Southern Miss
Sun Belt
41
Incoming
29
Outgoing
+12
Net
Team TVS:
28%
Roster Risk by Position
Offense
26%
Defense
34%
Special Teams
20%
Highest Risk Players
Elijah Metcalf
WR
79%
Isaiah Gibson Sr.
DL
70%
Josh Battle
S
68%
Carl Chester
WR
68%
Creighton Wilbanks
PK
65%
Transfer Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 2 | 2 | $-782K |
| DL | 10 | 7 | $-749K |
| QB | 3 | 1 | $-406K |
| OL | 3 | 7 | +$72K |
| TE | 1 | 3 | +$60K |
| RB | 0 | 2 | +$60K |
| WR | 3 | 4 | $-32K |
| ST | 0 | 1 | +$30K |
| DB | 9 | 14 | $-14K |
Coaching Staff 1 coaches
Blake Anderson
Head Coach
From: Of Hubbard, TE
2026 Recruiting Class 9 commits
#1158
Hugh Price
QB
3-star
(0.8678)
#1296
Richard Thigpen
OT
3-star
(0.865)
#1615
Jordan Thompson
RB
3-star
(0.8589)
#1687
Joshua Joseph
WR
3-star
(0.8567)
#1838
David Aboya
WR
3-star
(0.8533)
#2176
Broderick Peters
TE
3-star
(0.845)
#2176
Darion Jiles
WR
3-star
(0.845)
#2313
Grant Kitchens
OT
3-star
(0.84)
#2313
Joshua Austin
IOL
3-star
(0.84)
Transfer Pipelines
Historical patterns
Players Transfer to Southern Miss From:
▸
Illinois
2 players
$47K
$30K
▸
Liberty
2 players
$30K
$30K
2 players
Hiro Carr
CB
$30K
Hiroshi Carr
CB
$30K
▸
UConn
2 players
$30K
$30K
2 players
Joseph Rounds
IOL
$30K
Joe Rounds
IOL
$14K
Players Transfer from Southern Miss To:
▸
Memphis
17 players
J'Mond Tapp
EDGE
$321K
$107K
$83K
$69K
$38K
$38K
$32K
$32K
$30K
Jabari Ishmael
EDGE
$30K
$30K
$30K
Chris Stokes
DL
$30K
$30K
$30K
$30K
$30K
Recruiting Pipelines
High school & state data (2020-2026)
Top High School Feeders
Lafayette
Oxford, MS
3 recruits
3.0-star avg
Oak Grove
Hattiesburg, MS
3 recruits
3.0-star avg
Adams County Christian School
Natchez, MS
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Hartfield Academy
Flowood, MS
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Madison, MS
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Recruiting by State
MS
43
FL
9
GA
5
TX
4
AL
4
LA
3
TN
2
SC
1
Incoming Transfers 41
Kaden Saunders
Kobi Albert
Jackson Banks
Jeremiah Beck
Jeremiah Beck Jr.
Jyaire Brown
Braden Cain
Hiro Carr
Hiroshi Carr
Ethan Hampton
Kelby Hampton
Jaylen Himes
Brandon Hood
Da'Jy'Quwan Jackson
Da'Jy'Quwan Jackson-Payne
Josh Johnson
Preston Kilgore
Champ Lewis
A.J. Little
Andrew Martin
Jonah Martinez
Xavier McIver
Toby Mealer
Kolby Peavy
Jordan Pride
Laquan Robinson
Michael Robinson III
Joe Rounds
Jeffery Rush
Mario Sanders II
Will Smith
Melvin Spriggs
Landon Sylvie
Baron Taylor
Jamarice Wilder
Caleb Williams
Amari Wilson
A'mari Wilson
Christian Young
Joseph Rounds
Dusty Zimmer
Outgoing Transfers 29
Zach Ruffin
Jaylin Carter
Tychaun Chapman
Mason Clinton
Ahmere Foster
Ian Foster
IIiyas Fuavai
Denzel Gardner
JJ Hawkins
Jermane Hayes
Jabari Ishmael
Chris Jones
Dylan King
Shane King
Elijah Kinsler
Amir Leonard-Jean Charles
Jaden McKinney
Michael Montgomery
Corey Myrick
Jonathan Pennix
Garrick Ponder
Jacobe Robinson
Carlos Slayden
Chris Stokes
J'Mond Tapp
Guylijah Theodule
Hayes Creel
Khalil Foster
Anthony Richard Jr.
