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OTES
EXTRA:
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NDIVIDUAL
H
IGHLIGHTS
Willie Evans
DE · 6-2 · 263 · So. · 1L
C
AREER
(23 G
AMES
/13 S
TARTS
)
· Tackles: 91 TT (49 UT, 42 AT)
· Sacks: 4.0-24
· Tackles for Loss: 13.0-40
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Tackles: 3 TT (3 UT)
· Tackles for Loss: 1.0-1
· Sacks: none
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Tackles: 8, twice [last: vs. Arkansas (11/23/02)]
· Solo Tackles: 6, vs. Alabama (11/8/03)
· Sacks: 1, four times [last: vs. LSU (9/27/03)]
· Tackles for Loss: 2, three times [last: vs. Alabama
(11/8/03)]
N
OTABLE
· Converted fullback that has started 14 of State's
last 16 games on the defensive line
· Has 80 tackles, 11.5 for losses, four sacks, two QB
pressures and 2.5 caused fumbles in those 14
starting nods
· Second for MSU in sacks (3.0) and tackles for loss
(8.0) this season
· Tied for fourth on team in sacks (1.0) last season
and was fifth in tackles for loss (5.0)
Kevin Fant
QB · 6-2 · 207 · Sr. · 3L
C
AREER
(36 G
AMES
/24 S
TARTS
)
· Passing: 447-838-42-5,540 33TD
· Total Offense: 616-5,340 (8.7 ypp)
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Passing: 9-19-3-90
· Rushing: 6-(-11)
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Passing Yards: 360, at Houston (9/20/03)
· Passing Attempts: 42, twice [last: at Houston
(9/20/03)]
· Completions: 24, at Houston (9/20/03)
· Passing TDs: 3, five times [last: at Houston (9/20/03)]
· Long Completion: 91, vs. Kentucky (11/2/02)
· Rushing Yards: 35, vs. Jacksonville St. (9/14/02)
· Rushing Attempts: 12, at Mississippi (11/23/00)
· Long Run: 27, at Mississippi (11/23/00)
· Rushing TDs: 1, three times [last: vs. Vanderbilt
(10/4/03)]
· Total Offense: 371, vs. Jacksonville St. (9/14/02)
N
OTABLE
· Ranks 2nd all-time at MSU in completions and
passing yardage; also 3rd in touchdowns thrown
· Currently ranked 7th in the SEC in passing yardage
(187.3 ypg) and is 10th total offense (174.4 ypg)
· Set MSU's record for consecutive games with a
passing TD (7) this season, dating back to last year's
final game at Mississippi; streak ended at Auburn
· Needs just two more pass completions to set the
MSU single-season record for connections
· Set new career highs for completions (24) and
passing yardage (360) at Houston in Game 3; also
matched his best for passing TDs (3) in that game
· In Game 8 of last year vs. Kentucky, his 91-yard TD
throw was the longest pass play in MSU history; he
had set the record earlier in the year vs.
Jacksonville State with an 89-yard strike
Ronald Fields
DT · 6-2 · 296 · Jr. · 2L
C
AREER
(34 G
AMES
/24 S
TARTS
)
· Tackles: 111 TT (41 UT, 70 AT)
· Sacks: 1.0-5
· Tackles for Loss: 9.0-16
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Tackles: 3 TT (3 UT)
· Sacks: none
· Tackles for Loss: none
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Tackles: 9, at Houston (9/20/03)
· Solo Tackles: 6, vs. LSU (9/27/03)
· Sacks: 1.0, at Houston (9/20/03)
· Tackles for Loss: 2, twice [last: vs. LSU (9/27/03)]
N
OTABLE
· Set a new career-best with nine tackles in Game 3
at Houston; also had a sack, two tackles for loss, a
caused fumble and recovery, against the Cougars
· Career-high six solo stops vs. LSU in Game 4
· Also has 2 caused fumbles, 1 recovery, and 3 QB
pressures during his career
· Named Freshman All-SEC by the Knoxville
News-Sentinel and the league's coaches in 2001
Kamau Jackson
DT · 6-1 · 276 · Sr. · 2L
C
AREER
(31 G
AMES
/10 S
TARTS
)
· Tackles: 128 TT (55 UT, 73 AT)
· Sacks: 1.5-12
· Tackles for Loss: 13.5-36
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Tackles: 4 TT (2 UT, 2 AT)
· Sacks: none
· Tackles for Loss: 2.0-3
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Tackles: 12, vs. Mississippi (11/22/01)
· Solo Tackles: 6, twice [last: at S. Carolina (10/5/02)]
· Sacks: 1, vs. Tennessee (11/16/02)
· Tackles for Loss: 2, twice [last: at Arkansas (11/22/03)]
N
OTABLE
· In addition to his tackle totals, also has a caused
fumble, three recoveries, two PBUs and five QB
pressures during his career
Justin Jenkins
SE · 6-1 · 210 · Sr. · 3L
C
AREER
(43 G
AMES
/30 S
TARTS
)
· Receiving: 137-1,965 (14.3 ypr) 17TD
· Rushing: 15-97 (6.5 ypc)
L
AST
G
AME
(11/22/03
AT
A
RKANSAS
)
· Receiving: 3-32
· Rushing: none
C
AREER
B
ESTS
· Receptions: 9, twice [last: at Houston (9/20/03)]
· Receiving Yards: 172, at Houston (9/20/03)
· TD receptions: 2, three times [last: at Houston
(9/20/03)]
· Long Reception: 76, vs. Kentucky (11/3/01)
N
OTABLE
· Tied the MSU career record for touchdown catches
with his score at Tennessee in Game 10; also set
the MSU single-season mark in that game with his
ninth TD catch of 2003
· Currently third in the SEC in receiving yardage (79.2
ypg) and receptions (5.45 rpg)
· Is 3rd all-time at MSU in pass receptions and 4th in
receiving yardage
· Enjoyed the best two games of his career in Games
2 & 3, hauling in 18 catches for 336 yards and four
scores at Tulane (9-164-2) and Houston (9-172-2)
combined; the 172 yards at UH were the 8th-best,
single-game receiving output in school history
· Has had at least one catch in 31 of his last 32
games played; only game in the streak he did not
have a catch was at South Carolina last year when
he left the game early due to injury
· Set MSU's record for consecutive games with a
TD reception this season with at least one TD grab
in each of State's first five contests; has had at least
one TD in seven of MSU's 11 games thus far
· Originally set MSU's single-season record for TD
catches in 2001 with eight scores before breaking
that mark this season
· Has 15 career games with four or more receptions
