82 93 OK Canton (Canton, MS) 1 2 34 RB Edmond Carter 5-10 188 (Fr) 2.99 39 73 Redshirt Lake Gibson (Lakeland, FL) 3 7 28 RB Luke Ellis 6-0 190 (Fr) 2.74 74 55 Redshirt Lawrence County (Monticello, MS) 4 6 32 RB Robb Jackson 5-9 200 Sr 1.92 73 41 OK North Hall (Gainesville, GA) 5 6 42 RB Jason McDowell 5-11 191 (Sr) 3.67 89 82 O (7-9 wks) Gentry (Indianola, MS) 5 6 40 RB Jimmie Paulson (S) 5-11 181 Sr 2.93 45 68 D (4-6 wks) North Cobb (Kennesaw, GA) 5 5 47 RB Sam Riley 5-8 191 (So) 3.75 77 91 OK Greene County (Leakesville, MS) 1 1 27 RB Josh Waterman 5-9 191 (Fr) 3.76 76 66 Redshirt Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, LA) 4 7 49 FB Brian Collins (S) 6-1 223 So 3.43 80 59 OK B.C. Rain (Mobile, AL) 4 7 38 FB Jonathan Griffin 6-0 235 (Fr) 2.12 43 49 OK Washington (Miami, FL) 4 6 30 FB Tyler Lynch 6-2 231 (Sr) 2.97 56 61 OK Walnut (Walnut, MS) 2 3 21 FB Bill Prince 6-1 216 Sr 3.90 97 70 OK Bardstown    (Bardstown, KY) 4 6

Receivers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 86 WR Derrick Alexander 6-5 202 (So) 3.22 73 99 OK Amanda Elzy (Greenwood, MS) 1 2 85 WR Jake Fitzpatrick 6-0 212 So 2.76 63 56 OK South Panola (Batesville, MS) 4 6 83 WR Alfred Hicks (S) 6-1 173 Sr 3.92 73 71 OK Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, KY) 6 6 02 WR LaMarcus McKeon 6-1 193 (Fr) 3.56 99 75 OK Independence (Independence, MS) 4 7 88 WR Rudolph McLean 6-0 184 (Sr) 3.35 59 68 OK Madison Central (Madison, MS) 5 6 50 WR Austin Meyer 6-1 190 (Fr) 2.23 76 43 P (4-6 wks) Bishop Moore (Orlando, FL) 4 7 80 WR Diego Crawford 6-6 214 (Fr) 3.53 47 75 OK Heidelberg (Heidelberg, MS) 5 7 81 WR Milton Bloom 5-8 164 (Fr) 3.29 84 57 Redshirt Callaway (Jackson, MS) 4 7 82 WR Blake Workman (S) 5-8 186 (Jr) 2.97 75 56 OK North Jackson (Stevenson, AL) 5 7 84 WR Pat Young 6-5 204 (So) 3.25 63 89 OK Tunica Institute of Learning (MS) 1 3 89 TE Jared Bowen (S) 6-3 247 Jr 3.11 71 61 OK Sandy Creek (Tyrone, GA) 6 7 87 TE Gabriel Newman 6-1 222 Fr 3.19 51 66 OK First Academy (Orlando, FL) 3 7 14 TE Brandon Whitehead 6-3 250 (Fr) 2.34 84 41 OK Wayne County (Waynesboro, MS) 3 6

Offensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 77 OT J.R. McCombs (S) 6-6 336 Sr 3.35 96 50 OK Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe (GA) 6 7 68 OT Vernon Blue 6-7 293 (Fr) 2.47 37 62 Redshirt Hazlehurst (Hazlehurst, MS) 3 7 74 OT Kyle Dunbar 6-0 318 (Fr) 3.21 72 58 Redshirt Tucker (Tucker, GA) 2 6 79 OT Jonathan Patten 6-8 288 (So) 3.97 99 59 OK Copiah Academy (Gallman, MS) 1 3 78 OT William Bettis 6-3 340 Jr 2.81 44 66 OK Luella (Locust Grove, GA) 3 7 66 OT Don Darkins (S) 6-7 321 (Jr) 2.88 82 48 OK Gulf Coast (Naples, FL) 5 7 73 OT Christopher Wilson 6-7 314 (Jr) 3.43 79 58 OK Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) 1 2 61 OG Sammy Cordell (S) 6-7 310 So 2.13 61 48 OK Riverdale (Murfreesboro, TN) 5 8 62 OG Jordan Jacobson 6-0 285 (Sr) 3.33 85 58 OK Hillcrest Christian (Jackson, MS) 1 3 60 OG Kyle Pimentel (S) 6-5 283 (Jr) 2.67 47 65 OK Olive Branch (Olive Branch, MS) 5 7 71 OG Levi Kotar 6-3 286 Fr 2.85 51 63 OK Miami Central (Miami, FL) 4 7 67 OG Jason Smith 6-3 310 (Fr) 2.21 60 53 Redshirt Miramar (Miramar, FL) 4 8 63 C Ron Moore 6-2 284 Sr 3.61 81 60 OK Callaway (Jackson, MS) 6 7 70 C Dave Pinkney 6-5 297 Fr 1.99 50 49 OK Vicksburg (Vicksburg, MS) 3 7 57 C Dario Sizemore (S) 6-8 293 Fr 3.48 62 99 OK Kosciusko (Kosciusko, MS) 3 7

Defensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 97 DE Scott Dunning 6-6 269 (So) 3.36 49 72 OK St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, MS) 1 3 90 DE Drew Bolton (S) 6-5 264 Jr 3.65 91 70 OK Skyline (Dallas, TX) 5 7 95 DE Ryan Fairbanks 6-2 262 (Fr) 1.95 53 50 OK Hahnville (Boutte, LA) 3 6 92 DE Stan Carnes 6-4 277 (Jr) 3.30 50 67 OK Hebron Christian (Pheba, MS) 1 2 91 DE Cortez Anthony (S) 6-4 268 (Sr) 2.52 46 58 OK North Cobb (Kennesaw, GA) 5 7 94 DE Damien Switzer 6-6 278 (Fr) 2.34 37 62 Redshirt Ackerman (Ackerman, MS) 4 8 98 DT Deshea Parker (S) 6-2 279 Fr 3.09 81 54 OK Simmons (Hollandale, MS) 4 7 99 DT Reed Strom 6-2 274 Sr 3.96 93 62 OK Dublin (Dublin, GA) 4 5 10 DT Sam Sundberg 6-8 357 (Jr) 2.11 77 35 OK Woodland (Cartersville, GA) 1 7 93 DT Vic Tate 6-5 293 (Sr) 3.79 76 85 OK West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS) 1 2 26 DT Zach Wagner (S) 6-6 271 (Fr) 2.72 39 65 OK Prentiss (Prentiss, MS) 4 7 96 DT Yale Wallace 6-1 279 (Jr) 3.60 91 77 OK Shannon (Shannon, MS) 1 2

