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Photo of Maddy Anderson Maddy Anderson Goalkeeper

#1 | Goalkeeper | Junior

• Ranks ninth in MSU career history with six shutouts
• Started 28 career games in goal
• Eclipsed 100-career saves
• Tabbed to the 2021 SEC All-SEC Preseason Watch List
• Named to the 2020 SEC All-Freshman Team
• Received a 2020-2021 Award of Distinction from the United States Soccer Coaches Association

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Photo of Jessika Carter Jessika Carter F/C

#4 | F/C | Redshirt Senior

#4 | F/C | Redshirt Senior

Named to the 2020 All-SEC second team
Honorable mention selection by the WBCA in 2020
Averaged 9.4 ppg and grabbed nearly 600 rebounds in her career
Making nearly 55% of her shots in her career
– Named to the 2020 All-SEC second team
– Honorable mention selection by the WBCA in 2020
– Averaged 9.4 ppg and grabbed nearly 600 rebounds in her career
– Making nearly 55% of her shots in her career

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Photo of Jaden Crumedy Jaden Crumedy DT

#94 | DT | Graduate Student

• 2021 Phil Steele Fourth Team All-SEC
• Played in 40-career games
• Registered 80 tackles, 11 for loss, and five sacks in his MSU career

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Photo of Dashawn Davis Dashawn Davis G

#10 | Guard | Senior
– Joins the Bulldogs after playing at Oregon State
– Started 21 of 27 games for the Beavers
– Average 10.9 ppg and topped the Pac-12 with 5.5 assists per game

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Photo of Emmanuel Forbes Emmanuel Forbes CB

#13 | CB | Junior

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Photo of Lideatrick “Tulu” Griffin Lideatrick “Tulu” Griffin WR

#5 | Wide Receiver | Junior

• Amassed more than 560-career receiving yards
• Collected 1,000-career yards on kickoff returns, averaging 40 yards per game in returns
• 2020 Armed Forces Bowl Most Outstanding Player

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Photo of Luke Hancock Luke Hancock INF/C

#20 | INF/C | Senior

• Member of MSU’s 2021 national championship team
• Posted a .273 career batting average
• Collected 19 doubles, 17 home runs and 112 RBIs and 94 runs scored in his career

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Photo of Rufus Harvey Rufus Harvey WR

#82 | WR | Redshirt Sophomore

Played in 17 games at MSU
Made 55 catches for 511 yards and four touchdowns in his career

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Photo of Anastasia Hayes Anastasia Hayes Guard

#0 | Guard | Grad Student

• Named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2022
• Earned 2022 Second Team All-SEC accolades
• Finalist for the 2022 Gillom Trophy
• Nearing 2,000-career points
• Collected more than 500 rebounds and nearing 450 assists
• Registered a 20-plus point game more than 40 times
• SEC’s leading returning scorer entering the 2022-2023 season

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Photo of Hunter Hines Hunter Hines INF/OF

#44 | INF/OF | Freshman

• Selected to the 2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region Team
• Named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• Earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America and D1Baseball
• Tabbed to the SEC All-Freshman Team
• Hit 16 home runs, sixth-most among freshmen nationally

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Photo of DJ Jeffries DJ Jeffries F

#0 | Forward | Senior

• Played in 81-career games between MSU and Memphis
• Amassed 784 points and 368 rebounds
• Made 45.2% of his career field goal attempts

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Photo of Jett Johnson Jett Johnson LB

#44 | LB | Redshirt Senior

• SEC Academic Honor Roll selection
• Selected 2022 Athlon Preseason All-SEC
• Named Pro Football Focus Third Team All-SEC in 2021
• Compiled 92 career tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss
• Collected an interception, four pass deflections, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries as a Bulldog
• Recorded a team-best 87 tackles and two fumble recoveries during the 2021 season

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Photo of JerKaila Jordan JerKaila Jordan Guard

#2 | Guard | Junior

• SEC Academic Honor Roll selection in 2021-2022
• Averaged 13.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg in her first season in Starkville
• American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and first team all-conference selection at Tulane in 2021
• Tallied 16-career 20-point games

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Photo of Cameron Matthews Cameron Matthews G/F

#4 | Guard/Forward | Junior

• Played in 64 games at MSU, starting 20 and averaging 17.6 minutes
• Averaged 2.8 ppg and 3.3 rpg while collecting 78 assists and 69 steals

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Photo of Nathan Pickering Nathan Pickering DT

#22 | DT | Senior

• Named to the 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team by league coaches
• Played in 38-career games
• Amassed 79 tackles, 19.5 for loss, and 11 sacks at MSU

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Photo of Eric Reed Jr. Eric Reed, Jr. G

#11 | G | Graduate Student

• Joins MSU from Southeast Missouri State
• Named a National Association of Basketball Coaches Second Team selection and First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree in 2022
• Played in 57 games at SEMO, starting 51
• Scored 779 points, shooting 44.2% from the field, 40.1% from 3-point range and 76.7% at the line
• Averaged 16.1 ppg for the 2021-2022 season, including a 17.3 clip in OVC play
• Contributed 11.0 ppg as a freshman

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Photo of Will Rogers Will Rogers QB

#2 | QB | Junior

• Tops MSU in career completion percentage (72%)
• Named to Athlon’s 2022 Preseason All-SEC Team
• Tabbed to Phil Steele’s 2021 All-SEC Third Team
• Selected to the 2021 Pro Football Focus All-SEC Third Team
• Completed 744-of-1,029 passes (72%) for 6,715 yards in his career
• Thrown for 47 touchdowns as a Bulldog
• Set the school season record for completions, passing yards and touchdowns in 2021

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Photo of Ahlana Smith Ahlana Smith Guard

#1 | Guard | Graduate Student

– Played in 27 games at Louisville, making over 45% of her field goal attempts
– Recorded 6 points against Stanford in the Elite 8

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Photo of Tolu Smith Tolu Smith F

#35 | F | Redshirt Junior

• SEC Academic Honor Roll selection
• Averaged 13.2 ppg and 7.6 rpg in his MSU career
• Shooting 57.2% from the field as a Bulldog

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Photo of Rebecca Walk Rebecca Walk MB

#7 | MB | Junior

• 2021 SEC Community Service Team selection
• Helped MSU earn the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth in 2021
• Played in 17 matches in 2021, collecting 84 kills and 36 blocks
• Hit at a 39% clip, a season high
• Named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and All-SBC Second Team in 2020 at South Alabama

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Photo of Nathaniel Watson Nathaniel Watson LB

#14 | LB | Redshirt Senior

• SEC Academic Honor Roll selection
• Played in 32 games in his MSU career
• Registered 129-career tackles, 51 solos and 78 assists
• Made 10 tackles for loss and five sacks in his career

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Photo of Tyrus Wheat Tyrus Wheat LB

#2 | LB | Senior

• SEC Academic Honor Roll selection
• Named to Athlon’s 2022 Preseason All-SEC Team
• Tabbed Second Team All-SEC by Phil Steele in 2021
• Registered 76 tackles in his career, 16.5 being behind the line of scrimmage
• Collected 12.5 sacks, two interceptions, six pass deflections, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries during his MSU career

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Photo of Austin Williams Austin Williams WR

#85 | Wide Receiver | Graduate Student

• Standout on the field and the classroom, being named the SEC’s H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year and First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2021
• Semifinalist for the Wuerffel Trophy and Jason Witten Man of the Year following the 2021 campaign
• Appeared in more than 50-career games, eclipsing 120 receptions and 1,350 yards

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