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| 2016 SPRING PROSPECTUS | QUICK FACTS @HailStateFB /HailStateFB HailStateFB /HailState /HailStateSnap GENERAL INFORMATION 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Location: Starkville, Miss. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION SERIES Founded: February 28, 1878 Sept. 3 South Starkville, Miss. MSU leads, 2-0 Nickname: Bulldogs Sept. 10 South Carolina * Starkville, Miss. USC leads, 9-6 Enrollment: 20,873 Sept. 17 at LSU * Baton Rouge, La. LSU leads, 72-34-3 Offi cial Athletics Website: www.HailState.com Sept. 24 at UMass Foxborough, Mass. First Meeting President: Dr. Mark Keenum Oct. 8 Auburn * Starkville, Miss. AU leads, 61-26-2 Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Steven Turner Oct. 14 (Fri.) at BYU Provo, Utah Tied, 1-1 Conference: Southeastern (West) Oct. 22 at Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. MSU leads, 22-21 Colors: Maroon (PMS 202) and White Oct. 29 Samford Starkville, Miss. MSU leads, 16-1-1 Stadium (Capacity): Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) Nov. 5 Texas A&M * Starkville, Miss. A&M leads, 5-4 Constructed: 1914 Nov. 12 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala. UA leads, 79-18-3 Playing Surface: Hybrid Bermuda Grass (Certifi ed Tifway 419) Nov. 19 * Starkville, Miss. UA leads, 15-10-1 DWS Record: 248-136-13 (.641) Nov. 26 at Ole Miss * Oxford, Miss. UM leads, 63-43-6 * - denotes SEC game COACHING STAFF (Alma Mater): (Ursinus College, 1994) 2015 FOOTBALL RESULTS Record at State: 55-35 (.611, eighth season) DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION (ATT.) Career Record: same Sept. 5 at Southern Miss (FS1) W, 34-16 Hattiesburg, Miss. (36,641) ASSISTANT COACHES (YEAR AT MSU): Sept. 12 #14/15 LSU * (ESPN) L, 19-21 Starkville, Miss. (62,531) Brian Baker Defensive Line (fi rst season) Sept. 19 Northwestern State (SECN) W, 62-13 Starkville, Miss. (61,574) /Recruiting Coordinator (fi rst season) Sept. 26 at RV/#25 Auburn * (ESPN2) W, 17-9 Auburn, Ala. (87,451) Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers (fourth season) Oct. 3 at #14/15 Texas A&M * (SECN) L, 17-30 College Station, Texas (104,455) Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Off ensive Line (eighth season) Oct. 10 Troy (SECN) W, 45-17 Starkville, Miss. (60,866) Brian Johnson (third season) Oct. 17 Tech (HC) (SECN) W, 45-20 Starkville, Miss. (61,651) Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs (eighth season) Oct. 24 Kentucky * (SECN) W, 42-16 Starkville, Miss. (61,168) Maurice Linguist Safeties (fi rst season) Nov. 5 at Missouri * (ESPN) W, 31-13 Columbia, Mo. (58,878) Scott Sallach Tight Ends (eighth season) Nov. 14 #3/4/2 Alabama * (CBS) L, 6-31 Starkville, Miss. (62,435) Peter Sirmon Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (fi rst season) Nov. 21 at Arkansas * (ESPN) W, 51-50 Fayetteville, Ark. (71,936) Bret Beachner Off ensive Quality Control Nov. 28 #19/19/18 Ole Miss * (ESPN2) L, 27-38 Starkville, Miss. (62,265) Chris Boniol Special Teams Quality Control Dec. 30 vs. NC State ^ (ESPN) W, 51-28 Charlotte, N.C. (46,423) John Haneline Defensive Quality Control * - denotes SEC game | ^ - denotes Belk Bowl SUPPORT STAFF AT SEAL FOOTBALL COMPLEX: Zach Akenberger Assistant Strength Coach DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS Riley Allen Assistant Strength Coach Director of Athletics: Scott Stricklin (@stricklinMSU) Patrick Austin Recruiting Specialist Executive Associate AD: Duncan McKenzie Jane Ballard Offi ce Associate Sr. Associate AD/Compliance: Bracky Brett Th omas Callans Assistant Athletic Trainer Sr. Associate AD/SWA, Student-Athlete Services: Ann Carr Jon Clark Assistant AD/Football Operations Sr. Associate AD/Development: Bo Hemphill Nancy Covington Offi ce Associate Sr. Associate AD/Administration: Mike Nemeth Lee Davis Coordinator of Football Recruiting Sr. Associate AD/Bulldog Club, Ticket Operations: Mike Richey Brock Dulaney Coordinator of Film & Computing Services Sr. Associate AD/External Aff airs: Scott Wetherbee Director of Player Development Rod Gibson Recruiting Specialist MEDIA RELATIONS Roger Hayhurst Assistant Video Coordinator FOOTBALL CONTACTS: (TWITTER HANDLE): Jason Hubbard Assistant Equipment Manager Bill Martin (@MSUBillMartin) Assistant AD/Media Relations Dan Jacobi Head Athletic Trainer Martin Phone 662-325-0967 (offi ce)/662-418-3821 (cell) Nate Peoples Assistant Strength Coach Martin E-Mail [email protected] Brad Peterson Director of Player Personnel Kyle Niblett (@KyleNiblett) Assistant Director Ryan Phillis Assistant Strength Coach Niblett Phone 662-325-8040 (offi ce)/662-418-9139 (cell) Dean “Flash” Saul Assistant Equipment Manager Niblett E-Mail [email protected] Nick Savage Head Strength Coach Andrew Piper (@ADPiper7) Assistant Director Kevin Siesel Assistant Athletic Trainer Phil Silva Head Equipment Manager Piper Phone 662-325-0972 (offi ce)/662-418-9183 (cell) Susas Simmons Offi ce Associate Piper E-Mail [email protected] Brian Squeglia Recruiting Specialist STAFF (TWITTER HANDLE): Neil Stopczynski Assistant Recruiting Coordinator John R. Cade (@JRCade) Assistant AD/Digital Media Kelly White Sports Dietician Bob Carskadon (@BobCarskadon) Digital Media Reporter Gregg Ellis (@MSUSportsGregg) Associate Director FOOTBALL INFORMATION Diane Keith Administrative Secretary 2015 Overall Record 9-4 Emily McConnell (@em_mcconnell) Graduate Assistant 2015 SEC Record/Finish 4-4/tied for fi ft h in West, tied for eighth overall Kelly Price (@HailStatePics) Photographer 2015 Bowl Belk Bowl (def. NC State, 51-28) Hunter Richardson (@HunterRich18) Graduate Assistant 2015 Final Rankings receiving votes in both polls Tyson Rodgers (@TysonGRodgers) Graduate Assistant Off ensive System Spread (Multiple) Brock Turnipseed (@BrockT_MSU) Assistant Director Defensive System 4-3 (Multiple) SHIPPING ADDRESS: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Bryan Building, 288 Lakeview Drive, Mississippi State, MS, 39762 Total 43/17 (15 returning starters) Off ense 18/8 (6 returning starters) PHONE DIRECTORY (AREA CODE 662) Defense 22/7 (7 returning starters) Football Press Box 325-3776 Specialists 3/2 (2 returning starters) Football Offi ce 325-3470 First Year of Football 1895 HailState Productions (Video Operations) 325-3327 All-Time Overall Record 540-562-39 (117th season) HailState Productions (Video Production) 325-1262 All-Time SEC Record 185-352-12 Media Relations Offi ce 325-0540 All-Time Bowl Record 11-8 Ticket Offi ce 325-2600

