Mississippi Valley State University Athletics

Men's Football

Mississippi Valley State University

NCAA D1 · Southwestern Athletic Conference · Itta Bena, MS

$11.5k

Avg net price

27%

Grad rate

The program

Terrell Buckley, Head coach · terrell.buckley@mvsu.edu

Assistants: Arlo Henderson · Deondri Clark · Grant Simms · Jalil Kilpatrick · Kelvin Smith · Mario Edwards · Samuel Parker

The roster · 2026

84 on the roster20 Fr22 So26 Jr9 Sr7 Grad

Matthew Williams

So. · Wide Receiver

Lexington, Mississippi

Quavion Pitts

Fr. · Defensive Line

Atlanta, Georgia

Jusden Culpepper

Fr. · Linebacker

Sandersville, Georgia

Adonis Jackson

Jr. · Defensive Line

Las Vegas, Nevada

Joey Davis

Fr. · Wide Receiver

New Orleans, Louisiana

Nina Schiks

So. · Kicker

Boxneer, Netherlands

John Brown

Fr. · Defensive Back

Bainbridge, Georgia

Derrick Taylor

Jr. · Defensive Line

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Xavier Cannaday

Jr. · Defensive Back

Columbus, Ohio

Jermarie Dumas

Jr. · Offensive Line

San Jose, California

Prince Ijioma

So. · Defensive Back

Little Elm, Texas

Kristian Miller

R-So. · Defensive Line

Memphis, Tennessee

Khalil Hunter

Jr. · Linebacker

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Austin Powell

Fr. · Offensive Line

Quincy, Florida

Tacolby Grant

Fr. · Defensive Line

Dallas, Texas

Amir Williams

Jr. · Defensive Back

Greenwood, Mississippi

Cali Byrd

So. · Defensive Back

Dallas, Texas

Nicholas Stephens

Sr. · Punter

Douglasville, Georgia

A sample of the roster.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

WR5 of 13 graduating
LB3 of 12 graduating
ST2 of 4 graduating
QB2 of 4 graduating
DB2 of 19 graduating
DL1 of 12 graduating

Where they're from

Texas 8Ohio 2Other 74

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$9.1k/yr
$30-48k$9.1k/yr
$48-75k$9.6k/yr
$75-110k$12.4k/yr
$110k+$17.5k/yr

Grad rate

27%

Admit rate

92%

Enrollment

1k

Also in the Southwestern Athletic Conference

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