| FBS Ranking | Offense | Defense |
| Rushing | 205.1 (19th) | 118.6 (23rd) |
| Passing | 256.2 (34th) | 224.4 (56th) |
| Overall | 16th | 29th |
| Roster | ||||||
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| 25 | Corey Acosta | K | 5-10 | 182 | Fr | Memphis, TN |
| 80 | Ryan Balentine | WR | 6-1 | 176 | Sr | Killeen, TX |
| 51 | Darius Barnes | OL | 6-4 | 315 | Jr | Memphis, TN |
| 5 | Tray Becton-Martin | DB | 5-10 | 160 | Fr | Eads, TN |
| 97 | Nic Bekkers | DL | 6-4 | 191 | Fr | Perry, GA |
| 39 | Peter Boehme | K | 5-11 | 222 | Jr | Birmingham, AL |
| 17 | Kelvin Bolden | WR | 6-0 | 161 | Sr | Ocean Springs, MS |
| 7 | Furious Bradley | DB | 5-8 | 150 | Fr | Gulfport, MS |
| 61 | James Brady | OL | 6-4 | 277 | Sr | Carriere, MS |
| 9 | Chris Briggs | WR | 6-4 | 195 | Fr | Franklinton, LA |
| 30 | Michael Brinson | DT | 6-4 | 260 | Fr | Flowood, MS |
| 65 | O.C. Brown | OL | 6-2 | 305 | Fr | Germantown, TN |
| 70 | Vincent Brown | OL | null | null | So | Miami, FL |
| 94 | Andrew Burns | DL | 6-4 | 267 | Sr | Columbiana, AL |
| 13 | Chris Campbell | QB | 6-4 | 197 | So | Collierville, TN |
| 57 | Garrett Clark | OL | 6-4 | 284 | Fr | Jacksonville, FL |
| 8 | Jamie Collins | LB | 6-3 | 231 | Jr | McCall Creek, MS |
| 28 | Jacorius Cotton | DB | 5-9 | 186 | So | LaGrange, GA |
| 19 | Chad Cox | DB | null | null | Fr | Moss Point, MS |
| 74 | Casey D'Angelo | OL | null | null | Fr | Madisonville, LA |
| 12 | Austin Davis | QB | 6-1 | 218 | Sr | Meridian, MS |
| 63 | Zach Draper | OL | null | null | Fr | Tanner, AL |
| 68 | Joe Duhon | OL | 6-2 | 295 | Jr | Lake Charles, LA |
| 12 | Patrick Durr | DB | null | null | Fr | Brandon, MS |
| 75 | Thomas Edenfield | OL | 6-5 | 293 | Sr | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1 | Darin Farris | QB | 6-1 | 201 | Sr | Petal, MS |
| 6 | Arsenio Favor | QB | 6-3 | 226 | Fr | Montgomery, AL |
| 76 | David Fowler | OL | 6-3 | 305 | Fr | Daphne, AL |
| 18 | Brandon Francesconi | LB | 6-3 | 243 | Jr | Burlingame, CA |
| 50 | Darrion Goudy | LB | 5-9 | 202 | Fr | Meridian, MS |
| 43 | Tim Green | LB | 6-3 | 226 | Sr | Columbia, SC |
| 66 | Jordan Greene | OL | 6-3 | 270 | Fr | New Orleans, LA |
| 78 | Jonathan Guerry | OL | 6-4 | 302 | So | Columbus, MS |
| 3 | Donald Hall | DB | 5-10 | 203 | So | Gardena, CA |
| 81 | Ryan Hanks | TE | 6-5 | 231 | Jr | Pace, FL |
| 29 | Kendrick Hardy | RB | 6-0 | 217 | So | Monticello, MS |
| 83 | Cooper Harrington | WR | 6-0 | 180 | Fr | Birmingham, AL |
| 999 | Cortez Hartzog | DT | 6-4 | 295 | Fr | Gulfport, MS |
| 21 | Jeremy Hester | RB | 5-6 | 172 | So | Panama City, FL |
| 93 | Logan Hickman | DL | 6-3 | 257 | Sr | Gulf Shores, AL |
| 85 | Kihary Hill | WR | null | null | Fr | Mobile, AL |
| 73 | Rashod Hill | OL | 6-6 | 265 | Fr | Jacksonville, FL |
| 72 | Lamar Holmes | OL | 6-6 | 336 | Sr | Gastonia, NC |
| 37 | Alan Howze | LB | 6-2 | 225 | So | Ocean Springs, MS |
| 34 | Danny Hrapmann | K | 5-9 | 160 | Sr | New Orleans, LA |
| 20 | Reggie Hunt | DB | 5-8 | 174 | Sr | Robertsdale, AL |
| 22 | Collin Jarbo | TE | 6-3 | 226 | Fr | Gadsden, AL |
| 48 | Trent Johnson | LB | 6-2 | 206 | Fr | Memphis, TN |
| 19 | Clifford Johnson | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Jr | Jacksonville, FL |
| 7 | Desmond Johnson | RB | 5-11 | 195 | Jr | Yazoo City, MS |
| 12 | Emmanuel Johnson | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Fr | McKenzie, AL |
| 5 | Jerrion Johnson | DB | 6-1 | 197 | So | Beaumont, MS |
| 36 | Bruce Johnson | FB | 5-9 | 227 | So | Alpharetta, GA |
| 91 | Deddrick Jones | DL | 6-3 | 250 | Sr | Bastrop, LA |
| 53 | Ta'Dren Kennedy | LB | 5-8 | 212 | Fr | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 1 | Tracy Lampley | WR | 5-9 | 169 | Jr | Waynesboro, MS |
