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NATIONAL SIGNINGS OF AREA INTEREST
(All Ratings Courtesy of 24/7 Sports)

Rashan Gary, Paramus Catholic (NJ) (#1 DT) – SIGNED, MICHIGAN

Gregory Little, Allen HS (TX) (#1 OL) – SIGNED, OLE MISS

Ben Davis, Gordo HS (AL) (#1 LB) – SIGNED, ALABAMA

Mique Juarez, North HS (CA) (#2 LB) – SIGNED, UCLA

Jeffery Simmons, Noxubee County HS (MS) (#3 DL) – SIGNED, MISSISSIPPI STATE

Derrick Brown, Lanier HS (GA) (#4 DL) – SIGNED, AUBURN

A.J. Brown, Starkville HS (MS) (#5 WR) – SIGNED, OLE MISS

Nigel Knott, Germantown HS (MS) (#7 DB) – SIGNED, ALABAMA

Jonathan Kongbo, Arizona Western CC (#1 JUCO Prospect) – SIGNED, TENNESSEE

Raekwon Davis, Meridian HS (MS) (#11 DL) – SIGNED, ALABAMA/JONES COUNTY JC

Kobe Jones, Starkville HS (MS) (#20 DL) – SIGNED, MISSISSIPPI STATE

AREA SCHOOL SIGNINGS
* = Early Enrollee

Aberdeen
Jerrick Orr – Northwest CC
Tramonte Prather – Northeast CC
BJ Williams – ICC
Tay Carothers – ICC

Aliceville (AL)
Anthony Brown – Mississippi Valley State
DaQuan Curry – Alabama A&M

Baldwyn
*Duke Upshaw – EMCC

Bruce
Josh Byrd – Holmes CC

Calhoun City
Brieton Sykes – EMCC

Columbus
Damonta Kidd – MS Delta CC
Kiren Sharp – Arkansas at Monticello
Christopher Deloach – East Central CC
Tyran Smith – Northeast CC
William James – Jackson State
Michael Bailey – Northeast CC
Cameron Williams – East Central CC

Corinth
Antares Gwyn – Northwest CC
Tairek Johnson – Northwest CC

East Webster
Josh McMullen – East Central CC
Jack Wilson – Millsaps

Eupora
Corson Gunn – Northeast CC

Gordo (AL)
Ben Davis – Alabama
Tyler Davis – Birmingham Prep
D’Angelo Jones – ICC
Malek Steele – ICC

Hamilton
Keshon Heard – Northwest CC

Houston
Kevonte Marble – ICC

Itawamba AHS
Daniel Freppon – ICC
Vijay Miller – EMCC
Tray Miller – ICC

Lafayette
Eli Johnson – Ole Miss
Jordan Jamison – UAB
Tyrell Price – EMCC
Quin Jones – EMCC
Keontre Toles – Coahoma CC
Zeke Liggins – Northeast CC
Rashun Rockette – Northeast CC
Juwan Kinds – Coahoma CC

Louisville
Corey McCollough – Alcorn State
Chris Blair – Hinds CC
Demarcus Frazier – Hinds CC

Mantachie
Tristan Daniel – Sterling College (KS)

Nettleton
Chris Long – ICC

New Albany
Braudrique Boyd – ICC

New Hope
Brenton Spann – Co-Lin CC

Noxubee County
Jeffery Simmons – Mississippi State
Qendarrion Barnett – Idaho
Bobby May – EMCC
Quincy Stokes – EMCC
Shunessy Sherrod – MS Delta CC
Ladeveon Smith – MS Delta CC
Deveon Ball – Hinds CC/Jackson State
Ti’Morrius Conner – EMCC

Oxford
DK Metcalf – Ole Miss
Korbin Harmon – Ole Miss (walk-on)
Jack Abraham – Louisiana Tech
Zach Cousar – Louisiana Tech
Tag Gatlin – Mississippi College
Kenzie Phillips – Northeast CC
Jacques Nielson – ICC

