#88

Ethan Pulliam

P · Mississippi State · R-Jr. · #88

Returning to Mississippi State for 2026
R-Jr. · Starkville, Miss. → Starkville HS
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Ethan Pulliam

P · Mississippi State · So · #88

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Mississippi State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025

W 38–35

at Arkansas

1 NO  ·  52 YDS  ·  52 AVG

Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Mississippi State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Punter · Mississippi State

Returning around him

  • 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23

DNA match

Player DNA

Cannon

Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.

P

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Watts’s 2021 season.

Josh Watts

71%match

Colorado · 2021

#2

Kyle Greenwell

UAB · 2022

70%
#3

James Evans

Indiana · 2023

All-Big Ten
68%
#4

Tommy Heatherly

Florida International · 2021

All-Conference USA
67%
#5

Eddie Czaplicki

Arizona State · 2022

65%

Matches Josh on

Yards / punt
Class year
Weight

Differs from Josh on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Noah Botsford's freshman season at UTEP (2025).

UTEP · 2025

#2

Bart Edmiston

Wyoming · 2025

64%
#3

Mason Love

South Carolina · 2025

58%
#4

James Allen

Georgia State · 2024

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 3 · Pk 17
48%
#5

Grant Gonya

Charlotte · 2023

44%

Matches Noah on

Yards / punt
In-20 rate

Differs from Noah on

Height (lower)
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #15278

Final rank
#15278
Avg #15368.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #15278 this season.

Background

Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2025 All-American Second Team, P (Sporting News) 2025 All-SEC Third Team, P (Phil Steele) 2025 Ray Guy Award Watchlist 2025 The Sporting News Midseason All-American Career Notes Played in 13 career games … Following the 2025 season, has a career-lon...

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