No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 53 Hunter Bradley SN 6-3 245 Sr. 1L Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville) 54 Greg Eiland OL 6-7 304 Fr. HS Philadelphia, Miss. (Philadelphia) 54 Cameron Miller ATH 6-1 210 Fr. HS Odessa, Fla. (Sickles) 55 Martinas Rankin OL 6-5 307 Jr. RS Mendenhall, Miss. (Miss. Gulf Coast CC) 56 Dareuan Parker OL 6-4 325 Fr. HS Olive Branch, Miss. (DeSoto Central) 57 Will Coleman DL 6-5 250 Sr. 1L Tyler, Texas (Tyler JC) 58 Justin Senior OL 6-5 310 Sr. 3L Montreal, Quebec (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy) 60 Jamaal Clayborn OL 6-4 315 Sr. 2L Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 61 Deion Calhoun OL 6-3 308 So. 1L Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Restoration Academy) 62 Devon Desper OL 6-4 305 Sr. 2L Madison, Miss. (Madison Central) 63 Lawrence Brown ATH 6-4 300 Sr. SQ Columbus, Miss. (Belhaven University) 64 Jocquell Johnson OL 6-4 301 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 6-4 295 RFr. RS Ripley, Miss. (Ripley) 71 Ben Wilson ATH 6-4 315 Fr. HS Columbia, S.C. (Heathwood Hall) 72 Ronald Cochran OL 6-4 308 So. SQ Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) 73 Darryl Williams OL 6-2 303 RFr. RS Bessemer, Ala. (Bessemer City) 74 Elgton Jenkins OL 6-4 305 So. 1L Clarksdale, Miss. (Clarksdale) 75 Harrison Moon OL 6-4 290 RFr. RS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Signal Mountain) 76 Blake Mitchell ATH 6-0 300 Fr. HS Brentwood, Tenn. (Ensworth) 79 Evans Wilkerson OL 6-5 304 RFr. RS Ridgeland, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 80 Christian Roberson TE 6-5 239 Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga. (McEachern) 81 Justin Johnson TE 6-3 239 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover) 82 Farrod Green TE 6-3 232 RFr. RS Wesson, Miss. (Wesson Attendance Center) 83 Jordan Thomas TE 6-5 295 Jr. JC Sumrall, Miss. (East Central CC) 84 Dontea Jones TE 6-4 254 Fr. HS McCool, Miss. (Jireh (N.C.) Prep) 85 Jonnas Spivey WR 6-0 200 RFr. RS Louin, Miss. (Bay Springs) 86 Jesse Jackson WR 6-2 211 So. 1L Petal, Miss. (Petal) 87 Osirus Mitchell WR 6-4 190 Fr. HS Sarasota, Fla. (Booker) 87 Wyatt Powell ATH 5-9 189 RFr. RS Ridgeland, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 88 Aaron Hamaker TE 6-4 272 So. SQ Little Rock, Ark. (Catholic) 88 Nick James DL 6-5 320 Sr. 2L Long Beach, Miss. (Long Beach) 90 Grant Harris DL 6-3 290 So. SQ Bolton, Miss. (Clinton) 91 Anfernee Mullins DL 6-3 261 RFr. RS Aliceville, Ala. (Aliceville) 92 Kendell Jones DL 6-4 280 RFr. RS Pinson, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville) 94 Nelson Adams DL 6-3 305 Sr. 3L Brandon, Miss. (Brandon) 95 Braxton Hoyett DL 6-3 305 So. SQ Pelham, Ala. (Pelham) 96 Tre Brown DL 6-4 309 Jr. JC Ackerman, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 98 Jeffery Simmons DL 6-4 310 Fr. HS Macon, Miss. (Noxubee County) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 3 Traver Jung TREV-er 4 Gerri Green GAIR-ee 9 Jamoral Graham JUH-more-ul 11 Kivon Coman KEY-von 18 Deddrick Thomas rhymes with dead 22 Malik Dear muh-LEEK 27 Aeris Williams AIR-ris 54 Greg Eiland pronounced Island 55 Martinas Rankin Mar-TEE-nus 62 Devon Desper DEH-vuhn 63 Jocquell Johnson rhymes with jock 74 Elgton Jenkins ELG-tuhn 80 Christian Roberson ROH-ber-suhn 82 Farrod Green FUH-rahd 87 Osirus Mitchell O-sye-rus COACHING <strong>ST</strong>AFF Dan Mullen, Head Coach • Eighth Season Brian Baker, Defensive Line • First Season Terrell Buckley, Cornerbacks • First Season Billy Gonzales, Co-offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers • Fourth Season John Hevesy, Co-offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line • Eighth Season * Brian Johnson, Quarterbacks • Third Season Greg Knox, Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs • Eighth Season * Maurice Linguist, Safeties • First Season Scott Sallach, Tight Ends • Eighth Season Peter Sirmon, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers • First Season * - indicates in the press box @HAIL<strong>ST</strong>ATEFB HAIL<strong>ST</strong>ATE.COM FACEBOOK.COM/HAIL<strong>ST</strong>ATEFB
ON THE FIELD 2016 MISSISSIPPI <strong>ST</strong>ATE COACHES DAN MULLEN Head Coach Eighth Season BRIAN BAKER Defensive Line First Season TERRELL BUCKLEY Cornerbacks First Season BILLY GONZALES Co-OC/Wide Receivers Fourth Season JOHN HEVESY Co-OC/Offensive Line Eighth Season GREG KNOX Running Backs/Special Teams Eighth Season PETER SIRMON Def. Coordinator/Linebackers First Season SCOTT SALLACH Tight Ends Eighth Season IN THE BOOTH BRIAN JOHNSON Quarterbacks Third Season MAURICE LINGUI<strong>ST</strong> Safeties First Season @HAIL<strong>ST</strong>ATEFB HAIL<strong>ST</strong>ATE.COM FACEBOOK.COM/HAIL<strong>ST</strong>ATEFB