Potential Incoming Targets
10 players
Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.
Keyshawn Blackstock
IOL
4-star
Arkansas
Transfer pipeline
$304K
Danny Saili
DL
3-star
Arkansas
Transfer pipeline
$304K
Reymello Murphy
WR
UConn
Transfer pipeline
$300K
Ashton Ngo
LS
Arkansas
Transfer pipeline
$195K
Jabrae Shaw
S
Arkansas
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Andy Jean
WR
3-star
Arkansas
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Anton Pierce
S
Arkansas
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Jace Petty
WR
Arkansas
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Frank Mulipola
DL
Arkansas
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Kellen Francis
OT
Illinois
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Transfer Ledger
72 transactions
| Date | Player | Pos | School | NIL Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-04 | ← IN | Michael Robinson III | CB | UConn → | $30K |
| 02-04 | ← IN | Jackson Banks | DL | Western Carolina → | $30K |
| 02-01 | ← IN | Kobi Albert | S | UConn → | $30K |
| 01-29 | ← IN | Baron Taylor | S | Southern Utah → | $30K |
| 01-28 | ← IN | Andrew Martin | LB | Stetson → | $30K |
| 01-22 | ← IN | Preston Kilgore | TE | East Texas A&M → | $30K |
| 01-22 | ← IN | A.J. Little | WR | Chattanooga → | $30K |
| 01-20 | ← IN | Caleb Williams | S | Faulkner University → | $30K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Hiro Carr | CB | Morgan State → | $30K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Amari Wilson | EDGE | Georgia Southern → | $30K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Jeremiah Beck Jr. | TE | Arkansas → | $30K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Brandon Hood | RB | Massachusetts → | $30K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Hiroshi Carr | CB | Morgan State → | $30K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Jonah Martinez | CB | TCU → | $30K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Jeremiah Beck | TE | Arkansas → | $150K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Jonathan Pennix | CB | → Troy | $30K |
| 01-17 | ← IN | Xavier McIver | DL | East Carolina → | $30K |
| 01-17 | ← IN | Melvin Spriggs | LB | Akron → | $30K |
| 01-16 | OUT → | Jabari Ishmael | EDGE | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-16 | OUT → | Carlos Slayden | IOL | → Akron | $30K |
| 01-16 | ← IN | Landon Sylvie | S | Southeast Missouri State → | $30K |
| 01-16 | ← IN | A'mari Wilson | EDGE | Campbell → | $1K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Mason Clinton | DL | → Florida | $150K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Chris Jones | LB | → Florida State | $735K |
| 01-15 | ← IN | Jamarice Wilder | RB | Louisville → | $30K |
| 01-15 | ← IN | Dusty Zimmer | P | Washington → | $30K |
| 01-14 | ← IN | Joseph Rounds | IOL | Virginia Union → | $30K |
| 01-14 | ← IN | Joe Rounds | IOL | Virginia Union → | $14K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Kolby Peavy | S | Alabama → | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Jaylen Himes | WR | Wingate → | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Braden Cain | OT | Texas Southern → | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Jyaire Brown | CB | UCF → | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Mario Sanders II | WR | Illinois → | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Da'Jy'Quwan Jackson | OT | Liberty → | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Da'Jy'Quwan Jackson-Payne | OT | Liberty → | $30K |
| 01-12 | OUT → | Guylijah Theodule | CB | → UAB | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Jeffery Rush | EDGE | Ole Miss → | $30K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | J'Mond Tapp | EDGE | → Memphis | $321K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Ethan Hampton | QB | Illinois → | $47K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Champ Lewis | CB | Tulsa → | $30K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Kelby Hampton | CB | New Hampshire → | $30K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Garrick Ponder | EDGE | → Baylor | $241K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Ian Foster | S | → Memphis | $69K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Hayes Creel | OT | → East Carolina | $43K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Jordan Pride | S | Texas A&M → | $30K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Will Smith | EDGE | North Texas → | $30K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Laquan Robinson | S | Kansas → | $30K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Corey Myrick | S | → Clemson | $150K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Shane King | TE | → Arizona | $150K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Kaden Saunders | WR | Penn State → | $30K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Toby Mealer | IOL | Louisiana Tech → | $30K |
