2015 Football Roster
Roster
Fletcher Adams
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 267
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brandon, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Brandon HS
CAREER: Veteran defensive lineman who spent five years with the program and provided depth at defensive end … Saw his first career action in 2016 after redshirting in 2015 … Played in 45 career games with eight starts … Recorded 75 tackles in his career, including eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, and forced two fumbles … Senior season was cut shout due to injury … Graduated from MSU in December 2019 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Played in eight games … Sustained lower-body injury at Texas A&M (10/26) and missed the remaining five games of the season … Made 13 tackles, including two for loss and one sack, and forced a fumble.
2018 JUNIOR SEASON: Saw action in all 13 games and started twice (at No. 5 LSU (10/20) and in Outback Bowl vs. Iowa (1/1)) … Collected 20 tackles, including two for loss and one sack … Had at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games and tallied multiple tackles eight times … Turned in a season-high three tackles and one tackle for loss at Kansas State (9/8) … Got the start at No. 5 LSU (10/20) and finished with a pair of tackles, including 0.5 for loss … Followed up with two tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and a pair of quarterback hurries vs. No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27).
2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Appeared in all 13 games, earning six starts – vs. Charleston Southern (9/2), at No. 11 Georgia (9/23), vs. BYU (10/14), vs. UMass (11/3), at Arkansas (11/18) and in the TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Louisville (12/30) … Racked up 26 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss … Recorded at least one tackle in 11 of the 13 contests he played, including six multi-tackle performances … Made first start of his career vs. Charleston Southern (9/2), recording two tackles with a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss and the first forced fumble of his career … Also helped force two safeties in the first half against the Buccaneers … Collected three tackles and his first pass break-up of his career against No. 11 LSU (9/16) … Turned in a strong performance vs. No. 2 Alabama (11/11) with three tackles, which included his first-career sack … Closed the regular season tying his career high with five tackles vs. Ole Miss (11/23) in the Egg Bowl.
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 11 games with no starts … Collected 16 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss on the year … Made his collegiate debut against South Alabama (9/3) and had one tackle … Made at least one tackle in all 11 games he played … Season-high in tackles came against Samford (10/29), in which he made five and had his first career tackle for loss … Tallied two tackles in Egg Bowl victory at Ole Miss (11/26) … Played well in the St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/26), making three tackles including two of the solo variety.
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus blue-chip four-star defensive lineman ranked one of the top 200 overall players in the nation … Rated one of the top 30 defensive linemen in the country and the No. 5 prospect in the state by 247Sports and ESPN.com … The top pass rusher in Mississippi … Tabbed the No. 4 player in the state by Rivals.com and Scout.com … Member of the Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen … Helped lead the Brandon Bulldogs to a Region 3-6A title and an appearance in the South Mississippi state championship in 2014 … Was part of a squad that went 12-2 overall and 7-0 in district as a senior … Racked up 136 total tackles with 23 tackles for loss and eight sacks as a senior in 2014 … Made 111 total tackles, 17 tackles for loss and eight sacks with one interception as a junior in 2013 … Coached by Brad Peterson … Committed to MSU in September 2014.
PERSONAL: Born Fletcher Cornell Adams on Jan. 23, 1996, in Brandon, Miss ... Son of Lonnie and Darlene Adams ... Has two brothers, Tyler, who played basketball at Georgetown, and Nelson, a former teammate at MSU … Nelson played 2013-16 at defensive tackle and signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in May 2017 … Majored in interdisciplinary studies … Twitter handle is @FletcherAdams43.
