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 2017 class includes 17 commits, including 4 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 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
- 99.95
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 23.5%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- MS
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
3.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
4(24%)
Top Pipeline State
MS • 6
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
17 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Gay Jr. | OLB | 4★ | 96.7 | 6'2" | 223 lbs | Starkville, MS | Starkville | Retained |
| Keytaon Thompson | DUAL | 4★ | 92.9 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | New Orleans, LA | Landry-Walker | Retained |
| Kylin Hill | RB | 4★ | 92.2 | 5'11" | 210 lbs | Columbus, MS | Columbus | Retained |
| Noah Elliss | DT | 4★ | 89.3 | 6'4" | 330 lbs | Littleton, CO | Valor Christian | Retained |
| Tyler Dunning | OLB | 3★ | 86.9 | 6'0" | 245 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| Aaron Odom | WDE | 3★ | 86.5 | 6'3" | 250 lbs | Jackson, MS | Callaway | Retained |
| Austin Williams | WR | 3★ | 85.6 | 6'3" | 202 lbs | Ocean Springs, MS | Ocean Springs | Retained |
| Landon Guidry | S | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Thompson's Station, TN | Independence | Retained |
| Josh Cooper | OG | 3★ | 84.9 | 6'7" | 355 lbs | Haughton, LA | Haughton | Retained |
| Cordavien Suggs | OT | 3★ | 84.4 | 6'6" | 300 lbs | Neptune Beach, FL | Duncan U. Fletcher | Retained |
| James Jackson | DT | 3★ | 84.3 | 6'4" | 345 lbs | Pascagoula, MS | Pascagoula | Retained |
| Jaquavious Collins | DT | 3★ | 81.3 | 6'4" | 288 lbs | Jackson, GA | Jackson | Retained |
| Robbie Blosser | PRO | 3★ | 80.9 | 6'2" | 195 lbs | Los Angeles, CA | Salesian | Retained |
| Tucker Day | P | 2★ | 79.4 | 6'2" | 195 lbs | Brentwood, TN | Brentwood | Retained |
| Jay Jimison | CB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Forest, MS | Lake | Retained |
| Powers Warren | TE | 2★ | 76.0 | 6'3" | 221 lbs | Minnetonka, MN | Minnetonka | Retained |
| Raymond Freeman | LS | 2★ | 73.0 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Cantonment, FL | Tate | Retained |
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