How much is returning talent really worth?
We’ve covered this topic already, in the context of making us feel better about the utter lack of production LSU returns, demonstrating it wasn’t that far off from the rest of the SEC. However, one of the outliers was Mississippi St.
State returns a whopping 78% of its production, but it gets even more impressive when you look at some individual stats.
State returns its top two passers, its top five rushers, and four of its top five receivers, missing only receiving leader Makai Polk. They return four starting offensive linemen, three starters in the secondary, and the entire defensive line two-deep.