Mississippi State player stats
Every 2021 category, best line first.
Passing
3 players
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will RogersQB | 505–683 | 4739 | 6.9 | 36 | 9 | 73.9% |
| Chance LovertichQB | 13–18 | 179 | 9.9 | 1 | 0 | 72.2% |
| Jaden WalleyWR | 0–1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rushing
5 players
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon JohnsonRB | 89 | 485 | 5.4 | 4 | 32 |
| Jo'quavious MarksRB | 106 | 416 | 3.9 | 6 | 23 |
| J.J. JernighanRB | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Chance LovertichQB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Will RogersQB | 62 | -97 | -1.6 | 0 | 14 |
Receiving
17 players
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makai PolkWR | 105 | 1046 | 10.0 | 9 | 50 |
| Jaden WalleyWR | 55 | 628 | 11.4 | 6 | 29 |
| Austin WilliamsWR | 52 | 617 | 11.9 | 4 | 34 |
| Jo'quavious MarksRB | 83 | 502 | 6.0 | 3 | 21 |
| Malik HeathWR | 34 | 442 | 13.0 | 5 | 56 |
| Dillon JohnsonRB | 65 | 422 | 6.5 | 1 | 26 |
| Lideatrick GriffinWR | 26 | 269 | 10.3 | 0 | 32 |
| Rara ThomasWR | 18 | 252 | 14.0 | 5 | 37 |
| Christian FordeWR | 19 | 247 | 13.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Jamire CalvinWR | 29 | 220 | 7.6 | 3 | 40 |
| J.J. JernighanRB | 12 | 84 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Caleb DuckingWR | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 0 | 18 |
| Omni WellsRB | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 40 |
| Rufus HarveyWR | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 11 |
| Carson BanksWR | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Brodie KingWR | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Will RogersQB | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
41 players
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jett JohnsonLB | 86 | 37 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nathaniel WatsonLB | 83 | 33 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred PetersS | 79 | 34 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel ForbesCB | 59 | 45 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Aaron BruleLB | 53 | 23 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron YoungDT | 53 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Martin EmersonCB | 49 | 31 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Collin DuncanS | 46 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyrus WheatLB | 46 | 19 | 10.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen GreenS | 42 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Randy CharltonDE | 35 | 14 | 5.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan PickeringDT | 27 | 13 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Preston Jr.S | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaden CrumedyDT | 23 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron OdomDL | 17 | 5 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decamerion RichardsonCB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey EllingtonS | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Monte RussellDL | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShawn PageLB | 11 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherman TimbsLB | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack HarrisDE | 9 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty CooperDL | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan LawrenceS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon BanksDL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esaias FurdgeCB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janari DeanRB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay JimisonCB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John LewisLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic MitchellLB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. PurvisLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden WalleyWR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lideatrick GriffinWR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Makai PolkWR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan MartinPK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant JacksonOL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izuchukwu King AniDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo'quavious MarksRB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omni WellsRB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rufus HarveyWR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker DayP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahmir JohnsonOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
7 players
| Player | INT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel ForbesCB | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Fred PetersS | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Jalen GreenS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cameron YoungDT | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Jett JohnsonLB | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 0 |
| Shawn Preston Jr.S | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Tyrus WheatLB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Fumbles
12 players
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin WilliamsWR | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dillon JohnsonRB | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jo'quavious MarksRB | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Will RogersQB | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| J.J. JernighanRB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaden WalleyWR | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Makai PolkWR | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik HeathWR | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron OdomDL | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jalen GreenS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jett JohnsonLB | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyrus WheatLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
2 players
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan MccordPK | 9–16 | 56.3% | 43 | 23–23 | 50 |
| Brandon RuizPK | 5–9 | 55.6% | 44 | 19–19 | 34 |
Punting
2 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer TraffordP | 26 | 1103 | 42.4 | 1 | 12 | 57 |
| Tucker DayP | 17 | 675 | 39.7 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
Kick returns
5 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lideatrick GriffinWR | 15 | 459 | 30.6 | 1 | 100 |
| Jo'quavious MarksRB | 11 | 231 | 21.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Dillon JohnsonRB | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Teddy KnoxWR | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Sherman TimbsLB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Punt returns
2 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden WalleyWR | 16 | 130 | 8.1 | 0 | 29 |
| Austin WilliamsWR | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 |
⚠ INT under Passing is thrown. Under Interceptions it is taken away — two different events, one abbreviation, which is why they are separate blocks rather than neighbouring columns. SACKS and TFL can be halves, because a shared one is credited to both players.