High School Profile
Laurel, MS. Follow the volume, blue-chip spikes, destination programs, and draft conversion that define this recruiting pipeline.
Overview
The quick facts that frame this school's recruiting footprint.
First recruit year
2015
Latest recruit year
2026
Top college destination
Mississippi State
Most common position group
WR
Best class by recruits
2016 (2)
Best class by blue-chip
2025 (1)
Timeline
Year-by-year recruiting output, blue-chip spikes, and drafted-player classes.
Stars
The mix of 3-star, 4-star, 5-star, and unrated recruits in this school's history.
Best Classes
The years that delivered the biggest jumps in volume, premium talent, and draft outcomes.
Most FBS recruits
2016 (2)
Most blue-chip recruits
2025 (1)
Most drafted players
2019 (1)
Destinations
Which colleges sign the most recruits from this school?
Positions
The position groups this school produces most often.
Draft Outcomes
Which recruits from this high school eventually got drafted, and where did they land?
Context
A compact readout of the signals that matter most when comparing this school to other pipelines.
Blue-chip concentration
3 premium prospects
42.9% of known FBS recruits were four-stars or five-stars.
Draft conversion
14.3%
Draft status stays visible even when round and pick data are incomplete.
Top destination lane
Mississippi State
2 recruits reached the leading destination program.
Draft Table
Draft year, round, and pick stay optional so drafted status remains visible even when the player bridge is incomplete.
| Player | Class | Stars | Position | College | Draft Year | Round | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Cross | 2019 | 5★ | OT | Mississippi State | 2022 | 1 | 9 |
Top Recruits
Sorted by stars, rating, class year, and name to keep the table deterministic.
| Player | Class | Stars | Rating | Position | College | Drafted | Draft Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Cross | 2019 | 5★ | 0.99 | OT | Mississippi State | Yes | 1 |
| Octavious Cooley | 2016 | 4★ | 0.93 | TE | Ole Miss | No | — |
| Tyler Miller | 2025 | 4★ | 0.93 | OT | LSU | No | — |
| Kanarius Johnson | 2021 | 3★ | 0.87 | WR | — | No | — |
| Malik Ellis | 2023 | 3★ | 0.87 | OT | Mississippi State | No | — |
| Zechariah Jenkins | 2026 | 3★ | 0.86 | WR | Memphis | No | — |
| Malachi Breland | 2023 | 3★ | 0.86 | IOL | — | No | — |
| Keon Howard | 2016 | 3★ | 0.85 | PRO | Southern Miss | No | — |
| TyQuan Ulmer | 2017 | 3★ | 0.85 | WR | — | No | — |
| Zias Perryman | 2019 | 3★ | 0.83 | RB | — | No | — |
| Xavier Evans | 2021 | 3★ | 0.83 | RB | — | No | — |
| Jordan Virgess | 2026 | 3★ | 0.83 | ATH | — | No | — |
| Omar Bayless | 2015 | 3★ | 0.81 | WR | Arkansas State | No | — |
| Dontario Drummond | 2017 | 2★ | 0.79 | WR | — | No | — |
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