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Jersey Number 2
Esaias Furdge
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Clarksdale, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Clarksdale HS
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 35 games for Mississippi State, while making five starts โฆ Recorded 37 tackles, 22 solo and 15 assisted โฆ Earned one tackle for loss, one interception, five pass breakups and one fumble recovery โฆ Career-high six tackles at LSU (9/26/20) โฆ One career interception (at LSU, 9/26/20).
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2023 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in seven games with two starts โฆ Earned seven tackles on the year, four solo and three assisted โฆ Had a 0.5 tackle for loss to go along with two pass breakups โฆ According to PFF, earned a season-best coverage grade of 75.6 against Texas A&M ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched three tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Tallied three tackles including a split tackle for lossโฆ Had a pass breakup. โฆ LSU (9/16): Had a solo tackle ... Auburn (10/28): Played in first game since Sept. 30 โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Finished with a pass breakup.
2022 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 10 games with one start ... Finished with 12 tackles and a pair of pass breakups ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Had one tackle in Stateโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Split a tackle for loss to go with a season-high four tackles ...ย Auburn (11/5):ย Made four stops and broke up a pair of passes ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24):ย Had one solo tackle ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2):ย Notched a tackle.
2021 (Junior Season)
Appeared in six games ... Totaled four tackles on the campaign, all of which came in State's road win at Vanderbilt (10/23).ย
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 10 games with two starts ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 ... Tied for No. 89 in the FBS and No. 7 in the SEC in fumbles recovered (1) ...ย at LSU (9/26): Made his first career start ... Posted a career-best six tackles ... Grabbed his first career interception, which he returned 20 yards to set up a third-quarter touchdown drive that made the score 34-24 with 14:14 left in the game ... Arkansas (10/3): Recorded five tackles ... Vanderbilt (11/7): Recovered his first career fumble in the third quarter ... Part of a defense that forced a season-high five turnovers, the most in a game by the Bulldogs since Nov. 17, 2012, against Arkansas (5) ... Added one tackle ... Missouri (12/19): Notched two tackles.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Did not see any game action.
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2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in two games โฆ Redshirted his initial season with the program..
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High School
Prepped at Clarksdale High School under head coach Henry Johnson โฆ Three-star cornerback according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Ranked No. 14 overall recruit in Mississippi by 247Sports โฆ Named all-state as a senior โฆ Selected as Clarksdaleโs 2017 Special Teams and overall Player of the Year, awarded for his abilities to flip the field as a kick returner โฆ As a senior, made 45 tackles with two interceptions โฆ Added 751 all-purpose yards with four touchdowns โฆ As a junior, totaled 44 tackles, nine interceptions, 15 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery โฆ Added one punt return for a touchdown โฆ Committed to MSU on Jan. 27, 2017.
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Personal
Born Esaias Ahmir Furdge on Feb. 3, 2000 โฆ Nickname is "Zay" ... Son of Tamarkis and Joseph Furdge โฆ Has five siblings: Joe, Ken, Jordan, Jounery, Shanaa ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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Appeared in 35 games for Mississippi State, while making five starts โฆ Recorded 37 tackles, 22 solo and 15 assisted โฆ Earned one tackle for loss, one interception, five pass breakups and one fumble recovery โฆ Career-high six tackles at LSU (9/26/20) โฆ One career interception (at LSU, 9/26/20).
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2023 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in seven games with two starts โฆ Earned seven tackles on the year, four solo and three assisted โฆ Had a 0.5 tackle for loss to go along with two pass breakups โฆ According to PFF, earned a season-best coverage grade of 75.6 against Texas A&M ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched three tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Tallied three tackles including a split tackle for lossโฆ Had a pass breakup. โฆ LSU (9/16): Had a solo tackle ... Auburn (10/28): Played in first game since Sept. 30 โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Finished with a pass breakup.
2022 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 10 games with one start ... Finished with 12 tackles and a pair of pass breakups ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Had one tackle in Stateโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Split a tackle for loss to go with a season-high four tackles ...ย Auburn (11/5):ย Made four stops and broke up a pair of passes ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24):ย Had one solo tackle ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2):ย Notched a tackle.
2021 (Junior Season)
Appeared in six games ... Totaled four tackles on the campaign, all of which came in State's road win at Vanderbilt (10/23).ย
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 10 games with two starts ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 ... Tied for No. 89 in the FBS and No. 7 in the SEC in fumbles recovered (1) ...ย at LSU (9/26): Made his first career start ... Posted a career-best six tackles ... Grabbed his first career interception, which he returned 20 yards to set up a third-quarter touchdown drive that made the score 34-24 with 14:14 left in the game ... Arkansas (10/3): Recorded five tackles ... Vanderbilt (11/7): Recovered his first career fumble in the third quarter ... Part of a defense that forced a season-high five turnovers, the most in a game by the Bulldogs since Nov. 17, 2012, against Arkansas (5) ... Added one tackle ... Missouri (12/19): Notched two tackles.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Did not see any game action.
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2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in two games โฆ Redshirted his initial season with the program..
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High School
Prepped at Clarksdale High School under head coach Henry Johnson โฆ Three-star cornerback according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Ranked No. 14 overall recruit in Mississippi by 247Sports โฆ Named all-state as a senior โฆ Selected as Clarksdaleโs 2017 Special Teams and overall Player of the Year, awarded for his abilities to flip the field as a kick returner โฆ As a senior, made 45 tackles with two interceptions โฆ Added 751 all-purpose yards with four touchdowns โฆ As a junior, totaled 44 tackles, nine interceptions, 15 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery โฆ Added one punt return for a touchdown โฆ Committed to MSU on Jan. 27, 2017.
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Personal
Born Esaias Ahmir Furdge on Feb. 3, 2000 โฆ Nickname is "Zay" ... Son of Tamarkis and Joseph Furdge โฆ Has five siblings: Joe, Ken, Jordan, Jounery, Shanaa ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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