Texas vs. Mississippi State projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 9 | 2025 college football season

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The No. 22 Texas Longhorns (5-2) will square off against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-3) in Week 9 of the 2025 college football season on Saturday. The game will kick off at 4:15 p.m. ET from Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

Ahead of the Texas vs Mississippi State game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

Texas vs. Mississippi State projected starting lineup for Week 9

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Texas projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Texas' projected starters on offense vs. Mississippi State:

PositionStarter

WR-X	Ryan Wingo, SO
WR-Z	Parker Livingstone, RS FR
WR-H	DeAndre Moore Jr., JR
LT	Trevor Goosby, RS SO
LG	Connor Stroh, RS SO
C	Cole Hutson, SR
RG	DJ Campbell, SR
RT	Brandon Baker, SO
TE	Jack Endries, RS JR/TR
QB	Arch Manning, RS SO
RB	Quintrevion Wisner, JR

Here's a look at Texas' projected starters on defense vs. Mississippi State:

PositionStarter

DE	Ethan Burke, SR
NT	Hero Kanu, RS JR/TR
DT	Maraad Watson, SO/TR
EDGE	Colin Simmons, SO
WLB	Anthony Hill Jr., JR
MLB	Liona Lefau, JR
LCB	Malik Muhammad, JR
SS	Jelani McDonald, JR
FS	Michael Taaffe, RS SR
RCB	Jaylon Guilbeau, SR
NB	Graceson Littleton, FR

Here's a look at Texas' projected starters on special teams vs. Mississippi State:

PositionStarter

PT	Jack Bouwmeester, RS SR/TR
PK	Mason Shipley, RS SR/TR
KO	Will Stone, SR
LS	Lance St. Louis, SR
H	Jack Bouwmeester, RS SR/TR
PR	Ryan Niblett, RS SO
KR	Ryan Niblett, RS SO

Mississippi State projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Mississippi State's projected starters on offense vs. Texas:

PositionStarter

WR-X	Brenen Thompson, SR/TR
WR-Z	Jordan Mosley, RS SR/TR
WR-SL	Anthony Evans III, JR/TR
LT	Jayvin Q. James, RS SO/TR
LG	Jacoby Jackson, RS SR/TR
C	Canon Boone, RS SR
RG	Zack Owens, RS SO/TR
RT	Albert Reese IV, RS SR
TE	Seydou Traore, RS SR/TR
QB	Blake Shapen, GR/TR
RB	Fluff Bothwell, SO/TR

Here's a look at Mississippi State's projected starters on defense vs. Texas:

PositionStarter

DE	Deonte Anderson, RS SR
NT	Jaray Bledsoe, RS JR/TR
DT	Kedrick Bingley-Jones, RS SR/TR
JACK	Branden Jennings, RS SR/TR
WLB	Zakari Tillman, JR
MLB	Nic Mitchell, RS SR
LCB	Kelley Jones, RS SO
SS	Hunter Washington, RS SR/TR
FS	Brylan Lanier, RS SR/TR
RCB	DeAgo Brumfield, RS SR/TR
NB	Isaac Smith, JR

Here's a look at Mississippi State's projected starters on special teams vs. Texas:

PositionStarter

PT	Ethan Pulliam, RS SO
PK	Kyle Ferrie, JR
KO	Marlon Hauck, RS JR/TR
LS	Ethan Myers, RS SR/TR
H	Ethan Pulliam, RS SO
PR	Anthony Evans III, JR/TR
KR	Davon Booth, GR/TR

Texas vs. Mississippi State depth chart for Week 9

Texas depth chart

Here's a look at Texas' depth chart for its offense:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

