DJ Chester
Mississippi State Bulldogs
85
Great

DJ Chester

Mississippi State BulldogsContender
LGOffenseGreatTRANSFER · LSU
Projected Starter

Is DJ Chester starting?

DJ Chester is the projected starter at LG for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

DJ Chester is the projected starting LG on a Contender Mississippi State — 85 OVR.

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Depth at LG · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 17885DJ ChesterStarter
  2. 26279Jamari Freeman
  3. 36673Ja'Elyne Matthews

What's Next

Who do they play next?Hank Purvis — at South Carolina · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Jamari Freeman — No. 2 at LG for Mississippi StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Mississippi State Bulldogs

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, ranked #123 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #123 Natl
Conyers, GA
Jersey
#78
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
315 lbs
Transfer
LSU

At 6'6", 315 lbs, DJ Chester plays for a Mississippi State team rated 87 overall in the SEC.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9446
National Rank
#123
High School
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
Hometown
McDonough, GA

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 85th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

DJ Chester's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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