Mississippi State’s Emmanuel Forbes selected by Commanders with 16th overall pick

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A Mississippi State cornerback turns into the primary Mississippi native taken off the board within the 2023 NFL Draft.

With the sixteenth total decide within the first spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Washington Commanders chosen the previous bulldog and Grenada, Mississippi native, Emmanuel Forbes.

Within the 2022 season, Forbes turned the NCAA Division I FBS record-holder with six pick-sixes throughout his profession at Mississippi State.

As a Bulldog for 3 seasons, the highest 20 decide tallied 14 interceptions, 34 go break-ups, and 104 tackles.

Forbes was named a consensus second-team Related Press All-American and named to the first-team All-SEC protection final season.

With the decide, the cornerback turns into the ninth-highest Bulldog to be drafted in program historical past.

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