(WLBT) - A Mississippi State cornerback becomes the first Mississippi native taken off the board in the 2023 NFL Draft. With the sixteenth overall pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Washington Commanders selected the former bulldog and Grenada, Mississippi native, Emmanuel Forbes. In the 2022 season, Forbes became the NCAA Division I FBS record-holder with six pick-sixes during his career at Mississippi State. With the pick, the cornerback becomes the ninth-highest Bulldog to be drafted in program history. Copyright 2023 WLBT.

Source: Forbes April 28, 2023 09:13 UTC