Since the age of eight, running back Davon Booth has had one goal in mind: make it to the National Football League. 

Originally from North Las Vegas, Booth has two years of junior college and one year at Utah State University under his belt. Booth transferred to MSU two seasons ago. Booth said coming to Mississippi State from Las Vegas was quite the culture shock, but he feels he made the right choice. 

“I like being by myself, and I feel like being in a small college town, it’s quiet,” Booth said. “There’s peace out in the middle of nowhere.” 

Game days are different all across the country, but Booth has found his home as a Bulldog. He said his favorite part about game days at Davis Wade Stadium is the constant ringing of the cowbells.

Booth has always had a love for sports. In high school, he also participated in basketball and track and field, where he competed in sprints and jumps. 

Being around athletics for over half of his life, Booth knows that it is more than the games or the wins — it is about the bonds made along the way. 

“I like the bonding I have with people,” Booth said. “We come from everywhere, and you know, obviously, we haven’t been winning, but the locker room is always happy.” 

Although he was a transfer, Booth had no problem fitting in and forming a relationship with the rest of the Dawgs. 

Booth has made quite the impact on Mississippi State football, coming in with nine touchdowns over the last nine games this season. Seven of those were rushing, while two were receiving. 

“I just do whatever coach says, you know, whether I have to pass, block, run the ball, catch, catch a pass,” Booth said. “Just do whatever I gotta do to help the team win. I fight.” 

Booth has been with the Bulldogs for the last two seasons, and he plays the game for not only himself, but for his teammates, his family and friends and for his school as a whole.

Khalan Booth, Booth’s three-year-old son, is one of his greatest inspirations for the game, or as Booth would say, he is “my why, my everything.” 

Balancing athletics, academics and fatherhood has not always been easy for Booth, but seeing his son at the games makes it all worth it. 

“They all complement each other, I’d say,” Booth said. “With football and school doing good, hopefully those will show my son one day that he can accomplish what I did, and hopefully he does more than me.” 

After this football season, Booth hopes to make it to the NFL and show his son that dreams do come true. Although the team has not been as successful as fans hoped, they are still headed in a positive direction, and Booth has played a crucial role in that. 

“We are the best 5-4 team in the nation,” Booth said.