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Brandon Bryant DB 5-11 205 So. 1L Tunica, Miss. (Rosa Fort) 2 Elijah Staley QB 6-6 248 So. SQ Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler) 3 Traver Jung LB 6-3 225 Jr. RS Greenville, Miss. (Holmes CC) 4 Gerri Green LB 6-4 243 So. 1L Greenville, Miss. (Greenville Weston) 5 Fred Brown WR 6-1 196 Sr. 3L Jackson, Miss. (Jim Hill) 5 Cedric Jiles DB 5-10 182 Sr. 1L Clinton, Miss. (Clinton) 6 Donald Gray WR 5-10 193 Jr. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 7 Tolando Cleveland DB 6-0 190 Sr. 3L Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove) 7 Nick Fitzgerald QB 6-5 227 So. 1L Richmond Hill, Ga. (Richmond Hill) 8 Fred Ross WR 6-2 207 Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 9 Jamoral Graham DB 5-10 173 Jr. 2L Decatur, Miss. (Newton County) 10 Nate Gieb ATH 6-2 175 So. SQ Flowood, Miss. (Madison St. Joseph) 10 Brandon Holloway RB 5-8 165 Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla. (Alonso) 11 Kivon Coman DB 6-3 196 Sr. 3L Sheffield, Ala. (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy) 11 Damian Williams QB 6-1 228 Jr. 2L Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 12 Jamal Peters DB 6-2 206 So. 1L Bassfield, Miss. (Bassfield) 14 Nick Tiano QB 6-4 231 RFr. RS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School) 17 Deontay Evans DB 5-10 204 Sr. 3L McComb, Miss. (McComb) 18 Deddrick Thomas WR 5-9 184 RFr. RS Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Central) 21 Nick Gibson RB 5-11 195 RFr. RS Birmingham, Ala. (Pinson Valley) 22 Malik Dear WR 5-9 220 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 23 Keith Mixon WR 5-8 175 RFr. RS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley School) 24 Chris Rayford DB 6-0 194 So. 1L Byhalia, Miss. (Byhalia) 25 Lashard Durr DB 5-11 190 Jr. JC Gulfport, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 25 Hayes Walker ATH 5-11 195 So. SQ Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 26 Brandon Davis ATH 5-9 170 Sr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) 26 Alec Murphy RB 6-0 225 RFr. RS Nixa, Mo. (Nixa) 27 Aeris Williams RB 6-1 205 So. 1L West Point, Miss. (West Point) 28 DeAndre Ward LB 6-1 217 Sr. 2L Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 29 C.J. Morgan DB 6-0 192 Fr. HS Bossier City, La. (Parkway) 30 Zak Neary ATH 6-1 192 So. SQ Adamsville, Tenn. (Adamsville) 30 Chris Stamps DB 6-0 175 RFr. RS Vicksburg, Miss. (Warren Central) 31 Maurice Smitherman DB 5-9 178 RFr. RS Adamsville, Ala. (Minor) 32 Ashton Shumpert RB 6-2 218 Sr. 3L Fulton, Miss. (Itawamba) 33 Dontavian Lee RB 6-1 227 So. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Forrest County Agricultural) 34 Cory Thomas DL 6-5 301 So. 1L Bessemer, Ala. (McAdory) 34 Alan Worsham ATH 5-10 190 RFr. RS Martinez, Ga. (Augusta Christian) 35 Westin Graves K 6-0 163 Jr. 1L Flowood, Miss. (Jackson Prep) 35 Gabe Myles WR 6-0 192 Jr. 2L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville) 37 Bennie Braswell III RB 5-9 170 Jr. SQ Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) 37 Bryce Brown K 6-2 180 So. SQ Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 37 Danortis McWilliams ATH 5-11 160 RFr. RS New Albany, Miss. (New Albany) 38 Josiah Phillips ATH 6-4 236 So. SQ Starkville, Miss. (Home School) 39 Richie Brown LB 6-2 245 Sr. 3L Long Beach, Miss. (Long Beach) 41 Mark McLaurin DB 6-2 210 So. 1L Collins, Miss. (Collins) 43 Fletcher Adams DL 6-2 267 RFr. RS Brandon, Miss. (Brandon) 43 Logan Cooke P/K 6-5 216 Jr. 2L Darbun, Miss. (Columbia Academy) 44 Leo Lewis LB 6-2 240 RFr. RS Brookhaven, Miss. (Brookhaven) 45 J.T. Gray LB 6-0 196 Jr. 2L Clarksdale, Miss. (Clarksdale) 46 Dez Harris LB 6-4 239 Jr. 2L McCalla, Ala. (McAdory) 47 A.J. Jefferson DL 6-3 277 Sr. 3L Summit, Miss. (North Pike) 49 Torrey Dale DL 6-6 270 Sr. 2L Kenner, La. (John Curtis Christian) 50 Tim Washington LB 6-2 198 RFr. RS Yazoo City, Miss. (Yazoo City) 51 Kelan Chairs LB 6-0 220 Jr. 1L Harvey, La. (St. Augustine) 53 Hunter Bradley SN 6-3 235 Sr. 1L Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville) 54 Lawrence Brown ATH 6-4 292 Sr. SQ Columbus, Miss. (Belhaven University) 55 OL 6-5 302 Jr. RS Mendenhall, Miss. (Miss. Gulf Coast CC) 56 Allen Perkins ATH 6-0 230 RFr. RS Pelham, Ala. (Oak Mountain)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 57 Will Coleman DL 6-5 250 Sr. 1L Tyler, Texas (Tyler JC) 58 OL 6-5 295 Sr. 3L Montreal, Quebec (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy) 59 Nathan Swanson SN 6-5 210 RFr. RS Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 60 Jamaal Clayborn OL 6-4 315 Sr. 2L Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 61 Deion Calhoun OL 6-3 303 So. 1L Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Restoration Academy) 62 Devon Desper OL 6-4 305 Sr. 2L Madison, Miss. (Madison Central) 64 Jocquell Johnson OL 6-4 300 Sr. SQ Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln [Miss.] CC) 65 Brett Armour ATH 6-1 262 RFr. RS Brighton, Tenn. (Brighton) 66 Joel Baldwin SN 6-3 220 So. SQ Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo) 67 Michael Story OL 6-4 305 RFr. RS Ripley, Miss. (Ripley) 68 Devin Hadley ATH 6-3 240 RFr. RS Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo) 69 Darryl Williams OL 6-2 305 RFr. RS Bessemer, Ala. (Bessemer City) 72 Ronald Cochran OL 6-4 308 So. SQ Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) 73 Rodney Lacy ATH 5-11 290 Sr. SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Minor) 74 Elgton Jenkins OL 6-4 304 So. 1L Clarksdale, Miss. (Clarksdale) 75 Harrison Moon OL 6-4 281 RFr. RS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Signal Mountain) 79 Evans Wilkerson ATH 6-5 285 RFr. RS Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 80 Aaron Hamaker ATH 6-4 253 So. SQ Little Rock, Ark. (Catholic) 80 Christian Roberson TE 6-5 230 Fr. HS Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) 81 Justin Johnson TE 6-3 229 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover) 82 Farrod Green TE 6-3 215 RFr. RS Wesson, Miss. (Wesson Attendance Center) 82 Jefferson Teel ATH 6-5 200 Jr. SQ Bartlett, Tenn. (Bartlett) 84 Dontea Jones TE 6-4 250 Fr. HS McCool, Miss. (Jireh (N.C.) Prep) 85 Jonnas Spivey WR 6-0 182 RFr. RS Bay Springs, Miss. (Bay Springs) 86 Jesse Jackson WR 6-2 210 So. 1L Petal, Miss. (Petal) 87 Wyatt Powell ATH 5-9 193 RFr. RS Ridgeland, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 88 Nick James DL 6-5 325 Sr. 2L Long Beach, Miss. (Long Beach) 90 Grant Harris DL 6-3 273 So. SQ Bolton, Miss. (Clinton) 91 Anfernee Mullins DL 6-3 259 RFr. RS Aliceville, Ala. (Aliceville) 92 Kendell Jones DL 6-4 265 RFr. RS Pinson, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville) 94 Nelson Adams DL 6-3 310 Sr. 3L Brandon, Miss. (Brandon) 95 Braxton Hoyett DL 6-3 300 So. SQ Pelham, Ala. (Pelham) 96 Tre Brown DL 6-4 290 Jr. JC Ackerman, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 97 Johnathan Calvin DL 6-3 263 Sr. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 2 Elijah Staley eh-LY-juh 3 Traver Jung TREV-er 4 Gerri Green GAIR-ee 9 Jamoral Graham JUH-more-ul 11 Kivon Coman KEY-von 14 Nick Tiano TEE-ano 18 Deddrick Th omas rhymes with dead 22 Malik Dear muh-LEEK 27 Aeris Williams AIR-rees 62 Devon Desper DEH-vuhn 64 Jocquell Johnson rhymes with jock 73 Elgton Jenkins ELG-tuhn 80 Christian Roberson ROH-ber-suhn 82 Farrod Green FUH-rahd

