Mississippi State Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville • MS
Recruiting context
Mississippi State recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Mississippi State commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2008 class includes 11 commits, including 2 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.09. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2008 Mississippi State: Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 76.97
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 18.2%
- Top Position
- Athlete
- Top Pipeline
- MS
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
11
Average Stars
3.09
Blue-Chip Recruits
2(18%)
Top Pipeline State
MS • 6
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2008.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
11 recruits found in 2008.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Mitchell | S | 4★ | 93.5 | 5'11" | 205 lbs | Clarksdale, MS | Clarksdale | Retained |
| Templeton Hardy | OG | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'4" | 305 lbs | Sardis, MS | North Panola | Retained |
| John Paul Alford | OG | 3★ | 84.6 | 6'3" | 275 lbs | Kosciusko, MS | Kosciusko | Retained |
| Terrance Davis | ATH | 3★ | 84.6 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Conyers, GA | Salem | Retained |
| Rashun Dixon | S | 3★ | 84.0 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Terry, MS | Terry | Retained |
| Delmon Robinson | ATH | 3★ | 83.9 | 5'11" | 181 lbs | Vicksburg, MS | Vicksburg | Retained |
| Nelson Hurst | TE | 3★ | 83.5 | 6'3" | 229 lbs | Plainfield, IN | Plainfield | Retained |
| Charles Bailey | WR | 3★ | 82.4 | 6'3" | 175 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Bartram Trail | Retained |
| Kirkland Gainous | WDE | 3★ | 82.1 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Tallahassee, FL | Lincoln | Retained |
| Nick Bell | OLB | 3★ | 81.3 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Hueytown, AL | Jess Lanier | Retained |
| Antonio Hoskins | OLB | 2★ | 79.4 | 6'2" | 212 lbs | Water Valley, MS | Water Valley | Retained |
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