In 2016, Dak Prescott became the third Bulldog to be named Senior Bowl MVP
Six Bulldogs Placed On Senior Bowl Watch List
August 23, 2016 | Football
STARKVILLE, Miss. – With less than 11 days separating Mississippi State from the start of the 2016 football season, six Bulldogs have been named to the 2017 Senior Bowl Watch List.
Linebacker Richie Brown, defensive end Johnathan Calvin, center Jamaal Clayborn, defensive end A.J. Jefferson, wide receiver Fred Ross and offensive lineman Justin Senior made up the group of Bulldogs named to the preseason list.
The Senior Bowl's 2017 Watch List includes more than 400 student athletes from nearly every level of college football. These players will help fill the 110 roster spots that form the North and South squads for the nation's premier all-star game. A player not on the initial list can be added to the watch list during the season and be invited to the 2017 game.
Since the game's inception in 1952, a total of 88 Bulldogs have played in the contest with at least one Bulldog having played in the game every year since 1995, a 22-year stretch.
MSU's most recent participant was quarterback Dak Prescott, who also was named Senior Bowl Most Valuable Player. He became the third Bulldog all-time to take home the MVP honor.
A program-record five Bulldogs appeared in the 2001 edition of the game, including two-time All-Southeastern Conference first team member and nine-year NFL defensive back Fred Smoot.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
2016 Mississippi State Preseason Honors
Richie Brown, LB
Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Butkus Award Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
All-SEC – Media (Third Team), Athlon Sports (Third Team), Phil Steele (Fourth Team)
Brandon Bryant, S
All-SEC – Athlon Sports (Fourth Team), Phil Steele (Fourth Team)
Jamaal Clayborn, C
Rimington Trophy Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
All-SEC – Athlon Sports (Fourth Team)
Brandon Holloway, RB/WR/KR
Paul Hornung Award Watch List
Doak Walker Award Candidate
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee
All-SEC – Phil Steele (Second Team), Athlon Sports (Third Team)
A.J. Jefferson, DE
Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
All-SEC – Media (Third Team), Athlon Sports (Fourth Team), Phil Steele (Fourth Team)
Fred Ross, WR
Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
All-SEC – ESPN.com (First Team), Phil Steele (First Team), Media (Second Team), Athlon Sports (Second Team)
Linebacker Richie Brown, defensive end Johnathan Calvin, center Jamaal Clayborn, defensive end A.J. Jefferson, wide receiver Fred Ross and offensive lineman Justin Senior made up the group of Bulldogs named to the preseason list.
The Senior Bowl's 2017 Watch List includes more than 400 student athletes from nearly every level of college football. These players will help fill the 110 roster spots that form the North and South squads for the nation's premier all-star game. A player not on the initial list can be added to the watch list during the season and be invited to the 2017 game.
Since the game's inception in 1952, a total of 88 Bulldogs have played in the contest with at least one Bulldog having played in the game every year since 1995, a 22-year stretch.
MSU's most recent participant was quarterback Dak Prescott, who also was named Senior Bowl Most Valuable Player. He became the third Bulldog all-time to take home the MVP honor.
A program-record five Bulldogs appeared in the 2001 edition of the game, including two-time All-Southeastern Conference first team member and nine-year NFL defensive back Fred Smoot.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
2016 Mississippi State Preseason Honors
Richie Brown, LB
Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Butkus Award Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
All-SEC – Media (Third Team), Athlon Sports (Third Team), Phil Steele (Fourth Team)
Brandon Bryant, S
All-SEC – Athlon Sports (Fourth Team), Phil Steele (Fourth Team)
Jamaal Clayborn, C
Rimington Trophy Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
All-SEC – Athlon Sports (Fourth Team)
Brandon Holloway, RB/WR/KR
Paul Hornung Award Watch List
Doak Walker Award Candidate
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee
All-SEC – Phil Steele (Second Team), Athlon Sports (Third Team)
A.J. Jefferson, DE
Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
All-SEC – Media (Third Team), Athlon Sports (Fourth Team), Phil Steele (Fourth Team)
Fred Ross, WR
Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
All-SEC – ESPN.com (First Team), Phil Steele (First Team), Media (Second Team), Athlon Sports (Second Team)
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