Richie Brown

2016 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL DAN MULLEN 2014 NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR • 2014 AP SEC COACH OF THE YEAR EIGHTH SEASON • @COACHDANMULLEN

No one has had more of a profound impact football history (five weeks; Ohio State made on shaping Mississippi State football into a the move in six weeks in 1964). The Bulldogs national contender than Dan Mullen. The 2014 were the nation’s No. 1 team for the first time National and Coach in 80 years of Associated Press polls follow- of the Year, Mullen enters his eighth season ing wins over No. 6 Texas A&M and No. 2 in Starkville after guiding the Bulldogs into Auburn during a raucous stretch in Davis unprecedented territory, including the fast- Wade Stadium. MSU became the first team est ascent from unranked to No. 1 in college since 1983 Auburn to defeat three consecutive football history. top-10 ranked teams. The Bulldogs also became Mullen (.611) owns the highest winning the first squad to hold the No. 1 ranking in the percentage as a State coach since the late inaugural Playoff poll. College Football Hall of Famer Allyn McKeen The year was capped with a berth in the from 1939-48 (.764). He has led MSU to the Orange Bowl for the first time since 1941. winningest two-year stretch in program his- The Bulldogs led the SEC in total offense for PERSONAL tory (19). The Bulldogs have been to a school- the first time since 1982, putting up a school- Birthdate: April 27, 1972 record six consecutive bowl games, including record 513.8 yards per game. State earned its Age: 43 their first Orange Bowl berth in 73 years in highest Associated Press poll finish since 1940 Hometown: Manchester, N.H. December 2014. Mullen is the third-longest (No. 11), and it tied its highest finish ever in Education: 1994 – Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise tenured SEC coach at his current school behind the USA Today Amway Coaches poll (No. 12). and Sport Science from Ursinus College; 1996 – only LSU’s and Alabama’s . MSU has shattered 100 team or individual Master’s Degree in Education from Wagner Mullen has produced at least eight victories single-game, single-season and career statisti- College in four out of the last six seasons while playing cal records under Mullen. The Bulldogs have Wife: Megan in college football’s toughest division. In the also produced a first-team All-America selec- Children: Canon and Breelyn Elisabeth 114 years prior, MSU had only produced 11 tion in five out of the last six years. eight-win campaigns. MSU was 32-65 in the Player development has been key in Mullen’s COACHING EXPERIENCE eight years prior to Mullen’s arrival. seven previous seasons. Eighteen MSU play- 2009-p Mississippi State (Head Coach) Since the 2014 season, MSU owns the SEC’s ers have been chosen in the NFL Draft under 2005-08 Florida (/ third-best record at 19-7, and the Bulldogs have Mullen’s watch since 2010 with several slated Quarterbacks) produced at least a .500 record in conference to go in the 2016 NFL Draft, including the pro- 2003-04 Utah (Quarterbacks) play in back-to-back years for the first time since gram’s most decorated player in . 2001-02 Bowling Green (Quarterbacks) 1999-2000. In 2015, Mullen led the Bulldogs to a Mullen helped develop Prescott into one of the 1999-00 Notre Dame (Graduate Assistant Belk Bowl victory and a 4-1 mark in road games greatest signal callers in SEC history. The five Offense) - the school’s best road record since 1994. selections in 2015 were the most through the 1998 Syracuse (Graduate Assistant No coach in school history had ever been a first six rounds of a draft in school history and Offense) finalist for a national coach of the year honor the most overall in a draft since a school-record 1996-97 Columbia (Wide Receivers) until Mullen won the Maxwell Football Club’s five went in 1995. 1994-95 Wagner (Wide Receivers) National Coach of the Year award in 2014. He Off the field, Mullen’s players are constant BY THE NUMBERS also claimed the Associated Press SEC Coach of achievers in the classroom and the community the Year award that same fall. donating countless hours to the Starkville area 55 Overall wins (3rd in MSU history) The 2014 season was arguably the best and state of Mississippi. Twenty-five Bulldogs 4 Bowl game victories (school record) in school history as Mullen’s group won 10 were named to the 2015 SEC Academic Fall 6 Straight bowl games (school record) regular season games for the first time and 10 Honor Roll. Taveze Calhoun was named a 4 Egg Bowl wins (3rd in MSU history) overall for just the third time. The Bulldogs National Scholar-Athlete. During Mullen’s 18 NFL Draft picks since 2010 claimed six SEC wins -- the most by MSU since entire tenure at MSU, 135 players have earned 100 Statistical Records set in Mullen era 1999 -- while finishing second in the difficult the distinction of SEC Honor Roll recipient. 3 Wins over Top 10 teams (MSU record) SEC West. During the historic run to No. 1 in 2014, 10 Weeks ranked in Top 10 (MSU record) Mullen developed a team that went from the Bulldogs’ 2.76 grade point average was the MSU WINNING PCT. (Min. 6 Yrs.) unranked to No. 1 quicker than any in college program’s highest ever. Coach Rec. Pct. MULLEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD 1. ^Allyn McKeen (1939-48) 65-19-3 .764 Year School Overall Record SEC Record Noteable 2. Dan Mullen (2009-p) 55-35 .611 2009 Mississippi State 5-7 3-5 def. #20 Ole Miss, 41-27 MSU WINNING PCT. SINCE 1938 2010 Mississippi State 9-4 4-4 Gator Bowl champs, def. Mich. 2011 Mississippi State 7-6 2-6 Music City Bowl champs Coach Rec. Pct. 2012 Mississippi State 8-5 4-4 won fi rst seven games 1. ^Allyn McKeen (1939-48) 65-19-3 .764 2013 Mississippi State 7-6 3-5 Liberty Bowl champs, def. UM 2. Dan Mullen (2009-p) 55-35 .611 2014 Mississippi State 10-3 6-2 First No. 1 ranking, No. 11 Final AP 3. (1952-53) 10-6-3 .605 2015 Mississippi State 9-4 4-4 Belk Bowl victory over NC State 4. ^ (1954-55) 12-8 .600 TOTALS 55-35 (.611) 26-30 (.464) ^ - College Football Hall of Famer @HAILSTATEFB HAILSTATE.COM FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEFB | 2016 SPRING PROSPECTUS | ASSISTANT COACHES

BRIAN BAKER GREG KNOX DEFENSIVE LINE RUNNING BACKS/SPECIAL TEAMS FIRST SEASON COORDINATOR EIGHTH SEASON • 19-year NFL coaching veteran who comes to MSU after serving as the outside lineback- • Coached four 1,000-yard rushers in his ers coach for the Washington Redkins in seven seasons (Robinson, 2014; LaDarius 2014 Perkins, 2012; Vick Ballard, 2011; Anthony • Coached eight Pro Bowlers, including the Dixon, 2010) likes of DeMarcus Ware and Julius Peppers • Has served as MSU’s special teams coordi • Member of the 1990 Georgia Tech national nator the past two seasons as well championship coaching staff • Begins his 22nd season as an assistant coach in the SEC (MSU, Auburn, Ole Miss) TERRELL BUCKLEY CORNERBACKS/RECRUITING MAURICE LINGUIST COORDINATOR SAFETIES FIRST SEASON FIRST SEASON

