2008 Football Roster
Roster
Johnny Carpenter
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 293
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Citronelle, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Citronelle HS
CAREER:
Has played in eight games during his Mississippi State career, serving entirely as a top reserve at the center position ... Has seen practice time at both offensive guard and center during his collegiate career ... Came to MSU as a standout high school lineman from the Mobile-area prep ranks.
2007:
Played in five games during his sophomore season as the top back-up at center ... After seeing pre-season work at both offensive guard and center, he settled into his role as top reserve at center ... Played in three of the season’s first four weeks and in back-to-back games against Tennessee and West Virginia just past mid-season ... Only injury slowed his continued work on the offensive line ... Saw action in 29 of a possible 59 offensive plays in the season opener with LSU, grading out at a 74 percent clip against the Tigers ... Was on the field for 17 offensive snaps in Mississippi State’s Week 2 win over Tulane in the Superdome ... Played the final two snaps of State’s 31-15 win over Gardner-Webb in Week 4 ... Was on the field for two perfect snaps in the team’s 30-13 win over UAB two weeks later ... Played six mid-game snaps in the Bulldogs’ Week 7 game against Tennessee ... Scored an 83 percent blocking grade against the Volunteers ... Played seven snaps, turning in a 75 percent blocking grade, at West Virginia in Week 8 ... Did not play one week later at Kentucky after suffering an ankle injury during game-week preparations, a malady that caused him to miss the remainder of the season.
2006:
Played in three games in a reserve role at the center position ... Played in successive weeks against LSU, West Virginia, and Jacksonville State at midseason ... Was on the field for 15 offensive plays during that three-week stretch ... Reached the playing field for the first time in Week 5 action at LSU ... Was involved in two snaps against the Tigers ... Recorded five plus snaps against West Virginia in Week 6 ... Registered eight plus snaps in the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Jacksonville State ... Injury-free spring practice moved him into the back-up role at center, after working at both guard and center during his initial season on campus.
2005:
Redshirted his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Was one of three finalists for the Alabama Class 5A Lineman of the Year, given annually by the Associated Press to the state’s best lineman (offensive and defensive linemen considered) ... Superprep Magazine rated him No. 19 among the top prospects in the state in its pre-signing day all-America issue ... Ranked No. 22 among the top prospects in the state of Alabama following his senior season by the Rivals.com recruiting web site, the second-best offensive lineman listed ... Credited with a 340-pound bench press max by recruiting web site Scout.com ... Rated the 29th-best prospect in Alabama by Scout, the fourth-best offensive lineman ... Named first-team, Class 5A all-state on the offensive line by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... Four-year starter on the offensive line for head coach Ashley Johnson at Citronelle (Ala.) High School, playing offensive guard his senior season ... Graded out at better than 90 percent during his senior season with more than 70 pancake blocks, helping his team to a 10-2 overall record and a berth in the state’s postseason playoffs ... Had 58 pancake blocks and graded out at 80 percent during his junior campaign, when he was named second-team, all-Mobile County ... Solid student in the classroom ... Other top scholarship offers: West Virginia and Ole Miss ... Committed to MSU in December 2004.
PERSONAL:
Born John Anthony Carpenter, 1-3-87, in Citronelle, Ala. ... Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Carpenter ... Majoring in educational pyschology.
