Now that the NFL Draft is in the books, let’s take a look at what players from Mississippi schools heard their names called this year:
- OL Charles Cross, Mississippi State (Round 1, Pick 9 by the Seattle Seahawks)
- DL Sam Williams, Ole Miss (Round 2, Pick 56 by the Dallas Cowboys)
- CB Martin Emerson, Mississippi State (Round 3, Pick 68 by the Cleveland Browns)
- QB Matt Corral, Ole Miss (Round 3, Pick 94 by the Carolina Panthers)
- RB Snoop Conner, Ole Miss (Round 5, Pick 154 by the Jacksonville Jaguars)
- LB James Houston, Jackson State (Round 6, Pick 217 by the Detroit Lions)
- LB Chance Campbell, Ole Miss (Round 6, Pick 219 by the Tennessee Titans)
- LB Mark Robinson, Ole Miss (Round 7, Pick 225 by the Pittsburgh Steelers)
- DB Deane Leonard, Ole Miss (Round 7, Pick 236 by the Los Angeles Chargers)
A multitude of players from Mississippi schools that did not hear their names called during the NFL Draft still earned contracts from teams:
- OL Ben Brown, Ole Miss (Cincinnati Bengals)
- WR Keith Corbin, Jackson State (Buffalo Bills)
- WR Dontario Drummond, Ole Miss (Dallas Cowboys)
- RB Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss (Kansas City Chiefs)
- TE Grayson Gunter, Southern Miss (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- QB Felix Harper, Alcorn State (Cleveland Browns)
- DB CJ Holmes, Jackson State (New Orleans Saints)
- DB Jaylon Jones, Ole Miss (Chicago Bears)
- WR Braylon Sanders, Ole Miss (Miami Dolphins)
- DL Tariqious Tisdale, Ole Miss (Cincinnati Bengals)
