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 2012 class includes 23 commits, including 5 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.17. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2012 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
- 116.69
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 21.7%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- MS
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
23
Average Stars
3.17
Blue-Chip Recruits
5(22%)
Top Pipeline State
MS • 13
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2012.
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
23 recruits found in 2012.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quay Evans | DT | 4★ | 94.8 | 6'3" | 305 lbs | Morton, MS | Morton | Retained |
| Nick James | DT | 4★ | 92.8 | 6'5" | 335 lbs | Long Beach, MS | Long Beach | Retained |
| Beniquez Brown | OLB | 4★ | 91.5 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Florence, AL | Florence | Retained |
| Will Redmond | ATH | 4★ | 90.2 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Memphis, TN | East | Retained |
| A.J. Jefferson | SDE | 4★ | 89.1 | 6'2" | 254 lbs | Summit, MS | North Pike | Retained |
| Richie Brown | ILB | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'3" | 230 lbs | Long Beach, MS | Long Beach | Retained |
| Xavier Grindle | RB | 3★ | 87.5 | 5'10" | 190 lbs | Columbia, MS | East Marion | Retained |
| Devon Desper | OC | 3★ | 87.2 | 6'4" | 300 lbs | Madison, MS | Madison Central | Retained |
| Nelson Adams | SDE | 3★ | 85.9 | 6'4" | 290 lbs | Brandon, MS | Brandon | Retained |
| Cedric Jiles | CB | 3★ | 85.9 | 5'10" | 170 lbs | Clinton, MS | Clinton | Retained |
| Brandon Holloway | ATH | 3★ | 85.2 | 5'10" | 160 lbs | Tampa, FL | Alonso | Retained |
| Ryan Brown | SDE | 3★ | 85.1 | 6'4" | 240 lbs | Marrero, LA | Archbishop Shaw | Retained |
| Adarrius Perkins | WR | 3★ | 85.1 | 6'2" | 220 lbs | Brooklyn, MS | Forrest County Agricultural | Retained |
| Deontay Evans | WR | 3★ | 85.0 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | McComb, MS | McComb | Retained |
| Jordan Washington | DT | 3★ | 84.6 | 6'2" | 265 lbs | Suwanee, GA | North Gwinnett | Retained |
| Torrey Dale | WDE | 3★ | 84.0 | 6'4" | 248 lbs | New Orleans, LA | John Curtis | Retained |
| Kivon Coman | ATH | 3★ | 83.6 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Florence, AL | Florence | Retained |
| Cole Carter | OT | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'5" | 290 lbs | Caledonia, MS | Caledonia | Retained |
| Devon Bell | P | 3★ | 82.4 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Vicksburg, MS | Warren Central | Retained |
| Artimas Samuel | WR | 3★ | 82.0 | 6'2" | 250 lbs | Columbus, GA | Carver | Retained |
| Gus Walley | TE | 3★ | 81.8 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Leakesville, MS | Greene County | Retained |
| Nick Schuessler | PRO | 3★ | 81.2 | 6'4" | 190 lbs | Loganville, GA | Grayson | Retained |
| Jamil Golden | DUAL | 2★ | 76.3 | 6'3" | 200 lbs | Memphis, TN | Ridgeway | Retained |
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