Cedric Jiles has already been at Mississippi State for four years and likely will still have two more to go.
Hand and foot injuries limited Jiles to just three games as a true freshman in 2012 and a hamstring injury kept him off the field for the entire 2014 season.
The 5-foot-10, 182-pound cornerback made his return this past fall, appearing in a dozen games for the Bulldogs.
“This doesn’t last forever and I found that out the hard way,” Jiles said. “I missed a whole year but now that I’m back I’m trying to soak it all up and take it day-by-day.