Mississippi State’s best defenders since 2004
Emmanuel Forbes Jr. has the most interceptions of the 161 defenders who played at Mississippi State since 2004, 14. Mark McLaurin is 2nd with 8.
Of the SEC’s best defenders since 2004, Emmanuel Forbes Jr. is tied for 3rd.
Mississippi State’s defenders this season
- Dre Riley1interception
- Jalen Smith1interception
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | interceptions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Forbes Jr.2020 – 2022 | 14 |
| 2 | Mark McLaurin2016 – 2018 | 8 |
| 3 | Taveze Calhoun2013 – 2015 | 6 |
| T4 | Will Redmond2014 – 2015 | 5 |
| T4 | Richie Brown2013 – 2016 | 5 |
| T4 | Brandon Bryant2015 – 2017 | 5 |
| T4 | Cameron Dantzler Sr.2017 – 2019 | 5 |
| T4 | Shawn Preston Jr.2021 – 2023 | 5 |
| T4 | Brylan Lanier2024 – 2025 | 5 |
| T10 | Jamerson Love2012 – 2013 | 4 |
| T10 | Jalen Green2021 – 2022 | 4 |
| T10 | Jett Johnson2021 – 2023 | 4 |
| T13 | Beniquez Brown2014 – 2015 | 3 |
| T13 | Jamoral Graham2014 – 2016 | 3 |
| T13 | Kivon Coman2014 – 2016 | 3 |
| T13 | Gerri Green2015 – 2017 | 3 |
| T13 | Jamal Peters2016 – 2018 | 3 |
| T13 | C.J. Morgan2018 – 2019 | 3 |
| T13 | Willie Gay Jr.2017 – 2019 | 3 |
| T13 | Erroll Thompson2017 – 2020 | 3 |
| T13 | Fred Peters2019 – 2021 | 3 |
| T13 | Collin Duncan2020 – 2022 | 3 |
| T13 | Tyrus Wheat2020 – 2022 | 3 |
| T24 | Jay Hughes2014 | 2 |
| T24 | Justin Cox2013 – 2014 | 2 |
interceptions by decade
2020s
- Emmanuel Forbes Jr.2020 – 202214
- Shawn Preston Jr.2021 – 20235
- Brylan Lanier2024 – 20255
- Jalen Green2021 – 20224
- Jett Johnson2021 – 20234
2012–19
- Mark McLaurin2016 – 20188
- Taveze Calhoun2013 – 20156
- Richie Brown2013 – 20165
- Will Redmond2014 – 20155
- Brandon Bryant2015 – 20175
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Method
- Every defender who played at Mississippi State since 2004, ranked by interceptions over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- Tackles and sacks are only recorded since 2024, so the defenders are ranked by interceptions. A defender is in a box score only in a game he has a stat in, so his games aren’t counted.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a defender who played at Mississippi State before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his interceptions at Mississippi State in its seasons.