2019 Football Roster
Roster
Fletcher Adams
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Brandon HS
CAREER:ย Veteran defensive lineman who spent five years with the program and provided depth at defensive end โฆ Saw his first career action in 2016 after redshirting in 2015 โฆ Played in 45 career games with eight starts โฆ Recorded 75 tackles in his career, including eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, and forced two fumbles โฆ Senior season was cut shout due to injury โฆ Graduated from MSU in December 2019 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
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2019 SENIOR SEASON: Played in eight games โฆ Sustained lower-body injury at Texas A&M (10/26) and missed the remaining five games of the season โฆ Made 13 tackles, including two for loss and one sack, and forced a fumble.
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2018 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Saw action in all 13 games and started twice (atย No. 5 LSU (10/20)ย and in Outback Bowl vs.ย Iowa (1/1)) โฆ Collected 20 tackles, including two for loss and one sack โฆ Had at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games and tallied multiple tackles eight times โฆ Turned in a season-high three tackles and one tackle for loss atย Kansas State (9/8)ย โฆ Got the start atย No. 5 LSU (10/20)ย and finished with a pair of tackles, including 0.5 for loss โฆ Followed up with two tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and a pair of quarterback hurries vs.ย No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27).
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2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON:ย Appeared in all 13 games, earning six starts โ 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) โฆ Racked up 26 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss โฆ Recorded at least one tackle in 11 of the 13 contests he played, including six multi-tackle performances โฆ Made first start of his careerย 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 โฆ Also helped force two safeties in the first half against the Buccaneers โฆ Collected three tackles and his first pass break-up of his career againstย No. 11 LSU (9/16)ย โฆ Turned in a strong performance vs.ย No. 2 Alabama (11/11)ย with three tackles, which included his first-career sack โฆ Closed the regular season tying his career high with five tackles vs.ย Ole Miss (11/23)ย in the Egg Bowl.
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2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Played in 11 games with no starts โฆ Collected 16 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss on the year โฆ Made his collegiate debut againstย South Alabama (9/3)ย and had one tackle โฆ Made at least one tackle in all 11 games he played โฆ Season-high in tackles came againstย Samford (10/29), in which he made five and had his first career tackle for loss โฆ Tallied two tackles in Egg Bowl victory atย Ole Miss (11/26)ย โฆ Played well in the St. Petersburg Bowl vs.ย Miami (Ohio) (12/26), making three tackles including two of the solo variety.
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2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Redshirted during initial year with the program.
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HIGH SCHOOL:ย A consensus blue-chip four-star defensive lineman ranked one of the top 200 overall players in the nation โฆ Rated one of the top 30 defensive linemen in the country and the No. 5 prospect in the state by 247Sports and ESPN.com โฆ The top pass rusher in Mississippi โฆ Tabbed the No. 4 player in the state by Rivals.com and Scout.com โฆ Member of the Clarion-Ledgerโs Dandy Dozen โฆ Helped lead the Brandon Bulldogs to a Region 3-6A title and an appearance in the South Mississippi state championship in 2014 โฆ Was part of a squad that went 12-2 overall and 7-0 in district as a senior โฆ Racked up 136 total tackles with 23 tackles for loss and eight sacks as a senior in 2014 โฆ Made 111 total tackles, 17 tackles for loss and eight sacks with one interception as a junior in 2013 โฆ Coached by Brad Peterson โฆ Committed to MSU in September 2014.
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PERSONAL:ย 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 โฆ Nelson played 2013-16 at defensive tackle and signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in May 2017 โฆ Majored in interdisciplinary studies โฆ Twitter handle is @FletcherAdams43.