WR-X	1	Wingo, Ryan SO	14	Butler, Aaron RS FR	2	Ffrench Jr., Jaime FR	11	Terry III, Michael FR	-	-
WR-Z	13	Livingstone, Parker RS FR	3	Mosley V, Emmett SO/TR	7	Lockett, Kaliq FR	-	-	-	-
WR-H	0	Moore Jr., DeAndre JR	17	McCutcheon, Daylan FR	21	Niblett, Ryan RS SO	35	Andersen, Rett RS SO	35	Andersen, Rett RS SO
LT	74	Goosby, Trevor RS SO	75	Chatman, Jaydon RS SO	78	Coleman, Jordan FR	-	-	-	-
LG	79	Stroh, Connor RS SO	72	Umeozulu, Neto RS JR	76	Christian, Jackson FR	-	-	-	-
C	54	Hutson, Cole SR	62	Robertson, Connor RS JR	51	Cruz, Daniel RS FR	-	-	-	-
RG	52	Campbell, DJ SR	70	Kibble, Nate RS FR	63	McBroom, Rick RS JR	-	-	-	-
RT	73	Baker, Brandon SO	71	Brooks, Nick FR	64	Sweeney, Robert RS SO	-	-	-	-
TE	88	Endries, Jack RS JR/TR	83	Shannon, Spencer RS SO	84	Washington, Jordan RS FR	81	Townsend, Nick FR	85	Winston, Emaree FR
QB	16	Manning, Arch RS SO	18	Caldwell, Matthew RS SR/TR	8	Lacey Jr., Karle FR	15	Owens, Trey RS FR	-	-
RB	5	Wisner, Quintrevion JR	4	Baxter, CJ RS SO	6	Clark, Christian RS FR	9	Gibson, Jerrick SO	31	Simon, James FR

Here's a look at Texas' depth chart for its offense:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

DE	91	Burke, Ethan SR	19	Umeozulu, Zina RS FR	40	Jackson, Lance FR	46	Orogbo, Smith FR	-	-
NT	93	Kanu, Hero RS JR/TR	99	Brevard, Cole RS SR/TR	44	Shaw, Travis SR/TR	90	Sharma, Josiah FR	-	-
DT	98	Watson, Maraad SO/TR	97	January, Alex SO	96	Johnson, Lavon JR/TR	55	Hills III, Melvin RS FR	15	Terry, Justus FR
EDGE	1	Simmons, Colin SO	8	Moore, Trey RS SR/TR	14	Spence, Brad JR/TR	92	Vasek, Colton RS SO	-	-
WLB	0	Hill Jr., Anthony JR	26	Smith, Ty'Anthony SO	37	Cunningham, Jonathan FR	43	Garza, Eric RS FR	-	-
MLB	18	Lefau, Liona JR	30	Barnes, Elijah FR	51	Landwehr, Marshall RS SR	32	Sarkisian, Brady RS SO	-	-
LCB	5	Muhammad, Malik JR	6	Black, Kobe SO	24	Roberson, Warren RS SO	-	-	-	-
SS	4	McDonald, Jelani JR	17	Filsaime, Xavier RS FR	23	Johnson-Rubell, Jordon SO	41	Umeozulu, Ziky RS FR	-	-
FS	16	Taaffe, Michael RS SR	2	Williams Jr., Derek RS SO	9	Williams, Jonah FR	13	Hicks, Zelus FR	-	-
RCB	3	Guilbeau, Jaylon SR	11	Phillips, Kade FR	28	Wilson, Santana RS FR	25	Chester, Caleb FR	-	-
NB	29	Littleton, Graceson FR	27	Mack, Wardell RS FR	38	Gillespie, Graham RS JR	-	-	-	-

Here's a look at Texas' depth chart for its offense:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

PT	19	Bouwmeester, Jack RS SR/TR	47	Heil, Gehrig FR	-	-	-	-	-	-
PK	49	Shipley, Mason RS SR/TR	15	Stone, Will SR	46	Barnett, Spencer RS FR	-	-	-	-
KO	15	Stone, Will SR	49	Shipley, Mason RS SR/TR	46	Barnett, Spencer RS FR	-	-	-	-
LS	58	St. Louis, Lance SR	42	Haver, Tate RS SO	-	-	-	-	-	-
H	19	Bouwmeester, Jack RS SR/TR	47	Hei

Mississippi State depth chart

Here's a look at Mississippi State's depth chart for its offense:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