Saltillo
Drake McCarter – Northwest CC

Shannon
JT Loving – Northeast CC
Quan Phelps – Northeast CC

Smithville
Trevor Cantrell – Northwest CC

South Pontotoc
Andrew Rackley – Northeast CC

Starkville
AJ Brown – Ole Miss
Kobe Jones – Mississippi State
Lorenzo Dantzler – Southern Miss
Avery Brown – EMCC
Rontavius Clark – ICC
Montario Montgomery – ICC
Terrance Grayer – MS Delta CC
Aretavious Hendrix – Gulf Coast CC
Maleke Bell – EMCC
Parker Lemm – East Central CC

Starkville Academy
Carter Wood – Gulf Coast CC

Tupelo
Jarvis Smithey – ICC
R’Darious Edwards – Northeast CC
Chase Cannon – Northeast CC
Kyree Bradford – Jackson State
Cade Fremont – Delta State Soccer

Water Valley
Kirkland Horton – ICC
Jarius Gooch – Holmes CC

West Lowndes
Tyshon Spencer – Holmes CC

West Point
Scott Lashley – Alabama
William Ivy – Coahoma CC
Randal Johnson – Coahoma CC
Tony Rush – Coahoma CC
Jaylon Ewing – Northeast CC
Jeffrey Drake – Co-Lin CC
Devin Morton – Hinds CC

Other Signees
Jesse Hosket (East Central CC/French Camp Aca) – Southeast Missouri State
Malik Slaughter (Co-Lin CC/Louisville HS) – Bethune-Cookman University
Ethan Orr (EMCC/Itawamba AHS) – University of North Alabama

Mississippi State Signees

Name                                         Pos.     Ht.       Wt.      Hometown (School)
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)
Greg Eiland                              OL        6-7        320       Philadelphia, Miss. (Philadelphia HS)
John Michael-Hankerson   WR      6-1        170       South Bend, Ind. (Washington HS)
Kobe Jones                               DL        6-4        262       Starkville, Miss. (Starkville 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)
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)
2016 Mississippi State Football Early Enrollees (5) (Count toward 2015 Signing Class) 
Name                                         Pos.     Ht.       Wt.      Hometown (School)

Tre Brown                                DL        6-4        290       Ackerman, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Lashard Durr                          DB       5-11     190       Gulfport, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Dontea Jones                           TE        6-4        250       McCool, Miss. (Jireh (N.C.) Prep)
C.J. Morgan-Walker             DB       6-0        192       Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS)
Christian Roberson              TE        6-5        230       Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)

Ole Miss Signees

Deontay Anderson | DB | 6-1 | 212 | Manvel, Texas | Manvel
* Gabe Angel | TE | 6-2 | 222 | Cookeville, Tenn. | Cookeville
A.J. Brown | WR | 6-1 | 225 | Starkville, Miss. | Starkville
Justin Connor | ATH | 5-10 | 187 | Sardis, Miss. | North Panola
Octavious Cooley | TE | 6-3 | 254 | Laurel, Miss. | Laurel
Jack DeFoor | OL | 6-4 | 276 | Calhoun, Ga. | Calhoun
* Greg Eisworth | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Grand Prairie, Texas | South Grand Prairie
* Donta Evans | LB | 6-1 | 222 | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Archer
* Myles Hartsfield | DB | 5-10 | 197 | Sayreville, N.J. | Sayreville/East Coast Prep
* Eli Johnson | OL | 6-1 | 287 | Taylor, Miss. | Lafayette
* Benito Jones | DT | 6-1 | 305 | Waynesboro, Miss. | Wayne County
Jaylon Jones | DB | 5-11 | 171 | Allen, Texas | Allen
Greg Little | OL | 6-6 | 326 | Allen, Texas | Allen
Bryce Mathews | OL | 6-6 | 275 | Brentwood, Tenn. | Brentwood Academy
Jacob Mathis | TE | 6-4 | 228 | Tampa, Fla. | Berkeley Prep
D.K. Metcalf | WR | 6-4 | 206 | Oxford, Miss. | Oxford
Royce Newman | OL | 6-5 | 260 | Nashville, Ill. | Nashville Community
Tre Nixon | WR | 6-1 | 170 | Viera, Fla. | Viera
* Shea Patterson | QB | 6-2 | 198 | Shreveport, La. | IMG Academy
D’Vaughn Pennamon | RB | 5-11 | 214 | Manvel, Texas | Manvel
Jarrion Street | RB | 6-2 | 207 | Trussville, Ala. | Hewitt-Trussville
Tariqious Tisdale | LB | 6-5 | 249 | Lexington, Tenn. | Lexington
Chandler Tuitt | OL | 6-4 | 220 | Tyrone, Ga. | Sandy Creek
* Charles Wiley | DE | 6-2 | 250 | Stockbridge, Ga. | Stockbridge
* January enrollee

Alabama Signees

NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/SCHOOL
Charles Baldwin OL 6-5 300 Jr. Windsor, Conn./Windsor/ASA College
Christian Bell LB 6-4 220 Fr. Hoover, Ala./Hoover
Deonte Brown OL 6-4 350 Fr. Decatur, Ala./Austin
Shyheim Carter DB 6-0 190 Fr. Kentwood, La./Kentwood
Ben Davis LB 6-4 240 Fr. Gordo, Ala./Gordo
Raekwon Davis DL 6-7 325 Fr. Meridian, Miss./Meridian
Trevon Diggs WR 6-2 185 Fr. Gaithersburg, Md./Avalon School
B.J. Emmons RB 6-0 220 Fr. Morganton, N.C./Freedom
Miller Forristall TE 6-5 220 Fr. Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville
Terrell Hall LB 6-5 245 Fr. Washington, D.C./St. John’s
Jalen Hurts QB 6-2 205 Fr. Channelview, Texas/Channelview
Joshua Jacobs RB 5-10 200 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./McLain
Shawn Jennings LB 6-1 220 Fr. Dadeville, Ala./Dadeville
Kendell Jones DL 6-5 350 Fr. Killeen, Texas/Shoemaker
Jamar King DL 6-4 290 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Denby/Mendocino C.C.
Nigel Knott DB 5-11 180 Fr. Madison, Miss./Germantown
Scott Lashley OL 6-7 325 Fr. West Point, Miss./West Point
Jared Mayden DB 6-0 198 Fr. Sachse, Texas/Sachse
Chris Owens OL 6-3 315 Fr. Arlington, Texas/Lamar
Aaron Robinson DB 6-1 185 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach
T.J. Simmons WR 6-2 195 Fr. Pinson, Ala./Clay-Chalkville
Irvin Smith TE 6-4 235 Fr. New Orleans, La./Brother Martin
Jonah Williams OL 6-5 290 Fr. Folsom, Calif./Folsom
Quinnen Williams DL 6-4 265 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Wenonah
Lyndell “Mack” Wilson LB 6-2 240 Fr. Montgomery, Ala./Carver

East Mississippi Community College Signees

Walter Barnes, Charleston HS, OL
Maleke Bell, Starkville HS, DL
Cordell Birge, Southaven HS, OL
Jamal Bolden, Callaway HS, LB
Denzel Bonner, Wayne County HS, LB (early enrollee)
Tim Bonner, Demopolis [AL] HS, DL (early enrollee)
Tyone Clemons, West Jones HS, DL
Ti’Morrius Conner, Noxubee County HS, QB
Taylor Crabtree, Vancleave HS, PK/P
Daniel Crowell Jr., Meridian HS, WR
Taury Dixon, Germantown HS, DB
Devin Ducksworth, Taylorsville HS, WR
Tyree Evans, Wayne County HS, DL (early enrollee)
Arvin Fletcher, Germantown HS, OL (double-sig ned with Southern Miss)
Untareo Johnson, Coahoma AHS, LB
Quin Jones, Lafayette HS, LB
Jamal Keyes, Magee HS, DB
Thakarius Keyes, Laurel HS, DB
Calvin Keys, Collins HS, WR
Raphael Leonard, Starkville HS, WR (early enrollee)
Dorrean McLaurin, Collins HS, WR
Vijay Miller, Itawamba AHS, QB
Tyler Pogue, South Panola HS, QB (early enrollee)
Tyler Polk, St. Martin HS, WR
Drelan Porter, South Panola HS, DL (early enrollee)
Tyrell Price, Lafayette HS, RB
Kornelius Rogers, Magee HS, OL
LaJeffrey Rogers, Forest Hill HS, OL
Lemerrell Smith, Velma Jackson HS, DL
Brieton Sykes, Calhoun City HS, ATH
Duke Upshaw, Baldwyn HS, DB (early enrollee)
Travion Williams, Charleston HS, DB