| 01-06 | ← IN | Josh Johnson | DL | Nicholls → | $30K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Ahmere Foster | S | → Memphis | $32K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Jaylin Carter | WR | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Elijah Kinsler | DL | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Chris Stokes | DL | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Jermane Hayes | WR | → Memphis | $38K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Amir Leonard-Jean Charles | DL | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Anthony Richard Jr. | CB | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Zach Ruffin | S | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Dylan King | S | → Memphis | $32K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Jaden McKinney | DL | → Memphis | $38K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Michael Montgomery | LB | → Memphis | $107K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Denzel Gardner | QB | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Tychaun Chapman | WR | → Memphis | $83K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | IIiyas Fuavai | EDGE | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | Christian Young | IOL | Emory & Henry College → | $30K |
| 12-27 | OUT → | JJ Hawkins | EDGE | → TBD | $30K |
| 12-25 | OUT → | Jacobe Robinson | QB | → TBD | $30K |
| - | OUT → | Braylon Braxton | QB | → NFL Draft | $394K |
| - | OUT → | Jez Janvier | OL | → NFL Draft | $49K |
| - | OUT → | Khalil Foster | S | → Memphis | $30K |
OUT: $3.1M
IN: $1.3M
NET: $-1.8M
Current Roster
77 players
| # | Name | Pos | Year | Ht | Wt | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Braylon Braxton
|
QB | SR | 6'2" | 230 lbs | $393K |
| 18 |
Landry Lyddy
|
QB | JR | 6'0" | 200 lbs | $102K |
| 17 |
Kyle McCormick
|
QB | JR | 6'1" | 200 lbs | $196K |
| 25 |
Josiah Basten
|
RB | SO | 5'9" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 14 |
Robert Briggs
|
RB | JR | 5'9" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 20 |
Robert Henderson
|
RB | FR | 5'9" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 5 |
Matt Jones
|
RB | SR | 6'0" | 202 lbs | $47K |
| - |
Jeffery Pittman
|
RB | JR | 6'1" | 215 lbs | $94K |
| 43 |
Tyrese Weeks
|
RB | SO | 5'10" | 252 lbs | $30K |
| 8 |
Bralon Brown
|
WR | SR | 6'2" | 205 lbs | $49K |
| 7 |
Carl Chester
|
WR | SR | 6'3" | 200 lbs | $94K |
| 11 |
Davis Dalton
|
WR | JR | 6'3" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 89 |
Mike Duran
|
WR | FR | 6'0" | 175 lbs | $30K |
| 80 |
Zavian Hales
|
WR | SR | 6'2" | 195 lbs | $30K |
| 23 |
Trey Horne
|
WR | SO | 6'2" | 190 lbs | $30K |
| 9 |
Elijah Metcalf
|
WR | SR | 5'9" | 170 lbs | $189K |
| 3 |
Chuck Montgomery
|
WR | SR | 5'10" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 13 |
Grant Page
|
WR | JR | 6'2" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| 81 |
Cace Reed
|
WR | FR | 5'7" | 150 lbs | $30K |
| 83 |
Dillon Rowley
|
WR | FR | 5'10" | 175 lbs | $30K |
| 85 |
Elijah Zamora
|
WR | FR | 5'10" | 175 lbs | $30K |
| 87 |
Caston Brown
|
TE | SO | 6'1" | 225 lbs | $30K |
| 82 |
Connor Gooding
|
TE | FR | 6'4" | 225 lbs | $30K |
| 88 |
Kyirin Heath
|
TE | SR | 6'5" | 240 lbs | $39K |
| 84 |
Kadinn Morris
|
TE | SR | 6'3" | 235 lbs | $78K |
| 70 |
Christian Anderson
|
OL | JR | 6'6" | 300 lbs | $94K |
| 73 |
Hayden Breal
|
OL | SO | 6'0" | 320 lbs | $30K |
| 63 |
Blake Bustard
|
OL | SR | 6'7" | 300 lbs | $30K |
| 79 |
Liam Cassidy
|
OL | SO | 6'4" | 325 lbs | $30K |
| 76 |
Larry Edwards
|
OL | SO | 6'4" | 285 lbs | $30K |
| 52 |
Cooper Frazier
|
OL | SR | 6'3" | 300 lbs | $30K |
| 78 |
Jez Janvier
|
OL | SR | 6'5" | 305 lbs | $49K |
| 77 |
Chase Malamala
|
OL | FR | 6'6" | 300 lbs | $30K |
| 62 |
Aloali'i Maui
|
OL | SR | 6'1" | 310 lbs | $30K |
| 64 |
Camden Myers
|
OL | FR | 6'3" | 305 lbs | $30K |
| 56 |
Greg Nunnery
|
OL | SR | 6'4" | 320 lbs | $30K |
| 71 |
Aaryn Parks
|
OL | SR | 6'4" | 300 lbs | $189K |
| 67 |
Broderick Roman
|
OL | SR | 6'1" | 300 lbs | $30K |
| 58 |
RJ Whitehead
|
OL | JR | 6'5" | 320 lbs | $30K |
| 15 |
Kyle Davis
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 295 lbs | $30K |
| 7 |
Isaiah Gibson Sr.
