Alabama
Chris Allen, lb, 6-4, 234, Southern University Lab School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Elliot Baker, ol, 6-7, 295, Archbishop Riordan/City College of San Fransisco
Markail Benton, lb, 6-2, 237, Central HS, Phenix City,
Alabama
Isaiah Buggs, dl, 6-5, 290, Ruston/Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
VanDarius Cowan, lb, 6-4, 226, Palm Beach Gardens HS, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Thomas Fletcher, ls, 6-2, 220, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Najee Harris, rb, 6-2, 225, Antioch HS, Antioch, California
Jerry Jeudy, wr, 6-1, 175, Deerfield Beach HS, Deerfield Beach, Florida
Mac Jones, qb, 6-2, 180, The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida
Alex Leatherwood, ol, 6-6, 327, Booker T. Washington HS, Pensacola, Florida
Phidarian Mathis, dt, 6-4, 293, Neville HS, Monroe,
Louisiana
Phil Mathis, dl, 6-4, 287, Neville HS, Monroe Louisiana
Kyriq McDonald, db, 5-11, 190, James Clemens HS,
Madison, Alabama
Xavier McKinney, db, 6-1, 192, Roswell HS, Roswell,
Georgia
Dylan Moses, lb, 6-3, 235, IMG Academy, Bradenton,
Florida
Jarez Parks, de, 6-5, 255, Sebastian River HS, Sebastian, Florida
Kendall Randolph, ol, 6-4, 310, Bob Jones HS, Madison, Alabama
LaBryan Ray, de, 6-4, 255, James Clemens HS, Madison, Alabama
Brian Robinson, rb, 6-1, 224, Hillcrest HS, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Henry Ruggs III, wr, 6-0, 175, Lee HS, Montgomery,
Alabama
Tyrell Shavers, wr, 6-6, 202, Lewisville HS, Lewisville,
Texas
Devonta Smith, wr, 6-1, 167, Amite HS, Amite, Louisiana
Tua Tagovailoa, qb, 6-1, 215, St. Louis School, Honolulu, Hawaii
Major Tennison, te, 6-6, 240, Bullard HS, Bullard, Texas
Chadarius Townsend, ath, 6-0, 190, Tanner HS, Tanner, Alabama
Daniel Wright, db, 6-1, 187, Boyd H. Anderson HS,
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Ole Miss
Ryder Anderson, de, 6-7, 230, Katy High School, Katy, Texas
Zikerrion Baker, olb, 6-1, 210, Minden HS, Mooringsport, Louisiana
D.D. Bowie, wr, 6-1, 170, Morton HS, Morton
Ben Brown, ot, 6-6, 308, St. Aloysius HS, Vicksburg
Josh Clarke, olb, 6-3, 220, Riverdale HS, Jefferson,
Louisiana
Sincere David, dt, 6-3, 315, Sandalwood HS, Jacksonville, Florida
Breon Dixon, olb, 6-0, 218, Grayson HS, Loganville,
Georgia
Alex Faniel, qb, 6-5, 221, Glen Allen HS, Glen Allen,
Virginia
Chester Graves, de, 6-4, 220, Park Hill HS, Kansas City, Missouri
Tony Gray, ot, 6-5, 290, Grayson HS, Loganville, Georgia
Javen Hamilton, cb, 5-10, 170, Northeast Mississippi
Community College, Ellisville
A.J. Harris, s, 6-0, 174, Bob Jones HS, Madison, Alabama
C.J. Miller, s, 6-1, 188, McEachern HS, Powder Springs, Georgia
Javonta Payton, wr, 6-1, 185, Hillsboro Comp HS,
Nashville, Tennessee
Tae-Kion Reed, dt, 6-5, 295, New Hope HS, Columbus
Braylon Sanders, wr, 6-0, 178, Callaway HS, Hogansville, Georgia
Mohamed Sanogo, ilb, 6-2, 237, Plano West Senior HS, Plano, Texas
Jordan Ta’amu, qb, 6-3, 200, Pearl City HS, Pearl City, Hawaii
Kam White, s, 6-2, 202, Clinton HS, Clinton
Markel Winters, de, 6-5, 260, Jones County Junior College, Tallahassee, Florida
Isaiah Woullard, rb, 5-9, 194, Presbyterian Christian School, Hattiesburg
Mississippi State
Johnathan Abram, db, 6-0, 200, Jones County J.C.,
Columbia
Lee Autry, dl, 6-2, 315, Itawamba C.C., Albemarle, North Carolina
Tommy Champion, ol, 6-5, 330, Copiah-Lincoln C.C.,
Jackson
Brian Cole, db, 6-2, 200, East Mississippi C.C., Saginaw, Michigan
Duke Collins, dl, 6-4, 288, Jackson HS, Jackson, Georgia
Josh Cooper, ot, 6-7, 355, Haughton HS, Haughton,
Louisiana