• Mississippi native who joins MSU staff after • Arrives in Starkville after serving as the spending the past two seasons as the corner- defensive pass game coordinator at Iowa backs coach at Louisville (2014-15) State the past two seasons (2014-15) • Louisville led the nation in in • Also was the defensive pass game coordina- his first season in 2014 (26) tor at Buffalo for two seasons (2012-13)

BILLY GONZALES SCOTT SALLACH CO-OFFENSIVE COODINATOR/WRs TIGHT ENDS FOURTH SEASON EIGHTH SEASON

• Developed the MSU wideouts into one of • Mentored Malcolm Johnson, who fin- the deepest groups in the nation ished his career in 2014 as one of the most • Bulldogs produced school-record eight 100- productive tight ends in school history and yard receiving games in 2015; Nine players went on to be drafted by the Cleveland caught 10 or more passes last season, a figure Browns that led the SEC • Spent 11 seasons coaching in the Ivy • Promoted to MSU co-offensive coordinator League in February 2014 PETER SIRMON JOHN HEVESY DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ CO-OFFENSIVE COODINATOR/OL LINEBACKERS EIGHTH SEASON FIRST SEASON

• Has tutored three All-American offensive • Served two seasons as the associate head linemen at MSU (Ben Beckwith, 2014; Gabe coach, linebackers coach and recruiting coor- Jackson, 2012, ‘13; , 2010) dinator at Southern Cal (2014-15) and was the • MSU had not had an All-American offen- Trojans’ interim defensive coordinator for the sive lineman prior to his arrival since 2000 2015 Holiday Bowl • Took over co-offensive coordinator duties • Spent two seasons as the linebackers coach in addition to the offensive line in Feb. 2014 at Washington (2012-13) • No stranger to the SEC as he was the linebackers coach at in 2011 BRIAN JOHNSON QUARTERBACKS NICK SAVAGE THIRD SEASON HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING THIRD SEASON (FIRST IN HEAD ROLE) • 29-year-old who made a tremendous impact in his two seasons developing Dak • Took over the role of head strength coach Prescott into the most prolific signal caller in after the depature of Rick Court to Maryland school history • Was the Bulldogs’ interim head strength • Spent four seasons (2010-13) as an assistant coach leading up to and during the 2015 Belk coach at Utah Bowl • MSU assistant strength coach (2014-15)

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rushing yards and five starts in 2015

Nick Fitzgerald QUARTERBACKS LETTERMEN RETURNING (2): Nick Fitzgerald (So.), Damian Fred Ross Williams (Jr.) (note: Elijah Staley did not letter in 2015) LETTERMEN LOST (1): Dak Prescott WIDE RECEIVERS KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (2): Nick Tiano (RFr.), Damian Williams (RJr.) LETTERMEN RETURNING (6): Fred Brown (Sr.), Malik Dear (So.), STARTERS RETURNING (0) Donald Gray (Jr.), Jesse Jackson (So.), Gabe Myles (Jr.), Fred Ross (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (1): Dak Prescott LETTERMEN LOST (2): Joe Morrow, De’Runnya Wilson KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (3): Keith Mixon (RFr.), Jonnas Spivey (RFr.), • MSU will have to replace the most decorated player in school history Deddrick Thomas (RFr.) in two-time All-SEC first-team Dak Prescott STARTERS RETURNING (2): Fred Brown (Sr.), Fred Ross (Sr.) • Damian Williams (6-1, 228), who started one game as a true freshman STARTERS LOST (1): De’Runnya Wilson in 2013, redshirted in 2014 and will be a junior in 2015 • So. Nick Fitzgerald (6-5, 227) was Prescott’s backup in 2015 ... He • The 2015 SEC leader in receptions per game, Fred Ross (6-2, 207), completed 11-of-14 passes for 235 yards and three scores is back for his senior season (6.8) ... Ross broke the school record for • MSU also has So. Eljiah Staley (6-6, 248) and RFr. Nick Tiano (6-4, 231) receptions last year with 88, a mark that also registered seventh in SEC on the roster ... Staley played in two games in 2015 while Tiano redshirted single-season annals ... Ross was tremendous down the stretch, leading as a true freshman all Power 5 Conference players in the month of November with 41 ... He was the first MSU player to lead the SEC in receptions per game since Mardye McDole in 1978 • De’Runnya Wilson entered the NFL Draft after his junior season but the Bulldogs still return 69.5 percent of their receiving production from a year ago ... Fellow starter Fred Brown (6-1, 196) is a senior and caught 27 passes for 412 yards in 2015

Brandon Holloway RUNNING BACKS LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Brandon Holloway (Sr.), Dontavian Lee (So.), Ashton Shumpert (Sr.), Aeris Williams (So.) LETTERMEN LOST (0) KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (2): Nick Gibson (RFr.), Alec Murphy (RFr.) Justin Johnson STARTERS RETURNING (1): Brandon Holloway (Sr.) TIGHT ENDS STARTERS LOST (0) LETTERMEN RETURNING (1): Justin Johnson (So.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Darrion Hutcherson, Gus Walley • The Bulldogs return all four running backs led by speedster senior KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (1): Farrod Green (RFr.) Brandon Holloway (5-8, 165), who started the final eight games of the KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Dontea Jones (Fr.), Christian Roberson (Fr.) year at the position STARTERS RETURNING (0) • Holloway was one of only three FBS players last season with at least STARTERS LOST (1): Gus Walley 400 rushing yards, 300 receiving yards and 500 kick return yards, join- ing Stanford’s Chris McCaffrey and San Jose State’s Tyler Ervin • MSU must replace starters Gus Walley and Darrion Hutcherson and • Ashton Shumpert (6-2, 218) enters his senior year with 692 career sophomore Justin Johnson (6-3, 229) leads the way ... Johnson was one

2016 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL | 2016 SPRING PROSPECTUS | POSITION OUTLOOKS of just two true freshmen to see action on the offensive side of the ball • A leader both on and off the field, Richie Brown (6-2, 245) enters the last year ... The former Hoover (Ala.) HS standout had five catches for final year of his MSU career ... Brown is the first 100-tackle player (109) 41 yards and one to return the following season for MSU since NFL standout Benardrick McKinney in 2013 (102 in 2012) ... Brown was the Bulldogs’ leading tack- ler last season and ranked fifth overall in the SEC • Junior J.T. Gray (6-0, 196) was fourth on the squad in tackles in 2015 (65) and sophomore Gerri Green (6-4, 243) was fifth among SEC fresh- men in tackles last year (49) • Promising redshirt freshmen Leo Lewis (6-2, 240) and Tim Washington (6-2, 198) will see their first action in 2016

