Following the future: Week 9 Mississippi State commitment tracker

WEEK 9

2026 Commits

Cass (Ga.) High School (7-2) 48, Dalton (Ga.) High School 16 – Cass quarterback Brodie McWhorter was 14 of 19 for 288 yards with three touchdowns, 10 carries for 62 yards and two touchdowns; season stats: 116 of 173 passing for 1,724 yards with 23 touchdown passes and two interceptions, 43 rushes for 259 yards and five touchdowns.

Valdosta (Ga.) High School (7-1) open date – Valdosta cornerback Camron Brown; season stats: 22 tackles (16 solos), three PBUs, one interception, two tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry.

Carver (Ga.) High School (8-0) open date – Carver safety Antavius Watts; season stats: 54 tackles (25 solos), six tackles for loss, four PBUs, two interceptions and one forced fumble.

Jenkins (Ga.) High School (7-1) 42, Long County (Ga.) High School 13 – Jenkins offensive lineman Camron Thompson.

Auburn (Ala.) High School 41, Carver (Ala.) High School (5-3) 7 – Carver quarterback/receiver Zion Crumpton stats to be updated later; season stats: 52 of 86 passing for 1,147 yards with 20 touchdown passes and five interceptions, 59 rushes for 554 yards and four touchdowns.

Baker (Ala.) High School 43, Mary G. Montgomery (Ala.) High School (8-1) 28 – Mary G. Montgomery defensive lineman Kaleb Morris had eight tackles (five solos), two sacks, two tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry and also blocked an extra point; season stats: 47 tackles (31 solos), 15.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and 17 quarterback hurries.

Mosley (Fla.) High School (7-1) 49, Arnold (Fla.) High School 0 – Mosley tight end Adam Land did not play; season stats: 35 catches for 509 yards and five touchdowns.

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) High School (7-1) 31, Monarch (Fla.) High School 20 – St. Thomas offensive lineman Dylan Steen.

Baylor (Tenn.) School (7-0) 46, Ambassador (Tenn.) Christian School 0 – Baylor defensive back Kolby Barrett had four tackles (only played first half); season stats: 27 tackles, one interception returned for a touchdown and two PBUs. On offense had one catch for 17 yards and a touchdown.

Theodore (Ala.) High School (6-2) 20, Gulf Shores (Ala.) High School 14 – Theodore defensive lineman Davon Young had four tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks; season stats: 31 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks, three quarterback hurries and four PBUs.

Fort Payne (Ala.) High School (7-1) 38, Hazel Green (Ala.) High School 12 – Fort Payne kicker Hayden Chambers was 5 of 5 on extra points, 1 of 1 on field goals and had 7 of 7 touchbacks on kickoffs; season stats: 29 of 29 on extra points, 46 of 47 on touchbacks on kickoffs, punted 11 times for 49.2 yard average and 11 of 15 on field goals (long of 57 yards).

Grenada High School (6-1) 48, Olive Branch High School 6 – Grenada receiver/tight end Zayion Cotton had five receptions for 117 yards and three touchdowns. Also an interception on defense; season stats: 37 catches for 678 yards and seven touchdowns. On defense three tackles and one interception.

Noxubee County High School (5-3) 8, Choctaw County High School 7 – Noxubee County receiver/defensive back Jaiden Taylor had four catches for 83 yards and one carry for two yards. On defense had 10 tackles (six solos), one fumble recovery and one fumble forced; season stats: 27 catches for 530 yards and three touchdowns, four rushes for 35 yards, one kickoff return for 15 yards and two punt returns for 88 yards. On defense has 45 tackles (30 solos), two tackles for loss, one PBU, one interception, one fumble recovery, one fumble forced and two blocked field goals.

Tupelo High School (7-1) 35, Hernando High School 17 – Tupelo running back Jaeden Hill had 13 carries for 95 yards and one touchdown; season stats: 94 carries for 818 yards and seven touchdowns, 11 of 29 passing for 100 yards, one interception and one touchdown.

Wayne County High School 41, Vancleave High School (3-4) 30 – Vancleave offensive lineman Dalton Toothman.

Neshoba Central High School 56, Canton High School (3-4) 50 – Canton receiver/defensive back Jayden Cration stats to be updated later; season stats: six catches for 191 yards and four touchdowns, one rush for 79 yards and a touchdown. On defense has three tackles (three solos).

Ocean Springs High School (6-1) open date – Ocean Springs offensive lineman Jayden Ross.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College (6-1) 27, Gulf Coast Community College 26 – Copiah-Lincoln receiver Matthew Mayfield had four catches for 50 yards and one touchdown; season stats: 13 catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Copiah-Lincoln offensive tackle Jarmaine Mitchell.

Winnsboro (Texas) High School (7-1) 66, Rains (Texas) High School 21 – Winnsboro receiver Camden Capehart had four catches for 149 yards and four touchdowns; season stats: 25 catches for 689 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Lanier High School 38, Holmes County Central High School (5-3) 22 – Holmes County defensive back Terrell Johnson had eight tackles, one PBU and on offense, one rush for 30 yards; season stats: 45 tackles (26 solos), one fumble forced, one fumble recovery, one interception and four PBUs. On offense had two carries for 31 yards, one catch for three yards.

Avon Old (Conn.) Farms (6-0) 28, Taft (Conn.) School 14 – Avon Old Farms tight end Luke Hutchinson had two catches for 38 yards; season stats: 15 catches for 180 yards and a touchdown, 1 of 1 passing for 22 yards and a touchdown.

2027 Commits

Petal High School (6-2) 27, Brandon High School 21 – Petal punter/kicker Gunnar Gillentine had two punts for 56.5 yard average; season stats: punted 22 times for a 50.1 yard average with a long of 66 yards.

Westlake (Ga.) High School (4-5) 42, Chapel Hill (Ga.) High School 10 – Westlake cornerback Brandon Allen had one tackle (one solo). On offense, one catch for 18 yards; season stats: 22 tackles (16 solos), two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery. On offense, 10 catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns.

2028 Commit

Blountstown (Fla.) High School (8-0) 59, Northview (Fla.) High School 0 – Blountstown defensive back Cyion Smith had three tackles (two solos) and 1.5 tackles for loss; season stats: 29 tackles (19 solos), 2.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, three PBUs and one fumble recovery.