|
DL | SR | 6'4" | 320 lbs | $49K |
| 92 |
David Griffin
|
DL | SO | 6'1" | 285 lbs | $30K |
| 90 |
Najae Hallenbeck
|
DL | SR | 6'5" | 350 lbs | $30K |
| 59 |
Chris Hayes
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 260 lbs | $30K |
| 31 |
Zachariah Keith
|
DL | SO | 6'6" | 250 lbs | $30K |
| 29 |
Jackson Klein
|
DL | FR | 6'1" | 290 lbs | $30K |
| 16 |
Jameer Lewis
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 230 lbs | $94K |
| 99 |
Cameron Mackey
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 290 lbs | $30K |
| 57 |
Jeramie Posey
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 270 lbs | $30K |
| 37 |
Eric Thomas Jr.
|
DL | SR | 6'3" | 280 lbs | $30K |
| 91 |
Quinzavious Warren
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 330 lbs | $30K |
| 36 |
Brodarius Lewis
|
DT | SR | 6'2" | 295 lbs | $189K |
| 32 |
Peyton Anderson
|
LB | JR | 6'3" | 215 lbs | $0K |
| 38 |
Zion Edwards
|
LB | JR | 5'10" | 220 lbs | $30K |
| 53 |
Joseph Harper
|
LB | SR | 6'1" | 235 lbs | $63K |
| 13 |
Mathis Haygood
|
LB | SO | 6'3" | 228 lbs | $126K |
| 27 |
Malachi Henderson
|
LB | FR | 6'0" | 210 lbs | $32K |
| 33 |
Avery Sledge
|
LB | JR | 6'2" | 220 lbs | $30K |
| 8 |
Ishmael Ibraheem
|
CB | JR | 6'0" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 1 |
Josh Moten
|
CB | SR | 6'0" | 185 lbs | $157K |
| 19 |
Malakai Murphy
|
CB | FR | 6'0" | 195 lbs | $30K |
| - |
Brendan Toles
|
CB | SR | 6'0" | 181 lbs | $30K |
| 24 |
Josh Battle
|
S | SR | 6'0" | 205 lbs | $40K |
| 26 |
Shaddai Carter
|
S | FR | 5'9" | 165 lbs | $30K |
| 18 |
MaLik Caswell
|
S | FR | 6'0" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 2 |
Dominick Hill
|
S | SR | 6'1" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 20 |
Cameron Knox
|
S | JR | 5'8" | 190 lbs | $30K |
| 26 |
Logan Gregory
|
P | SR | 5'11" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 46 |
Luke Beard
|
LS | SO | 6'1" | 220 lbs | $31K |
| 48 |
Colin Kapilovic
|
LS | FR | 5'11" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 32 |
Fred Nicholson
|
LS | FR | 5'10" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| 30 |
Andrew Tate
|
LS | FR | 5'10" | 205 lbs | $30K |
| 96 |
Reed Harradine
|
PK | SO | 6'3" | 230 lbs | $30K |
| 94 |
Kaden Morgan
|
PK | JR | 5'11" | 173 lbs | $30K |
| 34 |
Jack Murley
|
PK | FR | 6'2" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| - |
Guylijah Theodale
|
ATH | - | - | - | $30K |
| 40 |
Creighton Wilbanks
|
PK | FR | 5'10" | 185 lbs | $30K |