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:
Position
Starter
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:
Position
Starter
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:
Position
Starter
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:
Position
Starter
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:
Position
Starter
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:
Position
Starter
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:
Position
No.
Player 1
No.
Player 2
No.
Player 3
No.
Player 4
No.
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:
Position
No.
Player 1
No.
Player 2
No.
Player 3
No.
Player 4
No.
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:
Position
No.
Player 1
No.
Player 2
No.
Player 3
No.
Player 4
No.
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:
Position
No.
Player 1
No.
Player 2
No.
Player 3
No.
Player 4
No.
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:
Position
No.
Player 1
No.
Player 2
No.
Player 3
No.
Player 4
No.
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:
Position
No.
Player 1
No.
Player 2
No.
Player 3
No.
Player 4
No.
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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