2012 Football Roster
Roster
Milton, Derrick

Jersey Number 28
Derrick Milton
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pineville, LA
Bio
CAREER: Talented sophomore tailback who will be in the explosive MSU backfield in 2013 . . . Member of the 2012 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2012: Saw action in 10 games, rushing 34 times for 165 yards and a pair of touchdowns during his redshirt freshman season . . . Gained 65 yards on eight carries in the season-opening win against Jackson State . . . Scored his first career touchdown in the season lid-lifter . . . Rushed six times for 30 yards in the SEC-opening win versus Auburn . . . Carried seven times for 38 yards against South Alabama . . . Scored second career touchdown in win against Middle Tennessee, where he rushed three times for 38 yards . . . Saw limited action in the final six games of the season.
2011: Sat out his first season as a redshirt freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Physical running back from the Louisiana prep ranks who played his senior high school season at Hargrave, Va., Military Academy for first-year coach Troy Davis . . . Rushed for 740 yards on just 43 carries with 10 touchdowns . . . Played three varsity seasons at Pineville High School where he compiled almost 4,500 rushing yards . . . Rushed for 1,800 yards with 15 touchdowns as a junior . . . Earned Louisiana Sports Writers Association First-Team All-State honors . . . Also tabbed All-Central Louisiana . . . Ran for 1,227 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore . . . Committed to Mississippi State in January 2011, with offers from Ole Miss, Tennessee, Memphis, North Carolina and Oklahoma State, among others.
Milton’s Career Highs
Carries – 8, vs. Jackson State (9-1-12)
Rushing Yards – 65, vs. Jackson State (9-1-12)
Longest Rush – 27, vs. Middle Tennessee State (10-20-12)
Receptions - 1, vs. Auburn (9-8-12)
Receiving Yards - 3, vs. Auburn (9-8-12)
Longest Receptions - 3, vs. Auburn (9-8-12)
All-Purpose Yards - 65, vs. Jackson State (9-1-12)
2012: Saw action in 10 games, rushing 34 times for 165 yards and a pair of touchdowns during his redshirt freshman season . . . Gained 65 yards on eight carries in the season-opening win against Jackson State . . . Scored his first career touchdown in the season lid-lifter . . . Rushed six times for 30 yards in the SEC-opening win versus Auburn . . . Carried seven times for 38 yards against South Alabama . . . Scored second career touchdown in win against Middle Tennessee, where he rushed three times for 38 yards . . . Saw limited action in the final six games of the season.
2011: Sat out his first season as a redshirt freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Physical running back from the Louisiana prep ranks who played his senior high school season at Hargrave, Va., Military Academy for first-year coach Troy Davis . . . Rushed for 740 yards on just 43 carries with 10 touchdowns . . . Played three varsity seasons at Pineville High School where he compiled almost 4,500 rushing yards . . . Rushed for 1,800 yards with 15 touchdowns as a junior . . . Earned Louisiana Sports Writers Association First-Team All-State honors . . . Also tabbed All-Central Louisiana . . . Ran for 1,227 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore . . . Committed to Mississippi State in January 2011, with offers from Ole Miss, Tennessee, Memphis, North Carolina and Oklahoma State, among others.
Milton’s Career Highs
Carries – 8, vs. Jackson State (9-1-12)
Rushing Yards – 65, vs. Jackson State (9-1-12)
Longest Rush – 27, vs. Middle Tennessee State (10-20-12)
Receptions - 1, vs. Auburn (9-8-12)
Receiving Yards - 3, vs. Auburn (9-8-12)
Longest Receptions - 3, vs. Auburn (9-8-12)
All-Purpose Yards - 65, vs. Jackson State (9-1-12)
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Brylan Lanier INT
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
Saturday, August 30