Football Players, and athletes of all sports really, take pride in where they’re from. Whether it’s the state, city or area code – you always notice players wanting to rep their home area.
Fans tend to do the same thing. It’s always more fun to pull for a player when they’re from your home state (or even your hometown), especially when that player also happens to be playing on your favorite team.
With all that in mind, we went through NFL.com and pulled the home states (or, in a few cases, countries) of every player on the 53-man active rosters for each team.
We found 36 players from the state of Mississippi
Here are all 36 guys on NFL Rosters at the start of the 2023 season including what town they’re from and what team they play for.
| Name | City | State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Alford | Hernando | Mississippi | Atlanta Falcons |
| Richie Grant | Lumberton | Mississippi | Atlanta Falcons |
| KhaDarel Hodge | D’Lo | Mississippi | Atlanta Falcons |
| Jonathan Mingo | Brandon | Mississippi | Carolina Panthers |
| Matthew Adams | Cleveland | Mississippi | Cleveland Browns |
| Benito Jones | Waynesboro | Mississippi | Detroit Lions |
| Malik Heath | Canton | Mississippi | Green Bay Packers |
| Elgton Jenkins | Clarksdale | Mississippi | Green Bay Packers |
| Gardner Minshew | Flowood | Mississippi | Indianapolis Colts |
| Cam Akers | Clinton | Mississippi | Los Angeles Rams |
| Kevin Dotson | West Point | Mississippi | Los Angeles Rams |
| Logan Cooke | Columbia | Mississippi | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Tim Jones | Biloxi | Mississippi | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Parker Washington | Starkville | Mississippi | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Willie Gay Jr. | Starkville | Mississippi | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Demario Davis | Brandon | Mississippi | New Orleans Saints |
| J.T. Gray | Clarksdale | Mississippi | New Orleans Saints |
| Byron Young | Laurel | Mississippi | Las Vegas Raiders |
| A.J. Brown | Starkville | Mississippi | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Fletcher Cox | Yazoo City | Mississippi | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Name | City | State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakobe Dean | Horn Lake | Mississippi | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Justin Evans | Wiggins | Mississippi | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Kenneth Gainwell | Yazoo City | Mississippi | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Raekwon Davis | Meridian | Mississippi | Miami Dolphins |
| Charvarius Ward | McComb | Mississippi | San Francisco 49ers |
| Charles Cross | Laurel | Mississippi | Seattle Seahawks |
| Mario Edwards | Gautier | Mississippi | Seattle Seahawks |
| Derick Hall | Gulfport | Mississippi | Seattle Seahawks |
| Damien Lewis | Canton | Mississippi | Seattle Seahawks |
| DK Metcalf | Oxford | Mississippi | Seattle Seahawks |
| Jerrick Reed II | Olive Branch | Mississippi | Seattle Seahawks |
| Cameron Young | Crosby | Mississippi | Seattle Seahawks |
| Jason Brownlee | West Point | Mississippi | New York Jets |
| Saahdiq Charles | Jackson | Mississippi | Washington Commanders |
| Emmanuel Forbes | Grenada | Mississippi | Washington Commanders |
| Christian Holmes | Leland | Mississippi | Washington Commanders |
Hall of Fame Players from Mississippi
In addition to the current players from Mississippi we compiled a list of all players that have gone on to make it into the NFL Hall of Fame:
| Name | City | Induction Year |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | Gulfport | 2016 |
| Jerry Rice | Starkville | 2010 |
| Jackie Slater | Jackson | 2001 |
| Billy Shaw | Natchez | 1999 |
| Jackie Smith | Columbia | 1994 |
| Walter Payton | Columbia | 1993 |
| Lem Barney | Gulfport | 1992 |
| Willie Brown | Yazoo City | 1984 |
| Frank “Bruiser” Kinard | Pelahatchie | 1971 |