| 49 | Cordarro Law | DL | 6-2 | 254 | Sr | Whitfield, AL |
| 22 | Laurice Lawrence | DB | 5-7 | 175 | So | Memphis, TN |
| 87 | Francisco Llanos | WR | 5-8 | 159 | So | Tampa, FL |
| 8 | Ricky Lloyd | QB | 6-2 | 185 | Fr | Concord, CA |
| 14 | Tre Maddox | DB | 6-0 | 185 | So | Tallahassee, FL |
| 24 | Anthony Madison | LB | 6-2 | 195 | So | New Orleans, LA |
| 84 | Max Mason | TE | 6-7 | 215 | Fr | Kennesaw, GA |
| 83 | Gary McCloud | WR | null | null | So | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 99 | Dasman McCullum | DL | 6-3 | 235 | Fr | Taylorsville, MS |
| 92 | Chase Moore | LS | 6-2 | 256 | Fr | Brandon, MS |
| 58 | Creighton Nelms | LS | 6-0 | 227 | Sr | Corinth, MS |
| 20 | Reynaldo Norwood | DB | 5-7 | 160 | Fr | Crystal Springs, MS |
| 97 | Rakeem Nunez | DL | 6-3 | 300 | Fr | Phonix City, AL |
| 3 | Cameron O'Neal | DB | 6-0 | 218 | Sr | Citronelle, AL |
| 35 | Justin Penn | LB | 6-1 | 193 | Fr | Bassfield, MS |
| 79 | Taylor Peterson | OL | 6-4 | 299 | Fr | Auburn, AL |
| 85 | Quentin Pierce | WR | 5-11 | 176 | Jr | Mobile, AL |
| 88 | Michael Pivnick | WR | null | null | So | Ocean Springs, MS |
| 90 | Terrance Pope | DL | 6-3 | 285 | Sr | Batesville, MS |
| 26 | Kendrick Presley | DB | 6-2 | 200 | Sr | Kosciusko, MS |
| 77 | Ed Preston | OL | 6-4 | 302 | So | Bacliff, TX |
| 18 | Daronne Prince | DB | 5-10 | 185 | Sr | Toms River, NJ |
| 88 | Rashun Prince | CB | 6-0 | 178 | Jr | Toms River, NJ |
| 62 | Austin Quattrochi | OL | 6-3 | 289 | Jr | Marietta, GA |
| 69 | Seth Reddy | OL | null | null | Fr | Piedmont, AL |
| 47 | Mario Richards | RB | 5-7 | 247 | So | |
| 15 | Marcal Robinson | DB | 6-0 | 174 | Jr | Prichard, AL |
| 89 | Joel Ross | DL | 6-1 | 299 | Jr | Houma, LA |
| 25 | Darrell Sanders | RB | 5-8 | 182 | Fr | Midfield, AL |
| 63 | Lance Schuffert | LS | 6-2 | 245 | Fr | Prattville, AL |
| 25 | Justin Sims | WR | 5-7 | 165 | So | Atlanta, GA |
| 16 | Alex Smith | DB | 5-11 | 185 | So | McCall Creek, MS |
| 24 | Chauncey Smith | LB | 5-11 | 230 | Fr | LaGrange, GA |
| 99 | Michael Smith | DE | 6-5 | 220 | Fr | Birmingham, AL |
| 41 | Ross Smith | TE | 6-3 | 239 | Sr | Purvis, MS |
| 38 | Jeremy Snowden | LB | 6-3 | 220 | Sr | Gloster, MS |
| 27 | William Spight | WR | 5-10 | 169 | Sr | Montgomery, AL |
| 18 | Dominique Sullivan | WR | 6-4 | 190 | So | Taylorsville, MS |
| 999 | Jhyryn Taylor | WR | 6-3 | 175 | Jr | Franklinton, LA |
| 9 | Octavius Thomas | DL | 6-3 | 228 | So | Carrollton, GA |
| 6 | Martez Thompson | DB | 6-1 | 200 | Jr | Pascagoula, MS |
| 98 | Khyri Thornton | DL | 6-3 | 300 | So | Panama City, FL |
| 56 | Ronnie Thornton | LB | 6-3 | 229 | Sr | Miami, FL |
| 9 | N'Gal Tillman | DB | 5-11 | 176 | Fr | New Orleans, LA |
| 23 | Markese Triplett | WR | 6-4 | 197 | So | Louisville, MS |
| 31 | Alexander Walters | DB | 5-10 | 159 | So | Northport, AL |
| 999 | Keivondre Watford | TE | 6-4 | 215 | Fr | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 60 | Adam Weathers | LS | 5-10 | 196 | Jr | Quitman, MS |
| 84 | Mark Weathersby | TE | null | null | Jr | Magee, MS |
| 52 | Jason Weaver | OL | 6-5 | 316 | Sr | New Orleans, LA |
| 29 | Marquese Wheaton | DB | 5-10 | 177 | Sr | Phoenix, AZ |
| 67 | Dyron White | OL | 6-5 | 316 | Jr | Slidell, LA |
| 999 | Terrick White | LB | 6-2 | 205 | Fr | Gadsden, AL |
| 20 | Ed Wilkins | DB | 5-10 | 165 | Fr | McDonough, GA |
| 42 | Korey Williams | LB | 6-1 | 242 | Sr | New Orleans, LA |
| 95 | Khalid Wilson | DT | 6-1 | 300 | Fr | New Orleans, LA |
| 7 | Deron Wilson | DB | 5-10 | 176 | So | New Orleans, LA |
| 26 | Jamal Woodyard | RB | 5-8 | 200 | Fr | Fairhope, AL |
| 54 | Nathaniel Worrell | OL | 6-5 | 269 | So | Pearl, MS |
| 14 | Terrick Wright | LB | 6-2 | 205 | Fr | Gadsden, AL |
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