Mississippi State WR Mario Craver enters NCAA transfer portal

Mississippi State receiver Mario Craver is in the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. He spent only one season with the Bulldogs and will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Craver appeared in eight games this past season with three starts. He finished the year with 17 catches for 368 yards and three touchdowns.

Mario Craver committed to Mississippi State as a four-star prospect in the 2024 class out of Clay-Chalkville High School in Pinson, Alabama. He ranked as the No. 279 overall player and No. 46 receiver in the cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Craver scored his first career touchdown in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky. He will surely be a solid addition for whomever picks him up out of the portal.

Craver can officially enter his name in the portal when it opens on Dec. 9. The transfer portal will remain open until Dec. 28, though players on teams still playing in the postseason will get an additional five-day window to enter the portal after their seasons end.

Mississippi State is coming off of a 2-10 season and failed to win an SEC game in its inaugural year under coach Jeff Lebby. Now with the loss of one of its most promising young receiver who finished fourth on the team in receiving, it will be left to pick up the pieces.

Mississippi State running back Jeffery Pittman plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

Former Mississippi State running back Jeffery Pittman is planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he tells On3. Pittman did not play for the Bulldogs this past season. However, in 2023 he had 54 carries for 268 yards and a touchdown.

Jeffery Pittman also had 13 catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns in 2023 as the Bulldogs finished with a 5-7 record. He transferred in to Mississippi State after starting his college career at Hinds Community College.

Jeffery Pittman was ranked as a three-star recruit and the No. 1 junior college running back in the country in the class of 2023, per the On3 Industry rankings. The Mississippi native had 135 carries for 651 yards and 10 touchdowns during his final season of junior college before signing with Mississippi State.

He appeared in 11 games and made two starts for the Bulldogs in 2023, including a career-high 98 yards on 10 carries in a game against Southern Miss.

On3’s Matt Connolly contributed to this report.