Tucker Day, k, 6-2, 195, Brentwood HS, Brentwood
Tennessee
Tyler Dunning, ilb, 6-0, 217, St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Noah Elliss, dt, 6-5, 325, Valor Christian HS, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Willie Gay, olb, 6-1, 215, Starkville HS, Starkville
Landon Guidry, s, 6-0, 170, Independence HS, Thompson’s Station, Tennessee
Kylin Hill, rb, 5-10, 205, Columbus HS, Columbus
James Jackson, dt, 6-3, 335, Pascagoula HS, Pascagoula
Jaquarias Landrews, db, 5-11, 190, Copiah-Lincoln C.C., Summit
Aaron Odom, de, 6-3, 260, Callaway Sr HS, Jackson
Tyre Phillips, ol, 6-5, 355, East Mississippi C.C., Grenada
Deion Pope, dl, 6-3, 300, Copiah-Lincoln C.C., Collins
Montravious Richardson, ot, 6-6, 310, Westover HS,
Albany, Georgia
Chauncey Rivers, dl, 6-3, 275, East Mississippi C.C., Stone Mountain, Georgia
Cordavien Suggs, ot, 6-7, 286, Duncan U. Fletcher HS, Neptune Beach, Florida
Montez Sweat, dl, 6-6, 240, Copiah-Lincoln C.C., Stone Mountain, Georgia
Keytaon Thompson, qb, 6-4, 206, Landry-Walker HS, New Orleans, Louisiana
Tyler Williams, s, 6-3, 185, Lafayette HS, Oxford
Austin Williams, wr, 6-3, 206, Ocean Springs HS, Ocean Springs
Southern Mississippi
Woodlyson Alcius, ot, 6-4, 300, North Miami Beach HS, North Miami Beach, Florida
Steven Anderson, qb, 6-3, 236, Suwannee HS, Live Oak, Florida
Tyler Barnes, db, 5-10, 185, D’Iberville HS, D’Iberville
Briggs Bourgeois, k, 6-0, 182, St. Amant HS, St. Amant, Louisiana
Travion Clayton, og, 6-3, 310, Baker County Senior HS, Glen Saint Mary, Florida
Andrew Cole, dt, 6-5, 285, Fayette Ware HS, Somerville, Tennessee
Emanuel Dabney, cb, 6-1, 168, Callaway Sr HS, Jackson
WyDale Flott, cb, 6-0, 165, Saraland High School, Saraland, Alabama
Bubba Fludd, wr, 5-9, 170, Okeechobee HS, Okeechobee, Florida
Bryce Foxworth, ol, 6-3, 312, Boca Ciega HS, Gulfport, Florida
Paul Gainer, og, 6-5, 290, Gautier HS, Pascagoula
Freddie Hartz, ilb, 6-1, 237, Morton HS, Morton
Tyler Jack, db, 5-9, 172, Pearl River C.C.
Tim Jones, wr, 6-2, 175, Biloxi HS, Biloxi
Delmond Landry, dl, 6-3, 308, Southwest Mississippi C.C.
Santrell Latham, olb, 6-3, 200, Meridian HS, Meridian
Darius Maberry, cb, 5-10, 180, Clinton HS, Clinton
Kris Reed, wr, 5-10, 168, Lawton Chiles HS, Tallahassee, Florida
Marcelo Rodriguez, qb, 6-2, 196, Christopher Columbus HS, Miami, Florida
Shannon Showers, db, 5-11, 160, Fort White HS, Fort White, Florida
Tahj Sykes, de, 6-2, 269, Columbus HS, Columbus
Trevor Terry, wr, 6-0, 186, Jones J.C.
Jimmie Terry, ol, 6-3, 330, Tyler J.C.
East Mississippi Community College
Jaquez Akins, Starkville HS, DB
Jacob Anderson, Puckett HS, DB
Joseph Anderson, Puckett HS, DB
Braden Boykin, Madison Central HS, WR
Stuart Coggins, Smithville HS, OL
Julian Conner, Hattiesburg HS, QB
Kendre Conner, Columbus HS, RB
Everitt Cunningham, West Point HS, DL
Darquavion Davis, St. Joseph-Greenville, OL
Dontario Drummond, Laurel HS, WR
Kaleb Gentry, George County HS, LB
CJ Gholar, Columbus HS, WR
DaQuirs Griffin, Ellender Memorial HS (Houma, LA), DB
Carson Hancock, North Pontotoc HS, OL
Patrick Harris, Hazlehurst HS, LB
E’Darius Hendrix, St. Joseph-Greenville, LB
Rasheed Jackson, Pascagoula HS, DL
Jakoby Jones, Starkville HS, OL
Jevah Jones, Laurel HS, WR
Travion Jones, Wilkinson County HS, WR
Eriq Kitchen, South Panola HS, DL
Adrian Miller, West Marion HS, WR
D’Anthony Page, Laurel HS, OL
Nicholas Patterson, Germantown HS, LB
Rahemn Price, Randolph-Clay HS (Cuthbert, GA), DL
Connor Reinike, Starkville HS, OL
LaQuinston Sharp, Columbus HS, OL
Keilos Swinney, Yazoo County HS, DB
