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Jersey Number 70
Tommy Champion
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC
CAREER:ย Strong offensive lineman โฆ Played 18 games and started six times in two seasons โฆ Spent three total seasons with the program โฆ Committed to Mississippi State out of Callaway High School before polishing his skills at Copiah-Lincoln Community College โฆ Graduated from MSU in December 2019 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
ย
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Started six of 12 games played โฆ 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) โฆ Made first career start against Southern Miss (9/7) at left guard and played 40 snaps โฆ Did not allow a pressure against the Golden Eagles โฆ Started at left guard again the next week against Kansas State (9/14) โฆ Started at right tackle in his four other starts.
2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON:ย Appeared in six total contests, primarily seeing action as a reserve right tackle โฆ Played 116 snaps (38 PBLK; 78 RBLK) โฆ Two snaps came at right guard โฆ Held a 75.8 passing grade by Pro Football Focus โฆ Allowed just one quarterback hurry, his lone pressure allowed over the season โฆ 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) โฆ Made his Mississippi State debutย vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1), playing 18 snaps at right tackle โฆ Earned a season-high 74.0 overall offensive grade against the Lumberjacks โฆ Played a season-high 23 snapsย vs. Louisiana (9/15)ย andย at Ole Miss (11/22)ย โฆ Earned an 80.6 pass-blocking grade against the Rebels, his highest pass-blocking grade of the season โฆ Helped the offense finish with 420 yards of total offense in the Egg Bowl, its highest output in a conference game on the year.
ย
2017 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Redshirted in his initial season with the Bulldogs.
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JUNIOR COLLEGE:ย The fifth-best offensive tackle in the nation out of junior college according to 247Sports โฆ A consensus three-star prospect โฆ Rated No. 96 on Scout.comโs JUCO Top 100 list โฆ Earned first-team all-state honors in 2016 at Co-Lin.
HIGH SCHOOL:ย Attended Callaway High School โฆ A consensus four-star prospect out of high school who originally committed to MSU โฆ Rated as the seventh-best player in the state of Mississippi by 247.
PERSONAL:ย Born Tommy L. Champion on March 4, 1997 โฆ Majored in interdisciplinary studies โฆ Twitter handle is @tommychampion1.
ย
2019 SENIOR SEASON: Started six of 12 games played โฆ 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) โฆ Made first career start against Southern Miss (9/7) at left guard and played 40 snaps โฆ Did not allow a pressure against the Golden Eagles โฆ Started at left guard again the next week against Kansas State (9/14) โฆ Started at right tackle in his four other starts.
2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON:ย Appeared in six total contests, primarily seeing action as a reserve right tackle โฆ Played 116 snaps (38 PBLK; 78 RBLK) โฆ Two snaps came at right guard โฆ Held a 75.8 passing grade by Pro Football Focus โฆ Allowed just one quarterback hurry, his lone pressure allowed over the season โฆ 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) โฆ Made his Mississippi State debutย vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1), playing 18 snaps at right tackle โฆ Earned a season-high 74.0 overall offensive grade against the Lumberjacks โฆ Played a season-high 23 snapsย vs. Louisiana (9/15)ย andย at Ole Miss (11/22)ย โฆ Earned an 80.6 pass-blocking grade against the Rebels, his highest pass-blocking grade of the season โฆ Helped the offense finish with 420 yards of total offense in the Egg Bowl, its highest output in a conference game on the year.
ย
2017 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Redshirted in his initial season with the Bulldogs.
ย
JUNIOR COLLEGE:ย The fifth-best offensive tackle in the nation out of junior college according to 247Sports โฆ A consensus three-star prospect โฆ Rated No. 96 on Scout.comโs JUCO Top 100 list โฆ Earned first-team all-state honors in 2016 at Co-Lin.
HIGH SCHOOL:ย Attended Callaway High School โฆ A consensus four-star prospect out of high school who originally committed to MSU โฆ Rated as the seventh-best player in the state of Mississippi by 247.
PERSONAL:ย Born Tommy L. Champion on March 4, 1997 โฆ Majored in interdisciplinary studies โฆ Twitter handle is @tommychampion1.
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