On Wednesday, the future of Mississippi State football will be decided. Thousands of high school football players will fax their signatures to the college where they plan on playing out their college career.

According to 24/7sports.com MSU has the 46th ranked recruiting class in the country as of Sunday night. According to the  24/7sports.com composite rating, which is a combination of all major media outlets recruiting rankings, MSU only has one 4-star recruit committed. 

However, MSU still has big targets left in this cycle. MSU is still a contender for 5-star defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons and Derrick Brown. They are also in the running for 4-star wide receiver A.J. Brown, who is from Starkville, 4-star offensive tackle Scott Lashley, 4-star defensive tackle Kobe Jones and  4-star defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, who is an Alabama commit.

How this class finishes out will hinge on the MSU coaching staff’s ability to pull four of the recruits listed above. Those four players are Simmons, Brown, Lashley and Jones. Pulling Derrick Brown, the No. 9 recruit in the country would be huge for the class, but the likelihood of that happening is almost slim to none. 

Raekwon Davis, who  flipped his commitment to MSU from Alabama for all of minutes before flipping back, would be a big pull. However, he appears to be firm in his commitment to Alabama.

The other four are all considering MSU. MSU has all but locked up Scott Lashley, who committed to MSU last May before he decommitted quickly thereafter. Kobe Jones seems to be in the same boat as Lashley, however there is always a worry since Ole Miss also in contention. 

Lastly there are two big MSU targets: Jeffery Simmons and A.J. Brown. They are two of the best players in Mississippi and would give State some much needed depth at the defensive end position. 

Simmons appears to be an Ole Miss lean, but at this point, the opinion varies from expert to expert. A.J. Brown seems to be an Alabama lean, as he has expressed interest in leaving Starkville. 

This recruiting class appears to be a bridge between last year’s top 20 class and next year’s class that is currently ranked No. 11 in the country. 

In 2011, MSU’s recruiting class was ranked No. 35 in the nation. That class featured NFL players such as Benardrick McKinney, Preston Smith, and Josh Robinson. It also featured NFL prospects such as Dak Prescott and Taveze Calhoun, both of whom recieved three-star rankings coming out of high school. Always remember that everything is a guess until the pads hit the shoulders and players take their first steps on the field