State Recruiting
2021 Mississippi High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Mississippi prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 46
- Committed Programs
- 12
- Blue-Chips
- 7
State recruiting summary
Mississippi has 46 ranked recruits in 2021, including 7 blue-chip prospects.
Top destinations
- Southern Miss7
- Mississippi State4
- Ole Miss3
- South Alabama3
Destination programs
- Southern Miss7 recruits
- Mississippi State4 recruits
- Ole Miss3 recruits
- South Alabama3 recruits
- Alabama1 recruits
Mississippi recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deion Smith Jackson Academy | WR | LSU | 4★ | 0.969 |
| 2 | Kadarius Calloway Philadelphia | ATH | Alabama | 4★ | 0.939 |
| 3 | Isaiah Brevard Southaven | WR | Oregon | 4★ | 0.926 |
| 4 | Luke Altmyer Starkville | QB | Ole Miss | 4★ | 0.922 |
| 5 | John Lewis Germantown | LB | Mississippi State | 4★ | 0.914 |
| 6 | Antonio Harmon Kosciusko | WR | Mississippi State | 4★ | 0.901 |
| 7 | MJ Daniels George County | ATH | Ole Miss | 4★ | 0.892 |
| 8 | Brandon Buckhaulter Hartfield Academy | WR | — | 3★ | 0.878 |
| 9 | Jacobi Moore Harrison Central | WR | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.876 |
| 10 | Ty Keyes Taylorsville | QB | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.875 |
| 11 | Kanarius Johnson Laurel | WR | — | 3★ | 0.872 |
| 12 | Justin Walley D'Iberville | CB | — | 3★ | 0.869 |
| 13 | Jarquez Hunter Neshoba Central | RB | — | 3★ | 0.869 |
| 14 | Jalen Shead Olive Branch | TE | — | 3★ | 0.860 |
| 15 | Elijah Sabbatini Biloxi | S | — | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 16 | Makylan Pounders Byhalia | IOL | — | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 17 | Ty Cooper Louisville | EDGE | — | 3★ | 0.853 |
| 18 | Cameron Wright South Panola | WR | — | 3★ | 0.853 |
| 19 | Corey Ellington Holmes County | S | — | 3★ | 0.852 |
| 20 | Calvin Johnson II French Camp Academy | ATH | — | 3★ | 0.851 |
| 21 | Amariyon Howard Starkville | RB | — | 3★ | 0.850 |
| 22 | Gabe Cavazos Lake Cormorant | OT | — | 3★ | 0.848 |
| 23 | Chandler Pittman Magee | ATH | — | 3★ | 0.846 |
| 24 | Zy McDonald Ridgeland | QB | — | 3★ | 0.846 |
| 25 | Lardarius Webb Jr. Jackson Academy | CB | — | 3★ | 0.844 |
| 26 | Jay Hampton Amory | CB | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.842 |
| 27 | Zay Franks Magee | WR | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.841 |
| 28 | Brendan Toles Lafayette | CB | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.840 |
| 29 | Xavier Evans Laurel | RB | — | 3★ | 0.833 |
| 30 | Caleb Anderson Brandon | WR | — | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 31 | Josiah Perryman Madison Central | LB | — | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 32 | Cayden Bridges Magee | S | Auburn | 3★ | 0.831 |
| 33 | Tony McCray Lake Cormorant | CB | Georgia State | 3★ | 0.829 |
| 34 | Jeremiah Robinson Petal | WR | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.824 |
| 35 | Cole Daniels Sumrall | DL | South Alabama | 3★ | 0.823 |
| 36 | Reid Gavin South Jones | OT | South Alabama | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 37 | Dalton Hughes Tupelo | LB | South Alabama | 3★ | 0.819 |
| 38 | Jamarcus Jones Union | WR | — | 3★ | 0.813 |
| 39 | Marquis Crosby Seminary | RB | Louisiana Tech | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 40 | Richard Mays Ridgeland | WR | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.808 |
| 41 | Tristan Shorter Oxford | LB | Arkansas State | 3★ | 0.805 |
| 42 | Jack Tannehill Oxford | K | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 43 | Thurman Rayborn Horn Lake | DL | — | 3★ | 0.801 |
| 44 | Marcus Dickey Biloxi | EDGE | Army | 3★ | 0.801 |
| 45 | Mykal McLeod Greene County | OT | Southern Miss | 2★ | 0.797 |
| 46 | Rayf Vinson Madison-Ridgeland Academy | WR | Ole Miss | 2★ | 0.796 |