2018 Football Roster
Roster
Champion, Tommy

Jersey Number 70
Tommy Champion
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC
Bio
CAREER: Strong offensive lineman … Played 18 games and started six times in two seasons … Spent three total seasons with the program … Committed to Mississippi State out of Callaway High School before polishing his skills at Copiah-Lincoln Community College … Graduated from MSU in December 2019 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Started six of 12 games played … Starts were against Southern Miss (9/7), Kansas State (9/14), at Texas A&M (10/26), at Arkansas (11/2), at No. 5 Alabama (11/16) and vs. Louisville (12/30) … Made first career start against Southern Miss (9/7) at left guard and played 40 snaps … Did not allow a pressure against the Golden Eagles … Started at left guard again the next week against Kansas State (9/14) … Started at right tackle in his four other starts.
2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in six total contests, primarily seeing action as a reserve right tackle … Played 116 snaps (38 PBLK; 78 RBLK) … Two snaps came at right guard … Held a 75.8 passing grade by Pro Football Focus … Allowed just one quarterback hurry, his lone pressure allowed over the season … Part of a line that helped the offense rank second in the SEC in both rushing yards per game (223.6) and yards per rush (5.7) … Made his Mississippi State debut vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1), playing 18 snaps at right tackle … Earned a season-high 74.0 overall offensive grade against the Lumberjacks … Played a season-high 23 snaps vs. Louisiana (9/15) and at Ole Miss (11/22) … Earned an 80.6 pass-blocking grade against the Rebels, his highest pass-blocking grade of the season … Helped the offense finish with 420 yards of total offense in the Egg Bowl, its highest output in a conference game on the year.
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted in his initial season with the Bulldogs.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: The fifth-best offensive tackle in the nation out of junior college according to 247Sports … A consensus three-star prospect … Rated No. 96 on Scout.com’s JUCO Top 100 list … Earned first-team all-state honors in 2016 at Co-Lin.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Callaway High School … A consensus four-star prospect out of high school who originally committed to MSU … Rated as the seventh-best player in the state of Mississippi by 247.
PERSONAL: Born Tommy L. Champion on March 4, 1997 … Majored in interdisciplinary studies … Twitter handle is @tommychampion1.
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Started six of 12 games played … Starts were against Southern Miss (9/7), Kansas State (9/14), at Texas A&M (10/26), at Arkansas (11/2), at No. 5 Alabama (11/16) and vs. Louisville (12/30) … Made first career start against Southern Miss (9/7) at left guard and played 40 snaps … Did not allow a pressure against the Golden Eagles … Started at left guard again the next week against Kansas State (9/14) … Started at right tackle in his four other starts.
2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in six total contests, primarily seeing action as a reserve right tackle … Played 116 snaps (38 PBLK; 78 RBLK) … Two snaps came at right guard … Held a 75.8 passing grade by Pro Football Focus … Allowed just one quarterback hurry, his lone pressure allowed over the season … Part of a line that helped the offense rank second in the SEC in both rushing yards per game (223.6) and yards per rush (5.7) … Made his Mississippi State debut vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1), playing 18 snaps at right tackle … Earned a season-high 74.0 overall offensive grade against the Lumberjacks … Played a season-high 23 snaps vs. Louisiana (9/15) and at Ole Miss (11/22) … Earned an 80.6 pass-blocking grade against the Rebels, his highest pass-blocking grade of the season … Helped the offense finish with 420 yards of total offense in the Egg Bowl, its highest output in a conference game on the year.
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted in his initial season with the Bulldogs.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: The fifth-best offensive tackle in the nation out of junior college according to 247Sports … A consensus three-star prospect … Rated No. 96 on Scout.com’s JUCO Top 100 list … Earned first-team all-state honors in 2016 at Co-Lin.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Callaway High School … A consensus four-star prospect out of high school who originally committed to MSU … Rated as the seventh-best player in the state of Mississippi by 247.
PERSONAL: Born Tommy L. Champion on March 4, 1997 … Majored in interdisciplinary studies … Twitter handle is @tommychampion1.
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