What we Learned about Mississippi State Football on National Signing Day

Mullen had to be picky

The 2016 class was always going to be small. The Mississippi State Football team only lost 12 seniors plus the three players who left early to go to the NFL. Teams are restricted to 85 scholarships per NCAA rules. Mullen and his staff used the few scholarships they had to just plug in some holes.

The two biggest needs on the team were offensive line and tight end. We all saw how bad the offensive line was in 2015, so that was a no-brainer. Tight end is a need because Gus Walley might be placed on medical hardship in 2016.

Mullen signed four offensive linemen and three tight ends. Two of the tight ends could probably be converted to offensive linemen considering how big they are.

There is no sure-fire gem in the group, but you can see the potential and why Mullen was high on the group. They are all huge and fit the mauler style Hevesy and Mullen like. Hevesy and Mullen have always done a good job of putting a quality offensive line on the field despite their star rating until last season. They’ll have to recapture what they have done in years’ past if they want the same from this group.

Losing out on Scott Lashley was the biggest blow to the class. He could have played next season as a true freshman and would have been as prepared as the current linemen on the team. But there’s enough players in the group Mullen did get that the Bulldogs should be able to find some contributors.

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