Devon Desper and Jamaal Clayborn OFFENSIVE LINE LETTERMEN RETURNING (5): Deion Calhoun (So.), Jamaal Clayborn (Sr.), Devon Desper (Sr.), Elgton Jenkins (So.), Justin Senior (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (3): Justin Malone, Damien Robinson, Rufus Warren KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (4): Harrison Moon (RFr.), Martinas Rankin A.J. Jeff erson (Jr.), Michael Story (RFr.), Darryl Williams (RFr.) KEY NEWCOMER (1): Martinas Rankin (Jr.) DEFENSIVE LINE STARTERS RETURNING (3): Jamaal Clayborn (Sr.), Devon Desper LETTERMEN RETURNING (7): Nelson Adams (Sr.), Johnathan Calvin (Sr.), Justin Senior (Sr.) (Sr.), Will Coleman (Sr.), Torrey Dale (Sr.), Nick James (Sr.), A.J. STARTERS LOST (2): Justin Malone, Rufus Warren Jefferson (Sr.), Cory Thomas (So.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Ryan Brown, Chris Jones • Despite the loss of two starters, MSU will have more depth on the KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (3): Fletcher Adams (RFr.), Kendell Jones (RFr.), offensive line this season ... Three senior starters return, including center Anfernee Mullins (RFr.) Jamaal Clayborn (6-4, 315), guard Devon Desper (6-4, 305) and tackle KEY NEWCOMERS THIS SPRING (1): Tre Brown (Jr.) Justin Senior (6-5, 295) KEY NEWCOMERS THIS FALL (3): Kobe Jones (Fr.), • The depth is bolstered with the return of sophomore Elgton Jenkins (Fr.), Marquiss Spencer (Fr.) (6-4, 304), who has a tremendous future and saw significant action at STARTERS RETURNING (2): Nick James (Sr.), A.J. Jefferson (Sr.) tackle late in the year ... Redshirt junior Martinas Rankin (6-5, 302), a STARTERS LOST (2): Ryan Brown, Chris Jones junior college All-American in 2014, could earn a starting spot at tackle • New defensive line coach Brian Baker, an NFL coaching veteran, takes over a talented group headlined by two outstanding senior defensive ends in A.J. Jefferson (6-3, 277) and Johnathan Calvin (6-3, 263) ... Jefferson had one of the best seasons by a defensive end in MSU history last year, racking up a team-best 13.5 tackles for loss ... He produced at least one tackle for loss in nine of 13 games in 2015 and ranked ninth overall in the league in TFL • MSU boasts two senior defensive tackles in Nelson Adams (6-3, 310) and Nick James (6-5, 325) • As a unit, MSU broke the school record for tackles for loss last year (98) and 62.2% of that production returns in 2016 led by Jefferson and Calvin • The entire defense returns 69.7 percent of tackle production from 2015 ... By comparison, the Bulldogs returned only 58 percent of that produc- tion in the spring of 2015

Richie Brown * NOTE: players earn a letter by seeing action in at least 100 plays during the season LINEBACKERS LETTERMEN RETURNING (6): Richie Brown (Sr.), Kelan Chairs (Jr.), J.T. Gray (Jr.), Gerri Green (So.), Dez Harris (Jr.), DeAndre Ward (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Beniquez Brown, Zach Jackson KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (2): Leo Lewis (RFr.), Tim Washington (RFr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Richie Brown (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (2): Beniquez Brown, Zach Jackson

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• The Bulldogs are loaded with experience and talent at safety starting with sophomore Brandon Bryant (5-11, 205), who might be the most athletic player on the entire team ... Bryant led all SEC freshmen defensive backs in tackles (63) to go along with a team-high three interceptions, including one returned for a score • Senior Tolando Cleveland (6-0, 190) is MSU’s most experienced corner

Brandon Bryant DEFENSIVE BACKS/SECONDARY LETTERMEN RETURNING (9): Brandon Bryant (So.), Tolando Cleveland (Sr.), Kivon Coman (Sr.), Deontay Evans (Sr.), Jamoral Graham (Jr.), Cedric Jiles (Sr.), Mark McLaurin (So.), Jamal Peters (So.), ... He started 10 games last season and replaced the injured Redmond Chris Rayford (So.) Westin Graves LETTERMEN LOST (3): Taveze Calhoun, Kendrick Market, Will SPECIALISTS Redmond LETTERMEN RETURNING (9): Hunter Bradley (Sr.), Logan Cooke KEY 2015 REDSHIRTS (2): Maurice Smitherman (RFr.), Chris Stamps (Jr.), Westin Graves (Jr.) (RFr.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Devon Bell, Winston Chapman KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Lashard Durr (Jr.), C.J. Morgan (Fr.) STARTERS RETURNING (3): Brandon Bryant (So.), Tolando Cleveland • The Bulldogs’ primary placekicker returns in junior Westin Graves ... (Sr.), Kivon Coman (Sr.) Graves ranked second in the SEC in field goal percentage, drilling 15-of- STARTERS LOST (3): Taveze Calhoun, Kendrick Market, 18 (83.3 percent) with a long of 44 • Starting punter Logan Cooke is back for his junior campaign ... Cooke • MSU brings in two new secondary coaches in Terrell Buckley (corner- was seventh in the SEC in 2015 with a 42.2 average backs) and Maurice Linguist (safeties) and will need to replace its top • MSU will have to replace the kickoff services of Devon Bell starting cornerbacks as both Taveze Calhoun and Will Redmond are 2016 • All of the Bulldogs’ top return specialists return in 2016 led by NFL Draft prospects

2016 SIGNING CLASS Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (School) Tre Brown* DL 6-4 290 Ackerman, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Korey Charles ATH 5-11 173 Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian HS) Jamal Couch ATH 6-5 222 Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS) Cameron Dantzler DB 6-2 170 Hammond, La. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Lashard Durr* DB 5-11 190 Gulfport, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Greg Eiland OL 6-7 320 Philadelphia, Miss. (Philadelphia HS) John Michael-Hankerson WR 6-1 170 South Bend, Ind. (Washington HS) Dontea Jones* TE 6-4 250 McCool, Miss. (Jireh (N.C.) Prep) Kobe Jones DL 6-4 262 Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) C.J. Morgan* DB 6-0 192 Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS) Nero Nelson DB 5-11 170 Hollandale, Miss. (Simmons HS) Dareuan Parker OL 6-5 326 Olive Branch, Miss. (DeSoto Central HS) Stewart Reese OL 6-5 340 Fort Pierce, Fla. (Fort Pierce Central HS) Christian Roberson* TE 6-5 230 Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) Jeffery Simmons DL 6-4 275 Macon, Miss. (Noxubee County HS) Marquiss Spencer DL 6-4 223 Greenwood, Miss. (Greenwood HS) Jordan Thomas TE 6-6 275 Decatur, Miss. (East Central CC) Erroll Thompson LB 6-2 245 Florence, Ala. (Florence HS) Tim Washington LB 6-3 183 Yazoo City, Miss. (Yazoo City HS) Darryl Williams OL 6-3 304 Bessemer, Ala. (Bessemer City HS)

* BOLD denotes early enrollee in January 2016 who will participate in spring practice; counts toward 2015 signing class

