For Mississippi State, avoiding a second consecutive losing record in 2017 becomes a lot easier if Dan Mullen and company keep some key players healthy.
Gridiron Now takes a look at the 10 players the Bulldogs can least afford to lose when the 2017 season kicks off.

10. DE Montez Sweat
The particulars: 6 feet 6, 241 pounds, junior
Why he’s here: Sweat signed with Michigan State in 2014 out of high school in the Atlanta area, but left MSU for a junior college.