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Mississippi State received some great recruiting news this week when it appeared that in-state defensive tackle Raekwon Davis flipped from Alabama. That report has since been confirmed and disputed, but either way it was the beginning of what should be an exciting stretch run for the Bulldogs as they look to land several top in-state prospects.
Here’s a review of Mississippi State’s signing class with less than three weeks remaining before signing day and a few predictions on where the Bulldogs could end up in February. We use 247Sports composite team and player rankings:
CURRENT STANDING
National recruiting ranking: 40
SEC recruiting ranking: 12
No. of commits or signees in class: 14
EARLY ENROLLEES
C.J. Morgan-Walker, CB, Bossier City, La. (three stars)
Dontea Jones, TE, Matthews N.C. (three stars)
Lashard Durr, CB, Copiah-Lincoln C.C. (three stars, JUCO)
Christian Roberson, TE, Powder Springs, Ga. (three stars)
Tre Brown, DT, Copiah-Lincoln C.C. (three stars, JUCO)
NOTABLE COMMITS
Raekwon Davis (??), DT, Meridian, Miss. (four stars)
Marquiss Spencer, DE, Greenwood, Miss (four stars)
Erroll Thompson, LB, Florence, Ala. (three stars)
Nero Nelson, ATH, Hollandale, Miss. (three stars)
REMAINING PRIMARY TARGETS
Jeffrey Simmons, DE, Macon, Miss. (five stars, took official on 1/15)
A.J. Brown, WR, Starkville, Miss. (four stars)
Kobe Jones, DT, Starkville, Miss. (four stars, took official on 1/15)
Scott Lashley, OT, West Point, Miss. (four stars, took official on 1/29)
SIGNING DAY PREDICTION
(Please note the commit list doesn’t include defensive end Drelan Porter or defensive tackle Emmit Gooden, both of whom are early enrollees in junior college as of January.)
While Ole Miss might get a lot of the talk when national signing day rolls around, Mississippi State has an opportunity to close strong and finish with a top 20 class. The Bulldogs are in good standing with most of their remaining targets, especially the top in-state prospects like Simmons, Brown and Jones. It’s going to be tense down the stretch, but if things go right there will a lot of happy fans in Starkville on Feb. 3.
Corey Long is a freelance writer for SaturdayDownSouth.com. Follow Corey on Twitter @CoreyLong.
