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Bulldogs land Simmons in '16 recn.iling class - The Reftecto--: Sports

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Bulldogs land Simmons in '16 recruiting class Taylor Rayburn I Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2016 6:41 pm

Mississippi State finished another year of recruiting this Wednesday when they celebrated their 2016 class. Overall, 13 recruits signed in this year's class. The class also finished 31st in the country according to the 24/7sports.com 's composite rankings. The crown jewel of the class is 5-star defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons. Simmons, a Macon, Mississippi native, was ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Mississippi and he is also the No. 19 player nationally and the No. 3 defensive end. MSU beat out Alabama and Ole Miss for his signature. He led Noxubee County High School to two straight 4A championships. MSU football Head Coach Dan Mullen spoke on the class Wednesday afternoon.

Bulldogs land Simmons in '16 recruiting class Head coach Dan Mullen addresses a crowd offans at a signing day party held in the DawgHouse Bar and Grill on Wednesday. Mississippi State had the 31st ranked class in the country.

"He was number one on our list, not just because of the talent out there on the field," Mullen said. I've known Jeffery for three years and you look at what he does in the classroom, you look at the effort he gives in everything he does. I see him as potentially being the next Fletcher Cox." MSU also pulled Starkvile native and 4-star defensive lineman Kobe Jones. Jones gave MSU two of the four big targets from the local area. However, the Bulldogs missed out on Starkville native and 4 star receiver A.J. Brown and 4-star offensive lineman Scott Lashley. Mullen adressed those losses as well. "In the end you are going to win some and lose some," Mullen said. "Our program isn't for everybody." With the loss ofLashley, MSU bad to make up ground at the offensive line position, and they achieved with the late addition of Stewart Reese. Reese is a 6'5, 340-pound offensive guard out of Fort Pierce, Florida. He is a 3-star according to 24/ 7sports.com, but a 4-star according to Scout.com, Rivals.com, and ESPN.com.