2025 Transfer Portal Thread

[StarkVegasSteve]

Booth is returning

That is as big of a pick up as we got in the portal. He and fluff will be the best tandem backfield in the SEC.

[confucius say]

Rosebowl has been adamant since the juco rule change Booth would return. Good call on his part.

It feels like we are going to rely on the running game more next year. Helps make the lack of wr pickups more tolerable.

[HancockCountyDog]

That is as big of a pick up as we got in the portal. He and fluff will be the best tandem backfield in the SEC.

Totally agree.

[confucius say]

Booth ahead of fluff on depth chart come August?

[Pancho]

Probably, but not by much. I hope they both end up with 850 plus yds next season

[RisperDawg]

Booth is returning

Wow. Great news.

[ZedFedder]

Fluff and Booth are different kind of backs correct? Fluff is more of a bruiser, right?

[BigDawg81]

Looks like Ayden Williams is close to committing.

Rosebowl put the CB in for Williams

[TrapGame]

I heard on the radio this afternoon that the NCAA is pretty much giving past JUCO players a free year until this whole thing gets settled.

[Todd4State]

I don't get why Kelly A doesn't get another year?

[BigDawg81]

I don't get why Kelly A doesn't get another year?

Cause he was the class of 2019 and doesn?t qualify. If he was the class of 2020 then he would have gotten it. I really don?t stand the difference of one year though

[Really Clark?]

Anthony Evans visiting tomorrow

[bulldawg28]

Lebby is restocking this team tremendously.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Evans is a priority for this staff. If we could roll out Evans, Brenan Thompson, Williams, and Mosley I think that would be an above average receiver group.

[CaptainObvious]

Oh I still believe that. What I was saying if you have the chance to go get a guy who runs a 4.3 at 6’2 or a guy who runs a 4.5 at the same height, you take the kid who runs a 4.3. Speed still kills.

By this analogy, State would have passed on Jerry Rice because he ran a 4.6. Oh yeah. State DID pass on Jerry Rice. Never Mind.

But seriously, can you snap your fingers? If so, you are still slower than the time difference between 4.3 and 4.5! There is only 1 time a 4.3 40 affects a measurable difference from a 4.5 40. In a 100 yard dash. 4.6 DBs have been smothering 4.4 receivers for years upon years. Historically State receivers couldn't get free of DBs if they had BO and Bad Breath. Meanwhile, our DBs are usually in a different time zone than the receivers they are assigned to cover. Soooo.... YEP.... Route running is what separates the 4.5 guys. Give me 4 of them.

[confucius say]

Evans is a priority for this staff. If we could roll out Evans, Brenan Thompson, Williams, and Mosley I think that would be an above average receiver group.

We going 10 personnel?
Or do you mean just having those four available and not necessarily on the field together?

[StarkVegasSteve]

We going 10 personnel?
Or do you mean just having those four available and not necessarily on the field together?

I mean having those 4 as your top 4. Sorry. Should have clarified that.

[StarkVegasSteve]

By this analogy, State would have passed on Jerry Rice because he ran a 4.6. Oh yeah. State DID pass on Jerry Rice. Never Mind.

But seriously, can you snap your fingers? If so, you are still slower than the time difference between 4.3 and 4.5! There is only 1 time a 4.3 40 affects a measurable difference from a 4.5 40. In a 100 yard dash. 4.6 DBs have been smothering 4.4 receivers for years upon years. Historically State receivers couldn't get free of DBs if they had BO and Bad Breath. Meanwhile, our DBs are usually in a different time zone than the receivers they are assigned to cover. Soooo.... YEP.... Route running is what separates the 4.5 guys. Give me 4 of them.

And if I thought this guy was Makai Polk I would have no problem with it. He is not though. Heck I have been in this very thread saying I would be ok taking a kid if he was 4.5-4.6 and a great route runner. Now maybe I have watched his 7 worst games but I do not see a guy who gets out of his breaks very fast.

And hey, maybe it is all a moot point. We are bringing in Ayden and still have Sanfrisco and Rickey Johnson, both of whom I am very high on.

[KB21]

Polk is another guy. He had 36 receptions total in two years at Cal. He comes to Mississippi State in Mike Leach's offense and catches 105 passes and 9 TDs. Kevin Coleman had 26 receptions at Louisville and gets 74 in Lebby's offense.

So, I'm not concerned that we aren't bringing in someone that has caught 100 passes for this scheme. I'm more concerned with bringing in WRs that have speed, body control, agility, and the attitude that the if the ball is in the air, it is their ball.

So, I look at our WR room right now and see:
Stonka Burnside
Brennan Thompson
Ayden Williams
Jordan Mosely
Jaron Glover
Ricky Johnson
Cam Thompson
Sanfrisco Magee

I know I'm probably missing some names, but if we add Anthony Evans to that list, that's as talented a WR room as we have ever had at Mississippi State based on just talent. I agree that the production isn't there, but there is definitely talent.

[Cooterpoot]

Polk is another guy. He had 36 receptions total in two years at Cal. He comes to Mississippi State in Mike Leach's offense and catches 105 passes and 9 TDs. Kevin Coleman had 26 receptions at Louisville and gets 74 in Lebby's offense.

So, I'm not concerned that we aren't bringing in someone that has caught 100 passes for this scheme. I'm more concerned with bringing in WRs that have speed, body control, agility, and the attitude that the if the ball is in the air, it is their ball.

So, I look at our WR room right now and see:
Stonka Burnside
Brennan Thompson
Ayden Williams
Jordan Mosely
Jaron Glover
Ricky Johnson
Cam Thompson
Sanfrisco Magee

I know I'm probably missing some names, but if we add Anthony Evans to that list, that's as talented a WR room as we have ever had at Mississippi State based on just talent. I agree that the production isn't there, but there is definitely talent.

It's just a large room with little proven difference makers. We don't have much proven production there at all. I'd say it's bottom 3 in the SEC.