2020 Football Roster
Roster
Furdge, Esaias
Jersey Number 27
Esaias Furdge
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clarksdale, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Clarksdale HS
Bio
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 35 games for Mississippi State, while making five starts … Recorded 37 tackles, 22 solo and 15 assisted … Earned one tackle for loss, one interception, five pass breakups and one fumble recovery … Career-high six tackles at LSU (9/26/20) … One career interception (at LSU, 9/26/20).
2023 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in seven games with two starts … Earned seven tackles on the year, four solo and three assisted … Had a 0.5 tackle for loss to go along with two pass breakups … According to PFF, earned a season-best coverage grade of 75.6 against Texas A&M ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched three tackles … Arizona (9/9): Tallied three tackles including a split tackle for loss… Had a pass breakup. … LSU (9/16): Had a solo tackle ... Auburn (10/28): Played in first game since Sept. 30 … 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 ... Memphis (9/3): Had one tackle in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... Bowling Green (9/24): Split a tackle for loss to go with a season-high four tackles ... Auburn (11/5): Made four stops and broke up a pair of passes ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Had one solo tackle ... vs. Illinois (1/2): 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).
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) ... 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.
2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in two games … Redshirted his initial season with the program..
High School
Prepped at Clarksdale High School under head coach Henry Johnson … Three-star cornerback according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked No. 14 overall recruit in Mississippi by 247Sports … Named all-state as a senior … Selected as Clarksdale’s 2017 Special Teams and overall Player of the Year, awarded for his abilities to flip the field as a kick returner … As a senior, made 45 tackles with two interceptions … Added 751 all-purpose yards with four touchdowns … As a junior, totaled 44 tackles, nine interceptions, 15 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery … Added one punt return for a touchdown … Committed to MSU on Jan. 27, 2017.
Personal
Born Esaias Ahmir Furdge on Feb. 3, 2000 … Nickname is "Zay" ... Son of Tamarkis and Joseph Furdge … Has five siblings: Joe, Ken, Jordan, Jounery, Shanaa ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Social Media
Twitter – n/a
Instagram – eazay
Appeared in 35 games for Mississippi State, while making five starts … Recorded 37 tackles, 22 solo and 15 assisted … Earned one tackle for loss, one interception, five pass breakups and one fumble recovery … Career-high six tackles at LSU (9/26/20) … One career interception (at LSU, 9/26/20).
2023 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in seven games with two starts … Earned seven tackles on the year, four solo and three assisted … Had a 0.5 tackle for loss to go along with two pass breakups … According to PFF, earned a season-best coverage grade of 75.6 against Texas A&M ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched three tackles … Arizona (9/9): Tallied three tackles including a split tackle for loss… Had a pass breakup. … LSU (9/16): Had a solo tackle ... Auburn (10/28): Played in first game since Sept. 30 … 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 ... Memphis (9/3): Had one tackle in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... Bowling Green (9/24): Split a tackle for loss to go with a season-high four tackles ... Auburn (11/5): Made four stops and broke up a pair of passes ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Had one solo tackle ... vs. Illinois (1/2): 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).
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) ... 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.
2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in two games … Redshirted his initial season with the program..
High School
Prepped at Clarksdale High School under head coach Henry Johnson … Three-star cornerback according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked No. 14 overall recruit in Mississippi by 247Sports … Named all-state as a senior … Selected as Clarksdale’s 2017 Special Teams and overall Player of the Year, awarded for his abilities to flip the field as a kick returner … As a senior, made 45 tackles with two interceptions … Added 751 all-purpose yards with four touchdowns … As a junior, totaled 44 tackles, nine interceptions, 15 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery … Added one punt return for a touchdown … Committed to MSU on Jan. 27, 2017.
Personal
Born Esaias Ahmir Furdge on Feb. 3, 2000 … Nickname is "Zay" ... Son of Tamarkis and Joseph Furdge … Has five siblings: Joe, Ken, Jordan, Jounery, Shanaa ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Social Media
Twitter – n/a
Instagram – eazay
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