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2015 RESULTS SCORE BY QUARTERS OVERALL RECORD: 9-4 • SEC RECORD: 4-4 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION (ATT.) Mississippi State 107 140 90 110 447 Sept. 5 at Southern Miss (FS1) W, 34-16 Hattiesburg, Miss. (36,641) Opponents 93 88 80 41 302 Sept. 12 #14/15 LSU * (ESPN) L, 19-21 Starkville, Miss. (62,531) Sept. 19 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SECN) W, 62-13 Starkville, Miss. (61,574) Sept. 26 at RV/#25 Auburn * (ESPN2) W, 17-9 Auburn, Ala. (87,451) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Oct. 3 at #14/15 Texas A&M * (SECN) L, 17-30 College Station, Texas (104,455) RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Oct. 10 TROY (SECN) W, 45-17 Starkville, Miss. (60,866) Dak Prescott 13 160 790 202 588 3.7 10 49 45.2 Oct. 17 LOUISIANA TECH (HC) (SECN) W, 45-20 Starkville, Miss. (61,651) Brandon Holloway 13 92 428 15 413 4.5 0 35 31.8 Oct. 24 KENTUCKY * (SECN) W, 42-16 Starkville, Miss. (61,168) Ashton Shumpert 12 59 247 19 228 3.9 1 20 19.0 Nov. 5 at Missouri * (ESPN) W, 31-13 Columbia, Mo. (58,878) Aeris Williams 13 40 216 10 206 5.2 3 33 15.8 Nov. 14 #3/4/2 ALABAMA * (CBS) L, 6-31 Starkville, Miss. (62,435) Dontavian Lee 10 22 138 1 137 6.2 0 24 13.7 Nov. 21 at Arkansas * (ESPN) W, 51-50 Fayetteville, Ark. (71,936) Nick Fitzgerald 8 23 137 10 127 5.5 3 21 15.9 Nov. 28 #19/19/18 OLE MISS * (ESPN2) L, 27-38 Starkville, Miss. (62,265) Malik Dear 11 11 113 3 110 10.0 1 52 10.0 Dec. 30 vs. NC State ^ (ESPN) W, 51-28 Charlotte, N.C. (46,423) Fred Ross 13 2 42 0 42 21.0 1 33 3.2 Elijah Staley 2 3 18 0 18 6.0 0 11 9.0 All CAPS - denotes home game | * - denotes SEC game | ^ - denotes Belk Bowl Gabe Myles 10 7 20 9 11 1.6 1 9 1.1 Team 5 7 0 21 -21 -3.0 0 0 -4.2 Total 13 427 2163 290 1873 4.4 21 52 144.1 TEAM STATISTICS Opponents 13 531 2675 405 2270 4.3 16 74 174.6 MSU OPP SCORING 447 302 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/G Points Per Game 34.4 23.2 Dak Prescott 13 151.0 316-477-5 66.2 3793 29 63 291.8 Points Off Turnovers 48 57 Nick Fitzgerald 8 290.3 11-14-0 78.6 235 3 49 29.4 FIRST DOWNS 302 273 Elijah Staley 2 211.7 3-5-0 60.0 51 1 37 25.5 Rushing 118 124 Team 5 0.0 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Passing 172 132 Gabe Myles 10 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Penalty 12 17 Fred Ross 13 385.6 1-1-0 100.0 34 0 34 2.6 RUSHING YARDAGE 1873 2270 Yards gained rushing 2163 2675 Total 13 155.1 331-500-5 66.2 4113 33 63 316.4 Yards lost rushing 290 405 Opponents 13 122.7 257-424-13 60.6 2815 16 82 216.5 Rushing Attempts 427 531 Average Per Rush 4.4 4.3 RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Game 144.1 174.6 Fred Ross 13 88 1007 11.4 5 59 77.5 TDs Rushing 21 16 De’Runnya Wilson 13 60 918 15.3 10 63 70.6 PASSING YARDAGE 4113 2815 Brandon Holloway 13 33 396 12.0 5 63 30.5 Comp-Att-Int 331-500-5 257-424-13 Fred Brown 13 27 412 15.3 3 48 31.7 Average Per Pass 8.2 6.6 Malik Dear 11 22 217 9.9 2 27 19.7 Average Per Catch 12.4 11.0 Donald Gray 13 21 386 18.4 2 54 29.7 Average Per Game 316.4 216.5 Gus Walley 8 19 146 7.7 1 19 18.2 TDs Passing 33 16 Darrion Hutcherson 13 16 164 10.2 1 24 12.6 TOTAL OFFENSE 5986 5085 Ashton Shumpert 12 14 118 8.4 0 18 9.8 Total Plays 927 955 Gabe Myles 10 12 175 14.6 2 49 17.5 Average Per Play 6.5 5.3 Joe Morrow 11 6 100 16.7 1 37 9.1 Average Per Game 460.5 391.2 Aeris Williams 13 6 18 3.0 0 9 1.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 36-773 47-857 Justin Johnson 11 5 41 8.2 1 12 3.7 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-214 10-125 Dontavian Lee 10 2 15 7.5 0 11 1.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-130 5-74 Total 13 331 4113 12.4 33 63 316.4 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 18.2 Opponents 13 257 2815 11.0 16 82 216.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.3 12.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.0 14.8 PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long -LOST 23-13 13-1 Fred Ross 15 157 10.5 1 77 PENALTIES-Yards 53-506 59-516 Fred Brown 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Average Per Game 38.9 39.7 Donald Gray 1 21 21.0 0 0 PUNTS-Yards 54-2226 72-2830 Malik Dear 1 7 7.0 0 7 Average Per Punt 41.2 39.3 Beniquez Brown 1 31 31.0 0 0 Net punt average 35.9 35.5 Total 19 214 11.3 1 77 KICKOFFS-Yards 85-5216 63-3810 Opponents 10 125 12.5 1 69 Average Per Kick 61.4 60.5 Net kick average 41.0 39.5 KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 26:17 33:43 Brandon Holloway 24 567 23.6 1 100 3RD-DOWN Conversions 75/175 71/200 Malik Dear 5 99 19.8 0 34 3rd-Down Pct 43% 36% Gabe Myles 2 44 22.0 0 38 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/22 12/23 Kelan Chairs 1 15 15.0 0 15 4th-Down Pct 50% 52% Gerri Green 1 -15 -15.0 0 0 SACKS BY-Yards 30-209 32-193 Donald Gray 1 33 33.0 0 33 MISC YARDS -13 0 Fred Brown 1 18 18.0 0 18 SCORED 58 34 Darrion Hutcherson 1 12 12.0 0 12 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-19 21-28 Total 36 773 21.5 1 100 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 2-5 Opponents 47 857 18.2 0 44 RED-ZONE SCORES (48-53) 91% (33-45) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (38-53) 72% (19-45) 42% PAT-ATTEMPTS (54-56) 96% (33-33) 100% ATTENDANCE 432490 359361 Games/Avg Per Game 7/61784 5/71872

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FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd Westin Graves 15-18 83.3 0-0 5-6 7-7 3-4 0-1 44 0 Devon Bell 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0

