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Jersey Number 55
Martinas Rankin
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mendenhall, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
2017 First-Team All-SEC (Coaches)
2017 Second-Team All-SEC (Associated Press)
2017 Honorable Mention All-American (SB Nation)
2017 Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
2017 Kent Hull Award Winner
2016 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Texas A&M)
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Proved to be one of the top offensive linemen in the SEC during his two years on the field at Mississippi State … Can play all positions but saw all of his game action at tackle … Signed with MSU in December 2014, enrolled for the spring 2015 semester and then redshirted in the fall of 2015 … Came to MSU as the nation’s top junior college offensive lineman … Played in 23 games with 18 starts with all starts coming at tackle … Worked at center exclusively in the spring of 2017 due to injuries to teammates … Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and a Dean’s List recipient who maintained a 3.3 GPA and was a semifinalist for college football’s top academic award as a senior … Selected as a team captain by his teammates prior to his final season.
2017 SENIOR SEASON: Became the first MSU offensive lineman since Gabe Jackson to earn Coaches first-team All-SEC honors … Winner of the Kent Hull Trophy as the state of Mississippi’s top offensive lineman, becoming the third Bulldog to do so … Also was an honorable mention All-American selection and a second-team Associated Press All-SEC selection … Selected as a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, considered the “Academic Heisman” … Played in 10 games with nine starts – all at left tackle … Did not play against BYU (10/14), Kentucky (10/21) and Texas A&M (10/28) due to an ankle injury which he suffered against Auburn (9/30) … Returned from injury against UMass but did not start … Started the final four games of the year but was injured in the first half of the TaxSlayer Bowl and did not return in the second half … When healthy was MSU’s most dominant offensive lineman, paving the way for a school record 3,272 rushing yards … Leader of a Bulldog offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks in the SEC and the fifth-fewest in the nation (13) … That total was the second-fewest allowed in school history and fewest since 1988 … Arguably best game of the year came against No. 11 LSU (10/23) when he paved the way for 285 rushing yards in the largest win for MSU in series history.
2016 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games and started the final 10 contests of the year at left tackle … MSU’s most dominant offensive lineman, playing in 857 snaps and protecting Nick Fitzgerald … Played a season-high 101 snaps against No. 4 Texas A&M and graded out a champion in the victory … Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts against the Aggies as MSU did not allow a sack against one of the nation’s top defensive lines … Became the first Bulldog to take SEC honors since Ben Beckwith in 2014 … Had three knockdowns in the victory … For the year, paved the way for a record-setting MSU offense that rushed for 2,997 yards and allowed the second-fewest sacks in the SEC.
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted as a junior after coming from the JUCO ranks … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: The top junior college offensive lineman in America for the Class of 2015 … Came to MSU after playing for Mississippi Gulf Coast where he was coached by Chad Huff … Received four stars by 247Sports and ESPN.com and three stars by Rivals … Tabbed the No. 1 JUCO offensive tackle by 247Sports and the No. 5 JUCO player regardless of position … The No. 9 overall JUCO player by Scout.com … Named first-team all-region and All MACJC in 2014 … Recipient of the 2014 MACJC Most Valuable Lineman award.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mendenhall High School.
PERSONAL: Born Martinas Orlando Rankin on Oct. 20, 1994, in Jackson, Miss. … Parents are Orlando and Cassandra Rankin … Has two older siblings, Austin and Mary … Majoring in kinesiology … Twitter handle is @MTRankin_57.
2017 Second-Team All-SEC (Associated Press)
2017 Honorable Mention All-American (SB Nation)
2017 Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
2017 Kent Hull Award Winner
2016 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Texas A&M)
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Proved to be one of the top offensive linemen in the SEC during his two years on the field at Mississippi State … Can play all positions but saw all of his game action at tackle … Signed with MSU in December 2014, enrolled for the spring 2015 semester and then redshirted in the fall of 2015 … Came to MSU as the nation’s top junior college offensive lineman … Played in 23 games with 18 starts with all starts coming at tackle … Worked at center exclusively in the spring of 2017 due to injuries to teammates … Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and a Dean’s List recipient who maintained a 3.3 GPA and was a semifinalist for college football’s top academic award as a senior … Selected as a team captain by his teammates prior to his final season.
2017 SENIOR SEASON: Became the first MSU offensive lineman since Gabe Jackson to earn Coaches first-team All-SEC honors … Winner of the Kent Hull Trophy as the state of Mississippi’s top offensive lineman, becoming the third Bulldog to do so … Also was an honorable mention All-American selection and a second-team Associated Press All-SEC selection … Selected as a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, considered the “Academic Heisman” … Played in 10 games with nine starts – all at left tackle … Did not play against BYU (10/14), Kentucky (10/21) and Texas A&M (10/28) due to an ankle injury which he suffered against Auburn (9/30) … Returned from injury against UMass but did not start … Started the final four games of the year but was injured in the first half of the TaxSlayer Bowl and did not return in the second half … When healthy was MSU’s most dominant offensive lineman, paving the way for a school record 3,272 rushing yards … Leader of a Bulldog offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks in the SEC and the fifth-fewest in the nation (13) … That total was the second-fewest allowed in school history and fewest since 1988 … Arguably best game of the year came against No. 11 LSU (10/23) when he paved the way for 285 rushing yards in the largest win for MSU in series history.
2016 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games and started the final 10 contests of the year at left tackle … MSU’s most dominant offensive lineman, playing in 857 snaps and protecting Nick Fitzgerald … Played a season-high 101 snaps against No. 4 Texas A&M and graded out a champion in the victory … Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts against the Aggies as MSU did not allow a sack against one of the nation’s top defensive lines … Became the first Bulldog to take SEC honors since Ben Beckwith in 2014 … Had three knockdowns in the victory … For the year, paved the way for a record-setting MSU offense that rushed for 2,997 yards and allowed the second-fewest sacks in the SEC.
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted as a junior after coming from the JUCO ranks … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: The top junior college offensive lineman in America for the Class of 2015 … Came to MSU after playing for Mississippi Gulf Coast where he was coached by Chad Huff … Received four stars by 247Sports and ESPN.com and three stars by Rivals … Tabbed the No. 1 JUCO offensive tackle by 247Sports and the No. 5 JUCO player regardless of position … The No. 9 overall JUCO player by Scout.com … Named first-team all-region and All MACJC in 2014 … Recipient of the 2014 MACJC Most Valuable Lineman award.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mendenhall High School.
PERSONAL: Born Martinas Orlando Rankin on Oct. 20, 1994, in Jackson, Miss. … Parents are Orlando and Cassandra Rankin … Has two older siblings, Austin and Mary … Majoring in kinesiology … Twitter handle is @MTRankin_57.
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