THIRD AND DATA

NFL draft

Mississippi StateBulldogs

The last 5 drafts, newest on the right. A draft year runs one behind its football season — the 2026 draft is the 2025 team.

Draft
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2011–2015

Selections per draft

16 across 5 drafts

Counted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.

Selections by position

16 across 2011–2015

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 5 · Defense 11.

Draft selections by position group across 2011–2015: Running backs 2, Tight ends 1, Offensive line 2, Defensive line 4, Linebackers 4, Defensive backs 3

2011

2010 Dan Mullen

4 selections

  1. 1-32Derek Sherrod—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
  2. 4-02K.J. Wright—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker
  3. 5-34Pernell McPhee—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  4. 6-04Chris White—No recruiting profile foundInside Linebacker

2012

2011 Dan Mullen

3 selections

  1. 1-12Fletcher Cox44-star recruitDefensive Tackle
  2. 5-35Vick Ballard—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  3. 6-22Charles Mitchell—No recruiting profile foundSafety

2013

2012 Dan Mullen

3 selections

  1. 2-04Darius Slay—No recruiting profile foundCornerback
  2. 2-11Johnthan Banks—No recruiting profile foundCornerback
  3. 5-34Josh Boyd44-star recruitDefensive Tackle

2014

2013 Dan Mullen

1 selection

  1. 3-17Gabe Jackson33-star recruitOffensive Guard

2015

2014 Dan Mullen

5 selections

  1. 2-06Preston Smith22-star recruitDefensive End
  2. 2-11Benardrick McKinney33-star recruitInside Linebacker
  3. 6-02Matt Wells—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker
  4. 6-19Malcolm Johnson—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  5. 6-29Josh Robinson33-star recruitRunning Back

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 6 of 16 picks in this range could be matched: CFBD's links between draft picks and recruiting profiles thin out before the 2013 draft and are absent before 2009, so an em dash here usually means the link is missing rather than that the player was unrated.