2008 Football Roster
Roster
Jarvis Kyles
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Milledgeville, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Baldwin HS
CAREER:
Saw work from the outset of his redshirt freshman season, contributing primarily on special teams ... Has played in 17 games, including all 13 during his sophomore season ... Has been credited with eight tackles and a forced fumble ... Sat out his first year on campus as a true freshman redshirt ... Came to the Bulldog program from the tradition-rich Georgia prep ranks.
2007:
Played in all 13 games during his sophomore campaign, working almost entirely with State’s special teams ... Registered seven tackles on the season and was credited with one forced fumble ... Made two special teams tackles in Mississippi State’s Week 3 victory over Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium ... Had a career-high four tackles, most of which came on special teams, in the Bulldogs’ 31-15 win over Gardner-Webb one week later ... Made one tackle and credited with a forced fumble in the team’s 31-14 win over Kentucky in Week 9.
2006:
Played in four games of his redshirt freshman season, seeing all his work in the season’s first four weeks ... Made his first collegiate tackle in Week 4 at UAB ... Continued his development in the Bulldog defensive backfield with a solid spring practice ... Listed third at strong safety heading into August two-a-days.
2005:
Redshirted his true freshman season at State.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Listed among the top 50 cornerbacks in the country by the Fab50 recruiting web site following his high school career ... Rated the No. 40 prospect in the state of Georgia prior to his senior season by the Rivals.com recruiting web site ... Credited with running a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash and with 13 repetitions of 185 pounds on the bench press at the Atlanta NIKE Training Camp which attracted more than 500 prospects ... Has a 250-pound bench press max, according to Rivals.com ... Played for head coach Jesse Hicks at Baldwin High School in Milledgeville, Ga. ... Helped his high school team to the postseason playoffs during his sophomore and senior seasons ... Recorded 201 tackles during his high school career with 13 pass interceptions ... Made 60 tackles during his senior season, and returned three of the five interceptions he had for touchdowns, helping Baldwin to the second-round of the state playoffs ... As a junior defensive back for the Braves, he made 90 tackles with four pass interceptions and 14 pass deflections ... Made 40 tackles and four pass thefts during his sophomore season ... Other top scholarship offers: Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Tech ... Committed to MSU on his visit in January 2005.
PERSONAL:
Born Jarvis Kyles, 11-14-86, in Decatur, Ga. ... Son of Mr. Alton Kyles and Ms. Kecia Taylor ... Cousin Leroy Hill played football at Clemson University ... Enrolled in the Master’s of Business Administration Program.
