It’s the day most college coaches are ready to just be done with. National Signing Day is here and the recruits will be faxing in their Letters of Intent. The Mississippi State football team is going to sign a smaller class in 2016 due to being up against the 85 scholarship limit with just a small number of players leaving the team after the 2015 season.
Here is a list of the players currently committed to Dan Mullen and the Mississippi State Football team for 2016. We’ll put the names in bold as the players fax in their letter of intent. All the rankings come from 247sports.com.
Early Enrollees
- C.J. Morgan Walker (Parkway): Cornerback, 3 star
- Dontea Jones (Jireh Prep): Tight End, 3 star
- Lashard Durr (Co-Lin C.C.): Cornerback, 3 star
- Christian Roberson (McEachern): Tight End, 3 star
- Tre Brown (Co-Lin C.C.): Defensive Tackle, 3 star
Commitments
- Jeffrey Simmons (Noxubee County): Defensive End, 5 Star
- Kobe Jones (Starkville): Defensive Tackle, 4 star
- Marquiss Spencer (Greenwood): Defensive End, 4 star
- Jamal Couch (Central): Athlete, 3 star
- Stewart Reese (Fort Pierce Central): Offensive Guard, 3 star
- Erroll Thompson (Florence): Inside Linebacker, 3 star
- Nero Nelson (Simmons): Athlete, 3 star
- Korey Charles (North Florida Christian): Athlete, 3 star
- Jordan Thomas (East Central C.C): Tight End, 3 star
- Greg Eiland (Philadelphia): Offensive Tackle, 3 star
- Cameron Dantzler (St. Thomas Aquinas): Athlete, 3 star
- Dareuan Parker (DeSoto Central): Offensive Tackle, 3 star
- John Michael Hankerson (Washington): 3 star
Here are the tweets from the Official Mississippi State Twitter account announcing the players that have sent in their Letters of Intent.
There are still a few players the Bulldogs are waiting to hear from. We’ll update the list if there are any new commitments during National Signing Day.