Recruiting Round Up 6/18-6/24

It's been a busy week in Mississippi recruiting! Many of the state's top players from the 2023, 2024, and 2025 classes have added offers and began to add some exposure nation wide. Check out this week's recruiting highlights now! <h5><strong>COMMITMENTS</strong></h5> [player_tooltip player_id="108895" first="Tanner" last="Welch"] | OL | Northwest Rankin - Southern Mississippi <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="340748" first="Javieon" last="Butler"]</strong> | WR | Scott Central - Southern Mississippi [player_tooltip player_id="106315" first="Caleb" last="Bryant"] | DL | Vicksburg - Utah [player_tooltip player_id="340817" first="Jaylen" last="Aborom"] | DB | Oak Grove - Mississippi State [player_tooltip player_id="106318" first="Malaki" last="Pegues"] | DL | Oxford - Troy &nbsp; <h5><strong>OFFERS</strong></h5> [player_tooltip player_id="120029" first="Matthew" last="Adcock"] | LB | Simpson Academy - Delta State <strong>Zay Lowery</strong> | DL | West Point - Mississippi Gulf Coast, East Mississippi <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="312638" first="Kaden" last="Batieste"] </strong>| ATH | Cathedral - Hinds [player_tooltip player_id="734867" first="Emile" last="Picarella"] | QB | St. Joseph - Mississippi State [player_tooltip player_id="108999" first="Anthony" last="Little"] | WR | Noxubee - Mississippi Valley State <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1ny4l3l"> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs"> <div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-18jsvk2 r-6koalj r-37j5jr r-adyw6z r-1vr29t4 r-135wba7 r-bcqeeo r-1udh08x r-qvutc0" dir="auto"><strong><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Quandarius Keyes </span></strong><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">| ATH | Laurel - Hinds, Mississippi Gulf Coast</span></div> </div> </div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">[player_tooltip player_id="106319" first="Dontavis" last="Lanier"] | DL | Newton - Pearl River</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Braxton Goff</strong> | ATH | Petal - East Mississippi</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Devon Baskin</strong> | DL | Kemper County - East Mississippi</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">[player_tooltip player_id="139601" first="Jimothy" last="Lewis"] | OL | Madison Ridgeland Academy - Alabama</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">[player_tooltip player_id="344089" first="Taccofah" last="Lewis"] | OL | Pearl - Central Arkansas</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Tayshawn Shepard</strong> | OL | Scott Central - Coahoma</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Ethan Minor</strong> | WR | DeSoto Central - Coahoma</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Kameron Bogan</strong> | ATH | Florence - Hinds</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Octavious Pernell</strong> | DB | Holmes County Central - Hinds</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="340865" first="Janari" last="Powell"] </strong>| DB | Holmes County Central - Hinds</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Gavin Drones </strong>| DB | Magee - Hinds</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Luke Beard</strong> | LS | Choctaw County - Itawamba</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Landon Bridges</strong> | OL | Northwest Rankin - Itawamba</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Antoine</strong> <strong>Washington</strong> | OL | Simmons - Delta State</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="340828" first="Jeremy" last="Flora"] </strong> | OL | Pascagoula - Northeast</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>Jacorey Jones</strong> | DB | Cleveland Central - Co-Lin, Northwest</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="293392" first="Ian" last="Randolph"]</strong> | QB | Presbyterian Christian - Southern Miss (PWO)</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"></div> <h5 dir="auto"><strong>STORIES TO NOTE</strong></h5> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>1. Utah Establishing MS Pipeline</strong></div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">With a commitment from Oxford QB [player_tooltip player_id="106161" first="Mack" last="Howard"] earlier this year, the University of Utah has begun to establish a legit pipeline</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">from Mississippi to the state of Utah. This past week, 2023 DL [player_tooltip player_id="106315" first="Caleb" last="Bryant"] from Vicksburg pulled the trigger on Utah as well,</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">making 2 total commitments from the Magnolia State. Upon looking at Utah rosters dating back to 2000, there have been a</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">total of 0 Mississippi prospects included on the team. This 2023 class will make history for the Utes this year. Of relative note,</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">former Tupelo and Mississippi State standout Chad Bumphis (now the WRs coach at Utah) has been heading the charge at</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">recruiting some of the state's top talent out west.</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto"><strong>2. Mississippi State Making Defensive Back Recruiting at Home a Priority</strong></div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">Following a big camp weekend for the Bulldogs, multiple in-state defensive backs made their commitments to Mississippi State</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">University. [player_tooltip player_id="340742" first="Dante" last="Kelly"], [player_tooltip player_id="107043" first="Kelley" last="Jones"], and [player_tooltip player_id="340817" first="Jaylen" last="Aborom"] have all decided to stay at home for the Bulldogs, and it looks as if</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">there are several defensive backs left in state that they are after. It is clear that these guys all have athleticism and length in</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">common, with Kelly standing at 6'3", Jones standing at 6'4", and Aborom standing at 6'2". Of note, all these prospects timed in</div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div dir="auto">the low 4.5s in the 40 yard dash at the recent Mississippi State camp.</div> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1ny4l3l"> <div dir="auto"></div> </div> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2"> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l"> <div class="css-1dbjc4n"></div> </div> </div>