FG SEQUENCE Mississippi State Opponents Southern Miss (38),(37) (31),(27),(27) LSU (43),(24),52 - Northwestern State - (52),(26) Auburn (44) 26,(30),(25),(51) Texas A&M (38) (55),49,(24),(30) Troy (42) (21) Louisiana Tech (26) (33),(27) Kentucky 26 (44),48,(48),(32) Missouri (36),49 (31),(35) Alabama 50,(31),(39) (42),32 Arkansas (21) 29 Ole Miss (22),(27) 38,33,(48) INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD Long NC State (39) - Brandon Bryant 3 73 24.3 1 73 Will Redmond 2 43 21.5 0 24 PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Taveze Calhoun 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 Logan Cooke 44 1856 42.2 65 7 20 16 12 0 Gerri Green 2 0 0.0 0 0 Devon Bell 9 370 41.1 54 1 4 2 1 0 Cory Thomas 1 12 12.0 0 12 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Beniquez Brown 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total 54 2226 41.2 65 8 24 18 13 1 Richie Brown 1 3 3.0 0 3 Opponents 72 2830 39.3 58 3 28 16 9 2 Kivon Coman 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 13 130 10.0 1 73 KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Opponents 5 74 14.8 1 45 Devon Bell 80 4969 62.1 33 2 Logan Cooke 4 197 49.2 2 0 RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long Westin Graves 1 50 50.0 0 0 Nelson Adams 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total 85 5216 61.4 35 2 18.2 41.0 24 Total 0 0 0.0 1 0 Opponents 63 3810 60.5 22 3 21.5 39.5 25 Opponents 1 15 15.0 0 15 ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Brandon Holloway 13 413 396 0 567 0 1376 105.8 Westin Graves 0 15-18 52-54 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 97 Fred Ross 13 42 1007 157 0 0 1206 92.8 De’Runnya Wilson 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 De’Runnya Wilson 13 0 918 0 0 0 918 70.6 Dak Prescott 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 60 Dak Prescott 13 588 0 0 0 0 588 45.2 Fred Ross 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Donald Gray 13 0 386 21 33 0 440 33.8 Brandon Holloway 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Malik Dear 11 110 217 7 99 0 433 39.4 Malik Dear 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Fred Brown 13 0 412 -2 18 0 428 32.9 Aeris Williams 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Ashton Shumpert 12 228 118 0 0 0 346 28.8 Nick Fitzgerald 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Gabe Myles 10 11 175 0 44 0 230 23.0 Fred Brown 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Aeris Williams 13 206 18 0 0 0 224 17.2 Gabe Myles 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Darrion Hutcherson 13 0 164 0 12 0 176 13.5 Donald Gray 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Dontavian Lee 10 137 15 0 0 0 152 15.2 Nelson Adams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Gus Walley 8 0 146 0 0 0 146 18.2 Justin Malone 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nick Fitzgerald 8 127 0 0 0 0 127 15.9 Gus Walley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Joe Morrow 11 0 100 0 0 0 100 9.1 Joe Morrow 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Brandon Bryant 13 0 0 0 0 73 73 5.6 Ashton Shumpert 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Will Redmond 7 0 0 0 0 43 43 6.1 Darrion Hutcherson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Justin Johnson 11 0 41 0 0 0 41 3.7 Justin Johnson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Beniquez Brown 13 0 0 31 0 2 33 2.5 Brandon Bryant 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Elijah Staley 2 18 0 0 0 0 18 9.0 Devon Bell 0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2 Kelan Chairs 12 0 0 0 15 0 15 1.2 Logan Cooke 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 Cory Thomas 8 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.5 Total 58 15-19 54-56 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 447 Logan Cooke 13 11 0 0 0 0 11 0.8 Opponents 34 21-28 33-33 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 302 Justin Malone 13 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.2 Richie Brown 13 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2 TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Taveze Calhoun 12 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 -0.2 Dak Prescott 13 637 588 3793 4381 337.0 Gerri Green 13 0 0 0 -15 0 -15 -1.2 Brandon Holloway 13 92 413 0 413 31.8 Team 5 -21 0 0 0 0 -21 -4.2 Nick Fitzgerald 8 37 127 235 362 45.2 Total 13 1873 4113 214 773 130 7103 546.4 Ashton Shumpert 12 59 228 0 228 19.0 Opponents 13 2270 2815 125 857 74 6141 472.4 Aeris Williams 13 40 206 0 206 15.8 Dontavian Lee 10 22 137 0 137 13.7 Malik Dear 11 11 110 0 110 10.0 Fred Ross 13 3 42 34 76 5.8 Elijah Staley 2 8 18 51 69 34.5 Logan Cooke 13 1 11 0 11 0.8 Gabe Myles 10 8 11 0 11 1.1 Justin Malone 13 0 3 0 3 0.2 Team 5 9 -21 0 -21 -4.2 Total 13 927 1873 4113 5986 460.5 Opponents 13 955 2270 2815 5085 391.2

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l------Tackles------l Sacks l---Pass Defense---l Fumbles # Player GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 39 Richie Brown 13 51 58 109 13.0- 61 6.5- 45 1- 3 2 3 3 . . . . 42 Beniquez Brown 13 48 51 99 11.0- 38 4.0- 22 1- 2 2 3 4 . . 2 . 11 Kivon Coman 13 39 37 76 4.0- 17 0.5- 3 1- 0 7 8 1 . . . . 45 J.T. Gray 13 27 38 65 3.5- 14 1.5- 9 ...... 20 Brandon Bryant 13 46 17 63 2.0- 19 1.5- 17 3- 73 3 6 . . 1 . . 4 Gerri Green 13 20 29 49 2.5- 9 . 2- 0 1 3 1 . . . . 47 A.J. Jefferson 13 27 20 47 13.5- 65 5.0- 43 . 3 3 7 . 1 . . 98 Chris Jones 13 16 28 44 7.5- 21 2.5- 16 . 4 4 5 . . . . 14 Zach Jackson 11 20 24 44 4.0- 12 1.0- 6 . 2 2 1 . . . . 7 Tolando Cleveland 13 27 15 42 4.5- 22 1.0- 5 . 3 3 1 . 1 1 . 23 Taveze Calhoun 12 24 15 39 6.5- 22 . 2- -3 8 10 1 . . . . 48 Ryan Brown 12 13 26 39 8.0- 55 2.5- 25 . 5 5 10 . . . . 17 Deontay Evans 13 20 13 33 . . . 2 2 . . . . . 97 Johnathan Calvin 13 12 15 27 5.5- 14 1.5- 5 . . . 5 . . . . 88 Nick James 13 9 17 26 3.0- 7 . . . . 3 . 1 . . 12 Jamal Peters 12 12 13 25 1.5- 7 1.0- 5 . 2 2 . . . . . 94 Nelson Adams 13 6 19 25 1.0- 3 . . 1 1 . 1- 0 . . . 2 Will Redmond 7 18 7 25 . . 2- 43 1 3 1 . . . . 26 Kendrick Market 4 13 10 23 ...... 9 Jamoral Graham 12 18 3 21 1.0- 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 41 Mark McLaurin 12 10 10 20 . . . 3 3 . . . . . 28 DeAndre Ward 13 5 12 17 1.0- 5 0.5- 4 . . . 1 . . . . 57 Will Coleman 13 7 8 15 2.5- 3 . . 1 1 2 . . . . 5J Cedric Jiles 12 8 7 15 . . . 4 4 . . . . . 46 Dezmond Harris 7 3 6 9 ...... 49 Torrey Dale 13 6 3 9 0.5- 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . 24 Chris Rayford 13 3 2 5 ...... 27 Aeris Williams 13 . 4 4 ...... 95 Braxton Hoyett 7 . 4 4 0.5- 2 ...... 33 Dontavian Lee 10 2 2 4 ...... 34 Cory Thomas 8 1 2 3 1.0- 4 1.0- 4 1- 12 . 1 . . . . . 51 Kelan Chairs 12 1 2 3 0.5- 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 53 Hunter Bradley 12 3 . 3 ...... 90 Grant Harris 5 . 3 3 ...... 32 Ashton Shumpert 12 1 1 2 ...... 1 . . 40 Devon Bell 13 1 1 2 ...... 43 Logan Cooke 13 1 . 1 ...... 29 Josiah Phillips 1 . 1 1 ...... Total 13 522 525 1047 98- 403 30- 209 13- 130 55 68 48 1- 0 5 4 .

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2015 MSU GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSE Game WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE RB QB at Southern Miss Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Shumpert Prescott LSU Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Shumpert Prescott Northwestern State Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Shumpert Prescott at Auburn Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Shumpert Prescott at Texas A&M Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Shumpert Prescott Troy Wilson F. Brown Ross Jenkins Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Holloway Prescott Louisiana Tech Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Holloway Prescott Kentucky Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Holloway Prescott at Missouri Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Holloway Prescott Alabama Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Walley Holloway Prescott at Arkansas Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Malone Clayborn Desper Jenkins Walley Holloway Prescott Ole Miss Wilson F. Brown Ross Jenkins Malone Clayborn Desper Senior Hutcherson Holloway Prescott vs. NC State Wilson F. Brown Ross Warren Desper Malone Calhoun Senior Hutcherson Holloway Prescott

DEFENSE Game DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB at Southern Miss Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Market Coman Cleveland LSU Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Market Coman Cleveland Northwestern State Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Evans Coman Calhoun at Auburn Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Market Coman Calhoun at Texas A&M Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Market Coman Calhoun Troy Ry. Brown Adams Jones Jefferson Cleveland (nick) Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Bryant Coman Calhoun Louisiana Tech Ry. Brown Adams Jones Jefferson Cleveland (nick) Ri. Brown Be. Brown Redmond Bryant Coman Calhoun Kentucky Ry. Brown Adams Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhoun at Missouri Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Peters (nick) Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhoun Alabama Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhoun at Arkansas Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Z. Jackson Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhoun Ole Miss Ry. Brown James Jones Jefferson Peters (nick) Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhoun vs. NC State Calvin James Jones Jefferson Green Ri. Brown Be. Brown Cleveland Bryant Coman Calhoun

CAREER STARTS BY POSITION (2016 RETURNERS) OFFENSE RT DEFENSE LT Justin Senior - 26 DE S Elgton Jenkins - 2 Elgton Jenkins - 1 A.J. Jefferson - 13 Kivon Coman - 13 Justin Senior - 1 Johnathan Calvin - 1 Brandon Bryant - 8 TE Deontay Evans - 4 LG none DT Jamal Peters - 2 Devon Desper - 1 Nick James - 10 WR Nelson Adams - 3 CB C Fred Brown - 15 Tolando Cleveland - 10 Jamaal Clayborn - 12 Fred Ross - 15 LB Cedric Jiles - 3 Gabe Myles - 3 Richie Brown - 13 RG Gerri Green - 1 Devon Desper - 15 RB Deion Calhoun - 1 Brandon Holloway - 8 Ashton Shumpert - 5

QB Damian Williams - 1 2016 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL 85 REWRITING THE MISSISSIPPI STATE RECORD BOOKS IN THE DAN MULLEN ERA (2009-PRESENT)

individual and team single-game, single-season and career 100 statistical records have been broken in the Dan Mullen era.

