Dan Mullen had four targets in the Golden Triangle area that were considered a priority. He didn’t get all of them, but he did land a signature from the highest rated prospect in the state of Mississippi.
Jeffrey Simmons is the second five star prospect Dan Mullen has signed in his time at Mississippi State. Simmons has always been considered one of the best players available in the country, but he continued to climb up the recruiting boards for most scouting services and was recently classified as a five star prospect by 247sports.com
When Mississippi State lost out on Scott Lashley, there was an ominous feeling around the Mississippi State program that the Bulldogs were only going to get one, and possibly none, of the four highly rated prospects in the backyard of Dan Mullen.