Itawamba Community College Signees

Player Ht. Wt. Pos. High School
Braudrique Boyd 6’2 195 RB/WR New Albany (MS)
Tyree Bryant 6’3 225 LB Northpoint Christian^ (MS)
Tommie Burt 6’0 180 DB Winona (MS)
Dallas Danner 6’6 295 OL Rosa Fort (MS)
Tay Carothers 6’3 215 LB Aberdeen (MS)
Rontavis Clark 5’8 175 WR Starkville (MS)
Kameron Coleman 6’4 190 WR Horn Lake (MS)
Dan Ellington 6’0 185 QB Center Hill (MS)
Jawanz Frazier 5’10 175 DB/WR Clarksdale (MS)
Daniel Freppon 6’0 225 LB Itawamba AHS (MS)
Daylon Fox 6’0 210 LB Southaven (MS)
Jalyn Galmore 6’4 295 OL South Panola (MS)
Preston Haynes 6’4 315 OL Lewisburg (MS)
Devan Hollins 5’11 185 S Southaven (MS)
Kirkland Horton 5’11 185 DB Water Valley (MS)
D’Angelo Jones 6’4 305 DL Gordo (AL)
Chris Long 6’5 235 TE Nettleton (MS)
Que Lott 5’11 180 DB Grenada (MS)
Kevonte’ Marble 5’11 185 DB Houston (MS)
Tray Miller 6’0 195 LB Itawamba AHS (MS)
Montario Montgomery 6’2 190 QB Starkville (MS)
Jacquez Neilson 6’3 315 DL Oxford (MS)
Stone Parrish 6’0 215 LB Senatobia (MS)
Travis Salio 6’4 265 DE/LB Sipsey Valley (AL)
Christian Saulsberry 5’8 185 ATH Northpoint Christian^ (MS)
Aaron Sholar 6’0 305 OL Olive Branch (MS)
Jarvis Smithey 6’2 300 OL Tupelo (MS)
Malek Steele 6’4 330 DL Gordo (AL)
Donald Twilley 6’0 175 DB South Panola (MS)
BJ Williams 6’1 185 S Aberdeen (MS)
Kedryan Wilson 6’4 200 WR Northview (AL)

Northeast Community College Signees

Name Position Height Weight High School
Tramonte Prather ATH 6’1″ 200 Aberdeen
Peyton McMahon LB 5’8″ 190 DeSoto Central
AJ Smith OL 6’2″ 310 Forest
Kelton Edwards OL 6’3″ 285 Hernando
Jake Wilcox OL 6’1″ 300 Hernando
Ross Painter WR 6’4″ 210 Hernando
Bo Canton DL 6’4″ 235 Hernando
Zeke Liggins LB 6’0″ 175 Lafayette County
Rashun Rockette WR 5’11” 170 Lafayette County
D’Angelo Shelton DB 5’11” 180 Provine
Jaylon Ewing LB 5’10” 200 West Point
Dazion Kincaid DB 5’8″ 155 Morton
Jeremiah Boyd DB 6’1″ 175 Morton
Chase Cannon DL 6’2″ 215 Tupelo
R’Darious Edwards DB 6’2″ 155 Tupelo
Mason Cunningham QB 6’1″ 190 Shelbyville Central
Tyran Smith DB 6’2″ 200 Columbus
Toreano Minor WR 6’1″ 185 McDonogh 35
Dorian Banks RB 5’10” 170 Sevier County
DeShaun Alexander WR 5’11” 190 Falkner
Codarius Finch DL 6’2″ 305 Murrah
Michael Cameron OL 6’3″ 290 Philadelphia
Johnathon Edwards DB 6’3″ 185 Philadelphia
Trey Hunt OL 6’3″ 280 Philadelphia
J.T. Loving LB 6’0″ 240 Shannon
Quan Phelps DB 6’2″ 170 Shannon
Andrew Rackley LS 6’2″ 245 South Pontotoc
Corson Gunn DB 6’2″ 190 Eupora
Kenzie Phillips RB 5’10” 200 Oxford

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