Player Dossier

2020-2022

Mississippi State

Emmanuel Forbes

CB • 6'0" • 180 lbs • Grenada, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Emmanuel Forbes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

54%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

99

Top-tier box-score impact for a corner

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Reliability

56

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

97

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Player Story

Emmanuel Forbes built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a cornerback from Grenada, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Emmanuel Forbes' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9245

Grenada · Grenada, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2023
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 16
Overall
No. 16
NFL Team
Washington

Emmanuel Forbes, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State. Emmanuel Forbes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
143
TFL
6.5
Sacks
1
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
21
Touchdowns
11
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2022 · Mississippi State · Player Highlight

Emmanuel Forbes college highlights at Mississippi State.

Season
2022
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Emmanuel Forbes quick answers

Latest team and position
Mississippi State · CB
Career Tackles
143
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Mississippi State
Top game
NC State
Recruit profile
4-star · Grenada · Mississippi State
High school pipeline
Grenada · 5 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2023 · Round 1 · Pick 16 · Washington
Latest roster
No. 13 · Junior
2022 Tackles rank
39 tackles · CB 46th (top 12%) · SEC 104th (top 18%) · National 903rd (top 16%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 PostseasonMississippi State103-0--252.3
2020 Regular SeasonMississippi State10420.5016352.3
2021 PostseasonMississippi State1370.50--059
2021 Regular SeasonMississippi State13524.51-5059
2022 Regular SeasonMississippi State113910-10658.5

Related Context

Emmanuel Forbes played CB for Mississippi State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Emmanuel Forbes recorded 143 tackles and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Mississippi State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 14 primary output with 30.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 30.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

30.2

Usage

5.9

Consistency

54.6

Best Game by takeover score

East Tennessee State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0. Arizona: 3. LSU: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Texas A&M: 3. Arkansas: 3. Kentucky: 2. Alabama: 0. Georgia: 0. East Tennessee State: 3.5. Ole Miss: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 2 by 38.3. LSU: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 1 by 34.2. Arkansas: 6 by 55. Kentucky: 3 by 32.5. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Georgia: 4 by 16.7. East Tennessee State: 2 by 43.3. Ole Miss: 9 by 52.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2.1 · Games = 7 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -1.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

East Tennessee State

Best efficiency game

55 vs Arkansas

Result
Fri 11/25@ Ole MissW 24-22940.5001
Sat 11/19vs East Tennessee StateSplash gameW 56-7200.50012
Sun 11/13vs GeorgiaL 19-4541000
Sat 10/22@ AlabamaL 6-3041000
Sat 10/15@ KentuckySplash gameL 17-27310011
Sat 10/8vs ArkansasSplash gameW 40-17660012
Sat 10/1vs Texas A&MSplash gameW 42-24110021
Sat 9/24vs Bowling GreenW 45-1432001
Sat 9/17@ LSUL 16-3132000
Sun 9/11@ ArizonaSplash gameW 39-17210012
Sat 9/3vs MemphisW 49-2321000

Player Story

Emmanuel Forbes story

Emmanuel Forbes built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a cornerback from Grenada, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Emmanuel Forbes' career was his defensive production: 143 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 13 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Emmanuel Forbes' production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.

The arc is straightforward: Emmanuel Forbes moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Mississippi State

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonMississippi State11.530.36.6
2020 Regular SeasonMississippi State11.530.36.60
2021 PostseasonMississippi State1430.57.32.5
2021 Regular SeasonMississippi State1430.57.30
2022 Regular SeasonMississippi State1730.25.93

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs NC State

Week 2 · W 24-10

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Missouri

Week 16 · W 51-32 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

82.5 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.

#3

vs East Tennessee State

Week 12 · W 56-7

3.5

Havoc Plays

77.2 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Arkansas

Week 6 · W 40-17 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

71.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Arizona

Week 2 · W 39-17

3

Havoc Plays

70.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Mississippi State

14 primary output · 30.5 efficiency · 7.3 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Mississippi State

59

14 primary · 30.5 efficiency · 7.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State

58.5

17 primary · 30.2 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

11

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games