2010 Football Roster
Roster
Maurice Langston
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Meridian, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- East Central CC
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Listed as a potential starter in 2010 ... Emerged as a top cornerback during his first season on campus ... Came to Mississippi State after a standout career at East Central Mississippi CC.
2009:
Career got off to a slow start as he didn't appear in a game until Week 4 ... Played the final eight games of the season ... Earned five starts in the second half of the season ... Credited with 18 total tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss ... Posted season-high five tackle outings against Florida and Alabama ... Posted a tackle for loss against both Middle Tennessee and Alabama.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Listed No. 24 on Super Prep Magazine’s ranking of the top junior college prospects in the country in its post-season All-America issue . . . Named first-team all-Region XXIII and first-team, all-state by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges as a wide receiver for head coach Steve Cheatam at East Central (Miss.) Community College . . . Also named first-team, all-Region as a return specialist . . . Rated #3 on the Jackson Clarion-Ledger list of the state’s top junior college prospects following his sophomore season . . . Led the nation in touchdowns, scoring 21 as a sophomore as both a kick returner and wide receiver . . . Caught 44 passes for 658 yards, a 15-yard average, and seven touchdowns . . . Also rushed 54 times for 267 yards and 10 more TDs . . . Averaged 31 yards per punt return during his sophomore campaign for the Warriors, leading the nation in that category, and scoring two touchdowns . . . Added 22 yards per kickoff return and another score . . . Credited with running a 4.4 in the 40-yard dash by recruiting web site Scout.com . . . Committed to MSU in December 2008 . . . Other top scholarship offer: Kentucky.
ARKANSAS STATE:
Redshirted his true freshman season as a defensive back.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama High School All-Star game following his senior season of high school . . . Two-way starter at quarterback and defensive back for head coach Steve Nelson at Northeast Lauderdale in Meridian ... Threw for 1,765 yards and 17 touchdowns on 108-of-175 passing (.617) while rushing 182 times for 1,179 yards (6.5 yard average) and another 15 touchdowns ... Returned punts 77 and 71 yards for touchdowns ... Averaged 25 yards per punt return and 27 yards per kick return ... Tossed just four interceptions as a senior, earning first-team all-state recognition ... Timed at 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... Ran 10.7 seconds in the 100-meter dash and qualified for the state meet in the triple jump while helping to break the school record in the 4x400 relay (3:32) ... Nominated for the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year ... Helped guide team to a 7-4 record and a spot in the Class 4A playoffs ... Named an all-state pick by the Mississippi Association of Coaches and by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger ... Tabbed all-area by the Meridian Star ... As a junior passed for 1,200 yards and rushed for just over 1,000 and 12 touchdowns for the Trojans ... Also a standout basketball player on the high school level, averaging over 20 points per game ... Honor student on the high school level.
PERSONAL:
Born Maurice Sanchez Langston, 4/26/88, in Meridian, Miss. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Houston.