Individual Single-Game (15 overall, 6 in 2015) Yards Per Kickoff Return – Leon Berry; 26.8 (2010) Rushing Yards – Anthony Dixon; 252 vs. Kentucky (2009) Interceptions – Corey Broomfi eld; 6 (2009) Yards Per Rush - Anthony Dixon; 7.6 vs. Kentucky (2009) Return Yards Per – ; 36.2 (2009) Total Off ense - Dak Prescott; 554 at Arkansas (2015) Interceptions Return Yards – Johnthan Banks; 145 (2009) Total Plays - Dak Prescott; 70 at Alabama (2014) Interceptions Returned for a Touchdowns – Johnthan Banks & Corey Broom- Touchdowns Responsible For - Dak Prescott; 7 at Arkansas (2015) fi eld; 2 (2009) Completions - Dak Prescott; 38 at Arkansas (2015) Completion Percentage - Dak Prescott; .769 vs. Texas A&M (2014) Team Single-Season (17 overall, 7 in 2015) Passing Yards - Dak Prescott; 508 at Arkansas (2015) Total Off ensive Yards – 6,679 (2014) Passing Touchdowns - Dak Prescott; 5 at Arkansas (2015) Total Plays – 1,001 (2014) Consecutive Attempts Without an INT - Dak Prescott; 52 vs. LSU (2015) Yards Per Play - 6.7 (2014) Receiving Yards - Jameon Lewis; 220 vs. Rice (2013) Per Game Off ense – 513.8 (2014) Receiving Touchdowns - Chad Bumphis; 3 vs. Troy (2012) Points Scored – 480 (2014) Interceptions - Richie Brown; 3 vs. Texas A&M (2014) Points Per Game - 36.9 (2014) Interception Return Yards - Johnthan Banks; 120 vs. Florida (2009) Most Off ensive Touchdowns – 60 (2014) Interception Touchdowns - Johnthan Banks; 2 vs. Florida (2009) Total First Downs – 334 (2014) Passing Yardage – 4,113 (2015) Team Single-Game (7 overall, 4 in 2015) Passing Yards Per Game – 316.4 (2015) Passing Attempts - 54 vs. LSU (2015) Completion Percentage – .662 (2015) Passing Completions - 34 vs. LSU (2015) Completions – 331 (2015) Completion Percentage - .800 vs. Memphis (2010) Passing Touchdowns – 31 (2014) Passing Yards - 508 at Arkansas (2015) Blocked Kicks – 4 (2014, 2015) Touchdown Passes - 5 at Arkansas (2015); vs. Georgia Tech (2014) Most PAT Kicks Made – 60 (2014) Total Plays - 100 vs. Arkansas (2010) 100-Yard Receiving Games - 8 (2015) Total Off ense - 645 at Memphis (2011) Tackles For Loss - 98 (2015) Individual Career (27) Individual Single-Season (34 overall, 11 in 2015) Rushing Attempts – Anthony Dixon; 910 (2nd in SEC history) Rushing Yards – Anthony Dixon; 1,391 (2009) Rushing Yards – Anthony Dixon; 3,994 (8th in SEC history) Rushing Yards by a Quarterback – Dak Prescott; 986 (2014) Rushing Yards by a Quarterback - Dak Prescott; 2,521 (3rd in SEC history) Rushing Yards Per Game – Anthony Dixon; 126.5 (2009) 100-Yard Rushing Games – Anthony Dixon; 17 100-Yard Rushing Games – Anthony Dixon; 8 (2009) Rushing Touchdowns – Anthony Dixon; 42 (7th in SEC history) Rushing Touchdowns – Vick Ballard; 19 (2010) All-Purpose Yards – Anthony Dixon; 4,443 Total Off ense – Dak Prescott; 4,435 (2014) Total Plays – Dak Prescott; 1,709 (4th in SEC history) Total Off ense Yards Per Game – Dak Prescott; 341.2 (2014) Total Off ense - Dak Prescott; 11,897 (3rd in SEC history) Touchdowns Responsible For – Dak Prescott; 41 (2014) Touchdowns Responsible - Dak Prescott; 114 (4th in SEC history) Passing Attempts – Dak Prescott; 477 (2015) Passing Attempts - Dak Prescott; 1,169 (19th in SEC history) Passing Completions – Dak Prescott; 316 (2015) Completions - Dak Prescott; 734 (12th in SEC history) Completion Percentage – Dak Prescott; .662 (2015) Completion Percentage – Dak Prescott; .628 (12th in SEC history) Passing Yards – Dak Prescott; 3,793 (2015) Consecutive Attempts Without an INT - Dak Prescott; 288 (3rd in SEC history) Passing Yards Per Game – Dak Prescott; 291.8 (2015) Passing Touchdowns – Dak Prescott; 70 (16th in SEC history) 200-Yard Passing Games – Dak Prescott; 12 (2014, 2015) Passing Yards - Dak Prescott; 9,376 (11th in SEC history) 300-Yard Passing Games - Dak Prescott; 7 (2015) 200-Yard Passing Games - Dak Prescott; 29 Passing Touchdowns – Dak Prescott; 29 (2015) 300-Yard Passing Games - Dak Prescott; 9 Passing Effi ciency – Dak Prescott; 151.7 (2014) 400-Yard Passing Games - Dak Prescott; 2 Consecutive Attempts Without an INT – Dak Prescott; 239 (2015) Passing Effi ciency – Dak Prescott, 146.1 (12th in SEC history) Consecutive Games with a Touchdown Pass - Dak Prescott; 13 (2014) Interception Percentage – Dak Prescott; .0196 (4th in SEC history) Receiving Touchdowns – Chad Bumphis; 12 (2012) Receiving Yards – Chad Bumphis; 2,270 Receptions - Fred Ross; 88 (2015) Receiving Touchdowns – Chad Bumphis; 24 (15th in SEC history) 100-Yard Receiving Games - Fred Ross; 5 (2015) Points – Anthony Dixon; 276 Points Scored – Vick Ballard; 120 (2010) Touchdowns Scored – Anthony Dixon; 46 (6th in SEC history) Touchdowns Scored – Vick Ballard; 20 (2010) Yards Per Kickoff Return – Leon Berry; 26.7 (6th in SEC history) PAT Kicks Attempted – Evan Sobiesk, 59 (2014) Kickoff Return Yards Per Game – Leon Berry; 84.6 PAT Kicks Made – Evan Sobiesk; 56 (2014) Kickoff Return Touchdowns – Leon Berry; 2 Most Kickoff Returns – Leon Berry; 38 (2009) Kickoff Return Yardage – Leon Berry; 1,015 (2009) Kickoff Return Touchdowns – Jameon Lewis; 1 (2012)

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