Mississippi State Inks 26 Recruits

Courtesy of Mississippi State Athletics

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen made a priority of recruiting the best players in the state of Mississippi, and for the second consecutive class, the Bulldogs have shown their focus on in-state talent. Mississippi State signed 26 players in its 2010 class, including 18 from the Mississippi ranks. Last season State inked 27, with 19 coming from within state borders.

“We wanted to put together a class of champions that will take pride in representing the entire state of Mississippi,” Mullen said. “I’m proud of the work our staff has done in bringing in the best from around the state and adding great talent to our team from both inside and outside of Mississippi.”

The class includes six members of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen, a listing of the 12 best players in the state of Mississippi, and four members of the Clarion-Ledger’s Ten Most Wanted, a list of the most highly recruited prospects in the state.

Mississippi State’s 2009 class includes five of the Rivals.com top 10 in Mississippi and nine of the Scout.com top 20 prospects in state.

Among the players that signed NCAA National Letters of Intent on Wednesday are Michael Carr of West Point, Kaleb Eulls of Yazoo City, Robert Johnson of Hattiesburg, Nick Griffin of New Augusta, Damien Robinson of Olive Branch and Matthew Wells of Monticello. All six of those players were listed among the top 10 prospects in the state.

Mississippi State also signed the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, inking Dylan Favre of Bay St. Louis. Favre is also the second-consecutive Parade All-American quarterback signed by head coach Dan Mullen.

2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL SIGNEES

      NAME                  POS.  HT.  WT.  HOMETOWN             PREVIOUS SCHOOL
      Vick Ballard          RB    5-11 210  Pascagoula, Miss.    Miss. Gulf Coast CC
      Ferlando Bohanna      LB    6-0  230  Memphis, Tenn.       Whitehaven
      James Carmon          DL    6-7  360  Baltimore, Md.       Miss. Gulf Coast CC
      Michael Carr          ATH   6-1  195  West Point, Miss.    West Point
      Blaine Clausell       OL    6-7  310  Mobile, Ala.         Baker
      Paul Crawford         DL    6-8  235  Lewisville, Texas    Hebron
      Dillon Day            OL    6-4  260  West Monroe, La.     West Monroe
      Kaleb Eulls           DL    6-4  255  Yazoo City, Miss.    Yazoo County
      Dylan Favre           QB    5-11 190  Bay St. Louis, Miss. St. Stanislaus
      Nick Griffin          RB    5-11 195  New Augusta, Miss.   Perry Central
      Corvell Harrison-Gay  LB/DE 6-3  220  Laurel, Miss.        Northeast Jones
      Brandon Hill          ATH   6-2  210  Crawford, Miss.      West Lowndes
      Christian Holmes      DB    6-2  235  Puckett, Miss.       Puckett
      Jeff Howie            OL/DL 6-4  330  Medina, Pa.          Itawamba CC
      Chris Hughes          DB    6-0  215  Mobile, Ala.         Davidson
      Jay Hughes            ATH   5-11 175  Hattiesburg, Miss.   Oak Grove
      Malcolm Johnson       WR    6-2  205  Tuscaloosa, Ala.     Northridge
      Robert Johnson        WR    6-0  195  Hattiesburg, Miss.   Oak Grove
      Eric Lawson           OL    6-6  320  Olive Branch, Miss.  Olive Branch
      Jeremy Lee            ATH   5-10 170  Utica, Miss.         Hinds AHS
      Jameon Lewis          ATH   5-9  175  Tylertown, Miss.     Tylertown
      Jamerson Love         DB    5-11 175  Aberdeen, Miss.      Aberdeen
      Archie Muniz          OL    6-5  255  Houston, Texas       Cypress Creek
      Damien Robinson       OL    6-8  330  Olive Branch, Miss.  Olive Branch
      Curtis Virges         DL    6-3  290  West Point, Miss.    West Point
      Matthew Wells         ATH   6-0  190  Monticello, Miss.    Lawrence County