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Dan Mullen: Top 5 Recruiting Misses

By Justin Strawn

Nov 28, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen watches a highlight video during the senior night program before the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Davis Wade Stadium Mississippi won 38-27.. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen watches a highlight video during the senior night program before the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Davis Wade Stadium Mississippi won 38-27.. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 24, 2015; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels defensive back Kailo Moore (13) during the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mississippi Rebels beat Texas A&M Aggies 23-3. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels defensive back Kailo Moore (13) during the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mississippi Rebels beat Texas A&M Aggies 23-3. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

Number 4: Kailo Moore

Mississippi State originally landed the four star running back as an early commitment to the 2013 class. It was supposed to be a nice pickup for Dan Mullen and his staff because the Ole Miss coaching staff was compiling one of their most impressive recruiting classes ever in Oxford for 2013.

Not long before signing day, Mississippi State and Bulldog fans learned the Rebels did what they love more than any thing else, flipping Bulldog commitments. Moore flipped, and his addition bolstered what was already a great class for the Rebels.

But unlike most of the 2013 class that was so highly regarded, Moore hasn’t been able to fulfill all of the potential people saw in him when he came out of high school. He played minimally in his freshman season. He then switched to defensive back and has mostly seen time on the field as a special teams player.

Not getting Kailo Moore is one of the reasons Dan Mullen took Ashton Shumpert on to the team as a running back. Shumpert was a four star player, but most scouting services rated him so highly because of his play at safety, not running back. We saw in 2015 why many assumed Shumpert would be playing in the defensive backfield and not the offensive backfield. Both players need to break through in a big way in 2015 if they want to fulfill that potential.

Next: A surprise commitment that ended up not being much of a surprise at the end

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