Matt Toles, Lafayette HS, OL
Isiaha Triplett, Grenada HS, LB
Shauntavis Vardaman, Hazlehurst HS, DL
2016 East Mississippi C.C. Players Going to Four-Year Schools
Dakota Allen, 6-2, 220, LB, Humble, Texas/Summer Creek HS — Texas Tech
Tim Bonner, 6-5, 225, DL, Demopolis, Alabama/ Demopolis HS — Florida Atlantic
Kam Carter, 6-5, 310, DL, Germantown, Maryland/Gaithersburg HS — Pittsburgh
Rasool Clemons, 6-6, 215, DL, Aiken, South Carolina/South Aiken HS — Troy
Brian Cole II, 6-3, 205, DB, Saginaw, Michigan/Heritage HS — Mississippi State
Demetrius Gleeton, 6-3, 300, OL, Pope/South Panola HS — Nicholls
Marquez Griffin, 6-3, 300, OL, Carthage/Leake Central HS — Prairie View A&M
D.J. Henderson, 6-0, 280, DL, Clinton/Clinton HS — Idaho
Rodney Jackson, 6-2, 290, DL, Bastrop, Louisiana/ Bastrop HS — Grambling State
TJ Jallow, 6-2, 205, DB, Olive Branch/Olive Branch HS — Purdue
De’Andre Johnson, 6-2, 205, QB, Jacksonville, Florida/First Coast HS — Florida Atlantic
Jay Johnson 6-3, 230, LB, Bruce/Bruce HS — West Georgia
Mario Lanier 6-1, 195, WR, Carrollton, Alabama/Aliceville HS — Delta State
Raphael Leonard 6-3, 190, WR, Starkville/Starkville HS — Southern Illinois
Alexander Lipscomb 6-1, 195, DB, Columbus/Columbus HS — Delta State
Ja’Moz Mark 5-8, 155, WR, Tylertown/Tylertown HS — Mississippi College
Tyre Phillips 6-6, 360, OL, Grenada/Grenada HS — Mississippi State
Diamonte Pounds 6-0, 225, LB, Plantersville/Saltillo HS — West Georgia
Dontavius Powell 6-1, 195, DB, Charleston/Charleston HS — Southeast Missouri State
Chauncey Rivers 6-3, 275, DL, Atlanta, Georgia/Stephenson HS — Mississippi State
Ezekiel Rose 6-3, 270, DL, Clarksdale/Clarksdale HS) — West Virginia
Brooks Shannon 6-1, 170, WR, Tupelo/North Pontotoc HS –West Georgia
Morgan Stansell 6-0, 205, LS, Hattiesburg/West Marion HS –Southern Miss (preferred walk-on)
Damion Willis 6-3, 185, WR, Meridian/Southeast Lauderdale HS — Troy
Isaiah Wright 6-0, 190, ATH, Florence/Florence HS — West Georgia
Itawamba Community College
Cortavious Ivy, Amory HS, DL
Caleb Comer, Caledonia HS, K
Zion Ford, Caledonia HS, RB
Jamel Thomas, Caledonia HS, WR
Spencer Unruh, Caledonia HS, QB
A’Tarius Moore, Calhoun City, LB
Jessie Nabors, Calhoun City HS, ATH
Tyrese Quinn, Calhoun City, ATH
Sterling Stone, Gardendale HS (Ala.), DL
Kevarius Brown, Grenada HS, WR
Jastevan McClain, Grenada HS, DL
Shedkeydrick Ross, Grenada HS, OL
Derrick Pointer II, Horn Lake HS, CB
Thomas Cox, Itawamba AHS, LS
Jaquavious Collins, Jackson HS (Ga.), DL
Larry Pelison, Madison Central HS, OL
Malik Holbert, Northwest Rankin HS, LB
Kalmorris Robinson, Noxubee County HS, LB
Kegan Huddleston III, Shannon HS, LB
Rico Pickens, Southaven HS, LB
Casey Fleck, Tishomingo County HS, OL
Donte Freeman, Tupelo HS, WR
Austin Watkins, Tupelo HS, WR
2016 Itawamba C.C. Players Going to Four-Year schools
Octavious Matthews, 6-1, 205, RB, Stevenson, Ala. — Kansas
Dorian Gaston, 6-1, 185, WR, Ripley — Lamar
Isaiah Howard, 6-3, 215, WR, Ripley — Lamar
Abraham Austin, 6-6, 340, OL, Olive Branch — Northeastern State
Lee Autry, 6-3, 320, DL, Albermarle, North Carolina — Mississippi State
Peyton Bender, 6-1, 180, QB, Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Kansas
Deon Knox, 5-11, 180, DB, Grenada — Arkansas-Monticello
Jadarius Little, 6-3, 330, OL, Horn Lake, Jackson State
Brennon McCormick, 6-4, 310, OL, Olive Branch — Mississippi College
DqMarcus Shaw, 6-5, 325, OL, Batesville — East Carolina
Matthew Stewart, 6-1, 205, LS, Kossuth — Alcorn State
Kenney Wooten, 6-2, 245, DE, Meridian — Murray State
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