Bulldog seniors set for Media Days

Three Mississippi State football seniors – wide receiver Donald Gray, linebacker Dez Harris and offensive lineman Martinas Rankin – will join head coach Dan Mullen at 2017 Southeastern Conference Football Days next week in Hoover, Ala.

The league office unveiled each school's representatives on Wednesday. The Bulldogs take their turn from 1-3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11 on the floor of the Hyatt Regency Wynfrey Hotel.

Gray is seeking an All-SEC season after hauling in 41 passes for 709 yards and five touchdowns last year. He ranked fifth in the league in yards per catch (17.3). The Memphis, Tenn., native is one of two Bulldogs who will play this season with a degree already in hand. Gray graduated from MSU with a degree in sociology in December 2016.

Harris, a native of Bessemer, Ala., has played in 26 career games and is expected to man the middle under new defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. He finished with 37 total tackles – 3.5 for loss – and two forced fumbles as a junior.

Rankin is likely to be the Bulldogs' highest drafted player in 2018. Several mock drafts list the center/offensive tackle going in the first round. Rankin started the final 10 games of 2016 at left tackle, paving the way for a dominant MSU rushing attack.

Mullen will be attending his ninth SEC Media Days, and he is the second-longest tenured current head coach in the league. At 61-42, Mullen stands just four victories away from tying College Football Hall of Famer Allyn McKeen for second in Bulldog all-time victories. Mullen has guided MSU to more bowl games (seven straight) and bowl game victories (five) than any coach in school history.

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