2011 Football Roster
Roster
James Maiden
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Woodville, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Wilkinson County HS
HIGH SCHOOL:
A top recruit in the Mississippi prep ranks . . . Scout.com ranks him the country’s #35 tackle prospect, as well as the 11th-best college prospect at all positions in Mississippi this year . . . Played both offensive tackle and defensive tackle for Coach Elbert Lyles . . . Selected after the season to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All Star Game . . . He and teammate and fellow MSU signee Devin Fosselman were the first Wildcats ever chosen to the elite state squad . . . Selected first-team All-State from all classifications by the Clarion Ledger newspaper ...Rated as one of the Top 25 prospects in the state by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger . . . Scout.com named him first-team All-State as an offensive line prospect... MaxPreps rates him the number-one offensive tackle prospect in Mississippi . . . Two-time All-Metro selection of the Natchez Democrat . . . Played defensive tackle as a senior and was credited with 35 total tackles and one quarterback sack . . . As a junior he was credited with 46 tackles as a defensive lineman . . . Committed to Mississippi State in July 2010 over Ole Miss, LSU and Southern Mississippi.
