2006 Football Roster
Roster
Jason Husband
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 224
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Jim Hill
CAREER:
Has played in 31 games during his Mississippi State career, working primarily on special teams but also serving in the wide receiver and then tight end rotations . . . Missed time during his sophomore season as he rehabbed a shoulder injury . . . Has started six times . . .Has caught 15 passes for 149 yards (9.9-yard average) and three touchdowns . . . Sat out his true freshman season as a redshirt . . . Came to MSU following an all-state senior season in the Jackson prep ranks.
2006:
Saw action from the outset of his junior season, both on special teams and as a reserve at tight end . . . Played in all 12 games, earning two starts at the tight end position . . . Caught nine passes for 89 yards, a 9.9-yard average, and one touchdown . . . Recorded his first statistics of the year in Week 2 work against Auburn . . . Had one reception for 9 yards against the Tigers . . . Added another catch (13 yards) one week later against Tulane . . . Made two catches for 17 yards during Week 4 action at UAB, earning the first start of his junior campaign . . . Added another catch in Week 6 action vs. West Virginia, gaining 17 yards . . . Registered two catches for 16 yards in Week 9 vs. Kentucky . . . Made his second start of the year vs. Arkansas in Week 11 . . . Had two catches for 17 yards and a touchdown in the season finale at Ole Miss . . . His 8-yard TD reception from Omarr Conner came with 2:20 left in the game and pulled MSU within 20-17 at the time . . . Continued his fight for playing time in the tight end rotation and as a slot receiver during spring ball . . . Caught one pass (5 yards) during the spring-concluding Maroon and White game.
2005:
Played in eight games during his sophomore season, earning two starts and missing action in three of the season’s first four weeks while recuperating from an injury . . . Caught two passes for 33 yards during the year . . . Suffered a shoulder sprain in game-week practice leading up to MSU’s season opener with Murray State . . . Played, but was limited by the injury, against the Racers . . . Missed the next three weeks while recuperating from the shoulder injury . . . Made the first catch of his sophomore season at Florida in Week 6, gaining 12 yards . . . Recorded a 21-yard pass reception against Alabama in Week 9 . . . Made a pre-spring move from wide receiver inside to tight end and the switch proved dividends almost immediately . . . Proved to be a sure-handed receiver and dependable blocker at the new spot, and moved to the head of the depth chart at tight end . . . Caught one pass (2 yards) in the Maroon and White game, and shared the Most Improved Offensive Player Award for the four-week session with wide receiver Will Prosser.
2004:
Played in all 11 games during his redshirt freshman season, working primarily on special teams, but also seeing some work with the wide receiving corps . . . Earned one start at wide out . . . Caught four passes during the year, gaining 27 yards, with two touchdowns . . . Had all of his catches in the season’s first three games . . . First extensive duty of his career resulted in a career-highlight game . . . Tied for the team lead with three pass receptions during Week 2 work against Auburn, with two of his catches going for Bulldog touchdowns . . . Caught a 1-yard TD throw from Kyle York with 1:23 left in the game to score the first Bulldog points of the day . . . Added a 9-yard scoring reception from York with just 15 seconds left in the game . . . Based upon his performance in that game, he earned a start one week later against Maine at split end in place of an injured McKinley Scott . . . Caught one pass (3 yards) against the Black Bears . . . Made a move up to third on the depth chart at one of the wide out positions with a productive spring . . . Despite missing some time due to injury, he caught two passes for 28 yards in scrimmage work.
2003:
Sat out his true freshman season at Mississippi State as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated with the top 100 receivers in the nation by Rivals.com . . .Ranked with the top 45 wide receivers in the Southeast by PrepStar magazine . . . Called the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the state by that publication . . . Credited with running a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash by PrepStar . . . Rated the No. 14 player overall in the state of Mississippi by SuperPrep in its season-ending all-America issue, the top true wide receiver in its rankings . . . Ranked with the top 25 recruits in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper . . . Caught 105 passes for 1,543 yards and 22 touchdowns during his prep career . . . Also intercepted seven passes in his career . . . Helped lead Jim Hill High School to an 11-2 overall record during his senior season with 35 catches for 534 yards, a 15.3-yard average, and nine touchdowns . . . Made 35 catches for 572 yards, a 16.3-yard average, and six TDs during his junior campaign . . . An outstanding athlete, he also started at free safety, punter and kicker for head coach Daryl Jones at Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Miss. . . . Recorded 31 tackles and four pass interceptions during his junior year on defense . . . Solid student on the high school level . . . Named to the Bernard Blackwell All-Star classic, Mississippi’s North-South all-star game.
PERSONAL:
Born Jason Wesley Husband, 8-27-85, in Jackson, Miss. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Husband . . . Majored in risk management, insurance and currently enrolled in the master of business administration program.