Linebackers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 44 ILB Josh Rivera 6-2 237 (So) 3.81 54 98 OK O'Bannon (Greenville, MS) 1 3 54 ILB Thomas Ruff 6-0 226 (So) 3.33 49 95 OK Wesson (Wesson, MS) 1 3 04 ILB Danilo Simpson 6-2 233 (Fr) 3.66 45 87 OK Olive Branch (Olive Branch, MS) 4 7 58 ILB Pierce Matlack 6-0 242 (Jr) 2.64 98 41 OK Wayne Academy (Waynesboro, MS) 3 5 12 ILB Ty Maualuga (S) 6-2 249 (Fr) 3.65 71 68 OK Saltillo (Saltillo, MS) 5 7 51 ILB Jim Bob Woolfolk 5-9 224 (Jr) 3.84 68 96 OK Holly Springs (Holly Springs, MS) 2 3 53 ILB Bob Gordon 5-9 235 (Sr) 3.73 98 84 OK Corinth (Corinth, MS) 5 7 45 OLB Matthew Stinnett 6-1 241 Jr 2.52 92 40 OK Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton, OH) 4 6 56 OLB Sean Bolden 6-2 234 (Fr) 3.18 68 60 Redshirt St Joseph's Collegiate Institute (NY) 4 7 43 OLB Chris Van Horn 6-0 241 (So) 3.46 80 72 OK Plantation (Plantation, FL) 4 5 59 OLB Scott Vanover (S) 6-0 239 (Jr) 2.11 60 50 OK Marist (Atlanta, GA) 6 8 46 OLB Maximo Walker 6-2 223 (So) 3.13 83 54 OK Winona (Winona, MS) 1 2 52 OLB Alexander Clark 6-1 227 (Jr) 3.18 61 67 OK Trinity Episcopal Day (Natchez, MS) 1 2 75 OLB James Jackson (S) 6-2 241 So 2.44 68 49 OK South (Cleveland, OH) 4 7 55 OLB Kurt Fournier 6-2 221 (Fr) 2.13 75 34 Redshirt Olive Branch (Olive Branch, MS) 3 7

Defensive Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 23 CB Jalen McDonald 5-11 167 So 1.97 47 41 OK Pensacola (Pensacola, FL) 3 7 48 CB Alex Kay 6-0 158 (So) 3.55 78 99 OK West Bolivar (Rosedale, MS) 1 2 19 CB Scott Blair 6-2 181 (Fr) 3.15 55 65 Redshirt Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, GA) 3 6 36 CB Anthony Madison 5-10 168 (Fr) 3.96 43 82 Redshirt Cartersville (Cartersville, GA) 2 5 24 CB Kyle Williams 6-1 187 (So) 3.21 61 84 OK Oak Hill Academy (West Point, MS) 2 3 22 CB Joshua Wilson 5-10 159 (So) 3.71 72 70 OK Houston (Houston, MS) 1 3 33 CB Ryan Mace (S) 6-2 179 (Jr) 2.09 40 47 OK North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA) 4 6 39 CB Jacoby Neville (S) 5-10 180 (Fr) 3.61 80 81 OK South Aiken (Aiken, SC) 4 6 29 FS Robert Valentine 5-10 170 (Jr) 3.42 87 70 OK Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) 2 3 41 FS Chaun Moore 6-0 187 (So) 3.90 71 82 OK Belmont (Belmont, MS) 1 2 69 FS Michael Lackey 5-11 189 (Jr) 3.77 60 81 Redshirt Chester County (Henderson, TN) 4 5 35 FS Russell Williams 5-10 195 (Sr) 3.41 99 72 OK Enterprise (Enterprise, AL) 4 6 37 FS Evan Compton (S) 6-2 178 (Sr) 2.25 25 64 P (1-3 wks) Greenville (Greenville, GA) 6 9 64 SS Brian Mathis (S) 6-2 177 So 2.90 51 61 OK Williamson (Mobile, AL) 5 8 25 SS Corey Williams 5-11 207 Sr 2.16 89 41 OK St. Augustine (St. Augustine, FL) 5 7 06 SS John Stephenson 6-0 173 Fr 2.52 38 68 OK Tucker (Tucker, GA) 3 7

Special teams # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 09 K Jimmie Weber 6-4 182 So 3.89 60 76 OK Palm Bay (Melbourne, FL) 2 3 17 K Orlando Ivey (S) 5-8 218 Sr 3.31 41 84 OK Mize (Mize, MS) 6 7 16 P Willie Lambert (S) 5-8 188 Sr 3.40 64 68 OK Florence (Florence, MS) 6 7 18 P Vicente Poole 5-9 193 Fr 3.48 71 62 OK St. Augustine (St. Augustine, FL) 2 4