Mississippi State
SEC · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$19.6M - $25.2M
#39 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-30
27 in, 40 out
Top Model Price
$1.2M
Kamario Taylor
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#27 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Mississippi State player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamario Taylor | QB | starter | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 2 | AJ Swann | QB | rotation | $903K | $903K |
| 3 | Bralan Womack | S | starter | $887K | $887K |
| 4 | Marquis Johnson | WR | starter | $859K | $859K |
| 5 | Marcus Williams | S | starter | $757K | $757K |
| 6 | Dealyn Evans | DL | starter | $715K | $715K |
| 7 | Micah Nickerson | EDGE | starter | $715K | $715K |
| 8 | Fluff Bothwell | RB | starter | $547K | $547K |
| 9 | Amaree Williams | EDGE | starter | $503K | $503K |
| 10 | Davon Young | DL | starter | $503K | $503K |
| 11 | Ja'Elyne Matthews | OT | starter | $439K | $439K |
| 12 | DJ Chester | OT | starter | $439K | $439K |
| 13 | Brandon Sneh | OT | starter | $439K | $439K |
| 14 | Isaiah Dent | OT | starter | $439K | $439K |
| 15 | Dylan Steen | IOL | starter | $439K | $439K |
| 16 | Davon Booth | RB | rotation | $412K | $412K |
| 17 | Ayden Williams | WR | starter | $401K | $401K |
| 18 | Jamroc Grimsley | CB | starter | $383K | $383K |
| 19 | Camron Brown | CB | starter | $383K | $383K |
| 20 | Antavius Watts | S | starter | $383K | $383K |
| 21 | Jalen Smith | LB | starter | $352K | $352K |
| 22 | Camden Capehart | WR | starter | $336K | $336K |
| 23 | Zayion Cotton | TE | starter | $304K | $304K |
| 24 | Gav Holman | LB | starter | $275K | $275K |
| 25 | Adam Land | TE | depth | $261K | $261K |
| 26 | Luke Hutchinson | TE | depth | $260K | $260K |
| 27 | Brodie McWhorter | QB | depth | $222K | $222K |
| 28 | Jaden Rashada | QB | depth | $221K | $221K |
| 29 | Jahron Manning | S | depth | $200K | $200K |
| 30 | Kelley Jones | CB | depth | $199K | $199K |
| 31 | Gus Cordova | EDGE | rotation | $198K | $198K |
| 32 | Kaleb Morris | DL | rotation | $198K | $198K |
| 33 | Maurice Jones Jr. | EDGE | rotation | $198K | $198K |
| 34 | Jayson Jenkins | EDGE | rotation | $191K | $191K |
| 35 | Nic Mitchell | LB | depth | $188K | $188K |
| 36 | James Heard Jr. | LB | starter | $158K | $158K |
| 37 | Brylan Lanier | S | depth | $147K | $147K |
| 38 | Jamari Freeman | IOL | rotation | $146K | $146K |
| 39 | LJ Prudhomme | IOL | rotation | $146K | $146K |
| 40 | Jayden Ross | OT | rotation | $146K | $146K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Mississippi State: 27 in, 40 out, net star flow -30. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis Johnson | WR | 4 | IN | Missouri | winter |
| Dealyn Evans | DL | 4 | IN | Texas A&M | winter |
| Jayson Jenkins | EDGE | 3 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| AJ Swann | QB | 3 | IN | App State | winter |
| Quentin Taylor Jr. | CB | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Kaylib Singleton | CB | 3 | IN | Syracuse | winter |
| Mario Nash Jr. | OT | 3 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| Jamroc Grimsley | CB | 3 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Marcus Williams | S | 3 | IN | Rice | winter |
| Ja'Elyne Matthews | OT | 3 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| Amaree Williams | EDGE | 3 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| LJ Prudhomme | IOL | 3 | IN | Arkansas | winter |
| Gus Cordova | EDGE | 3 | IN | USC | winter |
| Riley Williams | TE | 3 | IN | Oregon State | winter |
| Zion Ragins | WR | 3 | IN | Oklahoma | winter |
| DJ Chester | OT | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Isaiah Dent | OT | 3 | IN | Oklahoma | winter |
| Kendel Dolby | S | 3 | IN | Oklahoma | winter |
| Jardin Gilbert | S | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Tyler Miller | OT | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Miles McVay | OT | 3 | IN | North Carolina | winter |
| Gav Holman | LB | 3 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| Brandon Sneh | OT | 3 | IN | UAB | winter |
| Jaden Rashada | QB | 3 | IN | Sacramento State | winter |
| James Heard Jr. | LB | 3 | IN | Syracuse | spring |
| Jamari Freeman | IOL | 3 | IN | Mercer | spring |
| Terrance Love | S | 3 | IN | Colorado | spring |
| Ferzell Shepard | WR | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jordan Mosley | WR | 4 | OUT | Colorado State | winter |
| Fatt Forrest | LB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Lo'Kavion Jackson | S | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Emeka Iloh | TE | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jaron Glover | WR | 3 | OUT | South Florida | winter |
| Alex Lopez | IOL | 3 | OUT | Western Kentucky | winter |
| Stonka Burnside | S | 3 | OUT | Memphis | winter |
| Luke Kromenhoek | QB | 3 | OUT | South Florida | winter |
| Luke Work | OT | 3 | OUT | Missouri | winter |
| Koby Keenum | IOL | 3 | OUT | Memphis | winter |
| Elijah Cannon | CB | 3 | OUT | Kansas | winter |
| Joseph Head Jr. | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Memphis | winter |
| Kai McClendon | DL | 3 | OUT | Washington | winter |
| Max Reese | TE | 3 | OUT | North Texas | winter |
| Jimothy Lewis Jr. | OT | 3 | OUT | California | winter |
| Marlon Hauck | K | 3 | OUT | Tulsa | winter |
| Cyrus Reyes | S | 3 | OUT | Kentucky | winter |
| Ashun Shepphard | DL | 3 | OUT | California | winter |
| Jaekwon Bouldin | OT | 3 | OUT | Jackson State | winter |
| Johnnie Daniels | RB | 3 | OUT | Tulane | winter |
| Kedrick Bingley-Jones | DL | 3 | OUT | Alabama | winter |
| Nathan Tiyce | P | 3 | OUT | Penn State | winter |
| Cam Ball | TE | 3 | OUT | West Virginia | winter |
| Seth Davis | RB | 3 | OUT | Tulsa | winter |
| Zack Owens | IOL | 3 | OUT | Missouri | winter |
| Ricky Johnson | WR | 3 | OUT | Utah | winter |
| Jayven Williams | CB | 3 | OUT | BYU | winter |
| Markus Allen | WR | 3 | OUT | Middle Tennessee | winter |
| Tyler Woodard | S | 3 | OUT | Coastal Carolina | winter |
| Montrell Chapman | LB | 3 | OUT | Old Dominion | winter |
| Jayvin James | OT | 3 | OUT | Alabama | winter |
| Tony Mitchell | S | 3 | OUT | Ole Miss | winter |
| Davian Jackson | WR | 3 | OUT | Texas State | winter |
| Terrance Hibbler Jr. | DL | 3 | OUT | Jackson State | winter |
| Brennan Smith | IOL | 3 | OUT | Middle Tennessee | spring |
| DK McGruder | CB | 3 | OUT | The Citadel | spring |
| Corey Clark | DL | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Cam Thompson | WR | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Dwight Lewis III | CB | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$7M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$157.3M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.