2019 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 82
Farrod Green
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wesson, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Wesson Attendance Center
CAREER: Hard-nosed and experienced tight end with a great motor who can both catch and block … Spent five years with the program and was a leader on offense … Punishing blocker, especially on numerous touchdown runs … Because of his physical ability, also saw action on special teams … Played in 51 games with 34 starts … Made 52 receptions for 633 yards and two touchdowns … Represented MSU at SEC Media Days in 2019 … Graduate from MSU in December 2019 with a degree in human development and family sciences.
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games … Set career highs in receptions (21) and yards (257) and had one touchdown catch … Longest catch of the season was 47 yards … Had a catch in 12 different games and a 20-plus yard reception in three separate contests … 14 of 21 catches resulted in a first down … Hauled in three passes for 69 yards, including a 47-yard catch which was the team’s second-longest passing play of the season, at No. 7 Auburn (9/28) … In addition to a couple of punishing blocks on big plays, reeled in a 3-yard touchdown pass at Arkansas (11/2) for his second career score and first since the 2016 season.
2018 JUNIOR SEASON: Saw action in all 13 games … Finished with 11 receptions for 81 yards … Five of his catches moved the chains … Caught a pass in nine different games … Caught one pass for nine yards in the season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Followed up with a 5-yard reception in the big, road win at Kansas State (9/8) … Made one catch for eight yards vs. Florida (9/29) … Hauled in two receptions to tie for the team lead in receiving yards (23) in the win vs. No. 8 Auburn (10/6) … Had one reception at No. 5 LSU (10/20) … Closed the season with five receptions during the last four games … Converted a first down with a 12-yard reception at No. 1 Alabama (11/10) … Moved the chains vs. Arkansas (11/17) with an 11-yard catch … Capped the year with a 7-yard reception in the Outback Bowl vs. Iowa (1/1).
2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started all 13 games at tight end and was a key blocker during the Bulldogs’ high-powered rushing attack … Had the receiving game of his career vs. Charleston Southern (9/2) in the season-opener, making two catches, including one that went for 62 yards … The 62-yarder was MSU’s longest reception of the year and set up a touchdown … Added one catch for 22 yards in big win vs. No. 11 LSU (9/16) … Tied a career high with three receptions for 51 yards in a road win at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28), including a 41-yarder that set up a score … Two key catches for 24 yards, including a 23-yarder that set up a rushing TD vs. No. 1 Alabama (11/11).
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 12 games with eight starts during the season … Grabbed 11 passes for 121 yards and a score … Broke out in Gillette Stadium vs. UMass (9/24), catching three passes for 38 yards and a touchdown … Had three catches for 42 yards vs. Samford (10/29) … Grabbed two passes for 18 yards at No. 1 Alabama (11/12) … Recorded a 13-yard catch vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/26) in the St. Petersburg Bowl.
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during his first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star tight end according to ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports … Named to the 2014 247Sports All-State All-Prospect First-Team Offense … The fourth-ranked player at his position in the country according to Scout.com … As a senior, caught 25 passes for 409 yards and eight touchdowns for head coach Ronald Greer … Also averaged 29.6 yards on 11 kickoff returns and rushed for 51 yards on 16 carries … Added 22 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery as a defender … Named to the American Family Insurance All-USA Mississippi Football Team after his senior season … A four-year standout on the basketball team, averaging more than eight points and seven rebounds per game over his last two seasons.
PERSONAL: Born Farrod Keeshun Green on June 10, 1997, in Brookhaven, Miss. … Parents are Falana and Calvin Green … Has three siblings – Sabria, Cory and Ceegee … Twitter handle is @GreenFarrod.
GREEN’S CAREER HIGHS:
Receptions: 3, (7x), last vs. Louisville (12-30-19)
Receiving Yards: 69, at Auburn (9-28-19)
Receiving TDs: 1, (twice), last at Arkansas (11-2-19)
Long Reception: 62, vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17)
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games … Set career highs in receptions (21) and yards (257) and had one touchdown catch … Longest catch of the season was 47 yards … Had a catch in 12 different games and a 20-plus yard reception in three separate contests … 14 of 21 catches resulted in a first down … Hauled in three passes for 69 yards, including a 47-yard catch which was the team’s second-longest passing play of the season, at No. 7 Auburn (9/28) … In addition to a couple of punishing blocks on big plays, reeled in a 3-yard touchdown pass at Arkansas (11/2) for his second career score and first since the 2016 season.
2018 JUNIOR SEASON: Saw action in all 13 games … Finished with 11 receptions for 81 yards … Five of his catches moved the chains … Caught a pass in nine different games … Caught one pass for nine yards in the season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Followed up with a 5-yard reception in the big, road win at Kansas State (9/8) … Made one catch for eight yards vs. Florida (9/29) … Hauled in two receptions to tie for the team lead in receiving yards (23) in the win vs. No. 8 Auburn (10/6) … Had one reception at No. 5 LSU (10/20) … Closed the season with five receptions during the last four games … Converted a first down with a 12-yard reception at No. 1 Alabama (11/10) … Moved the chains vs. Arkansas (11/17) with an 11-yard catch … Capped the year with a 7-yard reception in the Outback Bowl vs. Iowa (1/1).
2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started all 13 games at tight end and was a key blocker during the Bulldogs’ high-powered rushing attack … Had the receiving game of his career vs. Charleston Southern (9/2) in the season-opener, making two catches, including one that went for 62 yards … The 62-yarder was MSU’s longest reception of the year and set up a touchdown … Added one catch for 22 yards in big win vs. No. 11 LSU (9/16) … Tied a career high with three receptions for 51 yards in a road win at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28), including a 41-yarder that set up a score … Two key catches for 24 yards, including a 23-yarder that set up a rushing TD vs. No. 1 Alabama (11/11).
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 12 games with eight starts during the season … Grabbed 11 passes for 121 yards and a score … Broke out in Gillette Stadium vs. UMass (9/24), catching three passes for 38 yards and a touchdown … Had three catches for 42 yards vs. Samford (10/29) … Grabbed two passes for 18 yards at No. 1 Alabama (11/12) … Recorded a 13-yard catch vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/26) in the St. Petersburg Bowl.
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during his first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star tight end according to ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports … Named to the 2014 247Sports All-State All-Prospect First-Team Offense … The fourth-ranked player at his position in the country according to Scout.com … As a senior, caught 25 passes for 409 yards and eight touchdowns for head coach Ronald Greer … Also averaged 29.6 yards on 11 kickoff returns and rushed for 51 yards on 16 carries … Added 22 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery as a defender … Named to the American Family Insurance All-USA Mississippi Football Team after his senior season … A four-year standout on the basketball team, averaging more than eight points and seven rebounds per game over his last two seasons.
PERSONAL: Born Farrod Keeshun Green on June 10, 1997, in Brookhaven, Miss. … Parents are Falana and Calvin Green … Has three siblings – Sabria, Cory and Ceegee … Twitter handle is @GreenFarrod.
GREEN’S CAREER HIGHS:
Receptions: 3, (7x), last vs. Louisville (12-30-19)
Receiving Yards: 69, at Auburn (9-28-19)
Receiving TDs: 1, (twice), last at Arkansas (11-2-19)
Long Reception: 62, vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17)
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