The Mississippi State Bulldogs and new coach Joe Moorhead have been hot on the recruiting trails this month, landing four commitments as of Thursday night.

On Thursday night, they added a fifth June commit to the mix, in the form of 4-star DE Nathan Pickering Jr.

As you can see in the tweet below, the Mississippi native announced he was staying home to play for the Bulldogs:

https://twitter.com/therealnathanjr/status/1009945056638324736

Moorhead tweeted out his welcome to the newest member of the class, as you can see below:

According to the 247Sports composite, Pickering is the No. 4 strong-side defensive end in the class of 2019 and the No. 2 overall recruit from the state of Mississippi.

The Bulldogs now have 14 players in their 2019 class, which currently ranks No. 6 in the SEC and No. 12 nationally, per 247Sports.

Below, check out some of Pickering’s junior-year highlights, courtesy of Hudl: