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JILES’ CAREER STATS
YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PBU INT-YD 2012 3/0 5 4 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 1 0-0 2013 11/3 20 14 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0 TOTALS 14/3 25 18 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 1 0-0
JOCQUELL JOHNSON
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-4 • 305 • Jr.-TR Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln [Miss.] CC)
64 JUNIOR COLLEGE
Officially enrolled early at MSU in January 2014 and participated in spring drills ... Suited up at left tackle for two years at Copiah-Lincoln for head coach Glenn Davis ... Started every game of two-year career ... A three-star recruit according to Scout.com and 247sports ... Became the first Copiah-Lincoln player to sign with MSU since offensive lineman Phillip Freeman in 2007 ... Led the Wolfpack to a 7-2 overall record in 2013 ... Helped the offense surpass the 40-point plateau four times as the Wolfpack averaged 33.7 points a contest ... Part of an offensive line that allowed the Wolfpack to average 432.9 yards a game, the 13th-highest total among NJCAA clubs ... During first year on campus, helped the Wolfpack finish 9-3 and claim the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges (MACJC) State Championship, the program’s first since 1985, with a 41-37 victory over Gulf Coast ... Squad participated in the Mississippi Bowl and was ranked No. 14 in the final NJCAA poll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Callaway High School and played for head coach Daryl Jones ... Took part in the 2011 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic ... Named to the Mississippi Coaches Association 5A First Team All-State Team and the allmetro team in 2011 ... Helped the Chargers to playoff trips as a sophomore and junior ... Tallied 14 pancake blocks in a 20-0 shutout of Provine during junior campaign.
PERSONAL
2013 JUNIOR SEASON
A second-team All-SEC selection by the league’s coaches after finishing the year with 30 receptions for 391 yards and two touchdowns ... Ranked third on the squad in receiving yards ... Hauled in a 13-yard touchdown in the Liberty Bowl win over Rice ... Caught eight-of-13 passes (61.5 percent) thrown to him on third down, converting seven into first downs ... Tied for second on the team with 19 receiving first downs ... Caught three passes for 51 yards at Arkansas (11/23) ... Turned in best game of career against Alabama (11/16), registering personal bests in receptions (six) and yards (84) ... Hauled in two passes of 20 or more yards versus the Crimson Tide after having three in the first nine contests of the campaign ... Caught first touchdown pass of the season in the opening quarter against Kentucky (10/24) on a career-long 60-yard reception ... Three of four receptions against Oklahoma State (8/31) went for first downs.
2012 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Missed the first five games due to injury, but played in the last eight games of the season, including a start at Alabama ... Made his season debut in win over Tennessee at home, catching two passes for 34 yards and a touchdown ... His one-handed touchdown grab on fourth-and-goal from the UT nine-yard line with nine seconds left iced the victory for the Bulldogs in dramatic fashion ... Gave MSU a first down with a 13-yard reception at Alabama ... Tied a season high with two catches for a season-best 40 yards at LSU ... Caught a 27-yard pass in the home finale versus Arkansas ... Finished the regular season with two catches for 33 yards in the Egg Bowl at Ole Miss ... Hauled in two catches for 24 yards in the season-finale Gator Bowl versus Northwestern.
2011 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Named to the All-SEC Freshman Team in a vote by the league’s coaches after leading all SEC freshmen tight ends in receptions (11) and receiving yards (206), while tying for the lead in touchdowns (3) ... Played in 11 games and started at receiver against Alabama ... Had one reception for 22 yards against LSU ... Caught his first career touchdown against UAB, where he had one reception for 20 yards ... Had a season-high 51 receiving yards against South Carolina ... Caught a season-high three passes and a touchdown in a win against Kentucky ... Caught four passes in his final four games of the season ... Had a career-long catch of 37 yards in a Music City Bowl win over Wake Forest.
2010 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirted during true freshman season.
Born July 14, 1993 ... Majoring in psychology.
MALCOLM JOHNSON
TIGHT END
6-2 • 231 • Sr.-3L Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Northridge)
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2014 MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST
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CAREER
One of the SEC’s top returning tight ends after an All-SEC junior campaign ... Has played in 32 career games with 11 starts ... Caught 51 passes for 768 yards and seven touchdowns ... Named to the All-SEC Freshman Team in a vote by the league’s coaches in 2011.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and ESPN.com ... Listed by ESPN.com as the No. 75 wide receiver prospect in the nation and by Rivals.com as the No. 33 recruit in Alabama regardless of position ... Most Valuable Player at Rivals.com Ultimate 100 Camps in Birmingham and Atlanta ... Caught 39 passes for 598 yards and scored eight touchdowns during his senior season ... Played for head coach Michael Smith ... Also rushed for 137 yards on 30 carries and completed two of three pass attempts ... Hauled in 41 receptions for 492 yards and nine touchdowns during junior season ... Standout on the basketball court as well for the Jaguars ... Committed to Mississippi State in July of 2009.
PERSONAL
Born Malcolm Jamaine Johnson on Aug. 11, 1992 ... Son of James and Genesis Johnson. JOHNSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions 6__________________________ vs. Alabama (11/16/13) Receiving yards 84__________________________ vs. Alabama (11/16/13) Longest reception 60_________________________ vs. Kentucky (10/24/13) Receiving TDs 1________________ seven times, last vs. Rice (12/31/13)
2014 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL