23 players committed to- attending the n-f-l draft... tw- of them... played their college- - - - football, in the magnolia state- mississippi state's montez- sweat... and d-k metcalf, out o- ole miss.

- but that doesn't mean they'd be- the first two players, from - mississippi... to hear their- names called.

- with the 19th pick in the 20-19- n-f-l draft... the tennessee- titans- select jeffery simmons... of- mississippi state university.

- it was only a matter of time, - for the all-s-e-c first-team- selection... who saw his draft- stock fall after tearing his- a-c-l,- during a pre-draft workout.

- as a result, simmons never got- to take part in m-s-u pro day..- and wasn't invited to the n- f-- combine because of an - off-the-field incident... prior- to his freshman year.

- but at the end of the day, it's- hard to deny his junior year- numbers... with simmons leading- all s-e-c defensive - lineman... with 59 tackles, in- 20-18.- simmons also took home this - year's conerly trophy... going- to the top college football - player... in the- state of mississippi.

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