WR-X	0	Thompson, Brenen SR/TR	7	Allen, Markus RS SR/TR	18	Glover, Jaron RS JR/TR	12	Thompson, Cam RS JR/TR	-	-
WR-Z	4	Mosley, Jordan RS SR/TR	11	Williams, Ayden JR/TR	13	Magee, Sanfrisco RS FR	-	-	-	-
WR-SL	3	Evans III, Anthony JR/TR	9	Johnson, Ricky RS FR	-	-	-	-	-	-
LT	77	James, Jayvin Q. RS SO/TR	74	Lewis Jr., Jimothy RS FR	-	-	-	-	-	-
LG	75	Jackson, Jacoby RS SR/TR	51	Work, Luke SO	-	-	-	-	-	-
C	72	Boone, Canon RS SR	53	Smith, Brennan RS SR/TR	50	Keenum, Koby RS SO/TR	-	-	-	-
RG	52	Owens, Zack RS SO/TR	61	Mayberry, Trevor GR/TR	-	-	-	-	-	-
RT	76	Reese IV, Albert RS SR	55	Shumpert-Perkins, Jakheem JR/TR	-	-	-	-	-	-
TE	8	Traore, Seydou RS SR/TR	10	Ball, Cam RS JR/TR	87	West, Sam RS SO/TR	5	Reese, Max RS JR/TR	-	-
QB	2	Shapen, Blake GR/TR	1	Taylor, Kamario FR	17	Kromenhoek, Luke SO/TR	-	-	-	-
RB	24	Bothwell, Fluff SO/TR	6	Booth, Davon GR/TR	22	Gayten, Xavier SO	-	-	-	-

Here's a look at Mississippi State's depth chart for its defense:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

DE	6	Anderson, Deonte RS SR	23	Williams, Trevion RS JR	27	Hibbler, Red GR/TR	46	Head Jr., Joseph RS SO	-	-
NT	92	Bledsoe, Jaray RS JR/TR	35	Dinkins, Kalvin RS JR	88	Burroughs, Jamil RS SR/TR	-	-	-	-
DT	22	Bingley-Jones, Kedrick RS SR/TR	42	Reed, DJ RS SO/TR	25	Thomas, Ray GR/TR	-	-	-	-
JACK	44	Jennings, Branden RS SR/TR	8	Sylla, Malick SR/TR	37	Sanders, Nevaeh GR/TR	-	-	-	-
WLB	7	Tillman, Zakari JR	16	Gullette, Derion RS SO/TR	11	Lockhart, Tyler FR	-	-	-	-
MLB	40	Mitchell, Nic RS SR	10	Smith, Jalen RS SO/TR	0	Forrest, Fatt RS FR	-	-	-	-
LCB	1	Jones, Kelley RS SO	15	Williams, Jayven RS JR/TR	24	Cannon, Elijah RS FR	17	Johnson, Kyle FR	-	-
SS	21	Washington, Hunter RS SR/TR	19	Reyes, Cyrus SO	-	-	-	-	-	-
FS	3	Lanier, Brylan RS SR/TR	13	Manning, Jahron SR/TR	28	Johnson, Tanner RS JR	-	-	-	-
RCB	4	Brumfield, DeAgo RS SR/TR	20	Jefferson, Jett JR/TR	26	Lewis III, Dwight RS SR/TR	-	-	-	-
NB	2	Smith, Isaac JR	9	Mitchell, Tony JR/TR	-	-	-	-	-	-

Here's a look at Mississippi State's depth chart for its special teams:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

PT	88	Pulliam, Ethan RS SO	38	Tiyce, Nathan FR	-	-	-	-	-	-
PK	80	Ferrie, Kyle JR	49	Hauck, Marlon RS JR/TR	-	-	-	-	-	-
KO	49	Hauck, Marlon RS JR/TR	80	Ferrie, Kyle JR	-	-	-	-	-	-
LS	45	Myers, Ethan RS SR/TR	39	Cosper, Kallen FR	-	-	-	-	-	-
H	88	Pulliam, Ethan RS SO	38	Tiyce, Nathan FR	-	-	-	-	-	-
PR	3	Evans III, Anthony JR/TR	0	Thompson, Brenen SR/TR	-	-	-	-	-	-
KR	6	Booth, Davon GR/TR	0	Thompson, Brenen SR/TR	3	Evans III, Anthony JR/TR	-	-	-	-

How to watch Texas vs. Mississippi State game? TV channel and live stream details for Week 9 game

The Texas vs. Mississippi State Week 9 game will be broadcast live on SEC Network. Fans can also live stream the contest on Fubo.

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