Jeff Lebby has reeled in his 2026 quarterback.
Mississippi State netted a dedication from four-star QB Brodie McWhorter, who picked the Bulldogs over Indiana and Colorado on Thursday.
McWhorter was on campus in January, in March, and in April as he strikes nearer to the end line of this recruiting course of.
“Coach Lebby and the workers listed here are my guys. It is simply the household vibes … they’re a terrific match for me,” McWhorter, the No. 15-rated passer within the Rivals250, detailed. “Relationships are one factor a quarterback ought to search for in a faculty. It’s enormous.”
“Mississippi State has every little thing I am on the lookout for in a faculty,” he continued. “Coach Lebby positively has this system within the path it must be … After we sat down to speak ball, they’d an entire preparation and improvement plan they laid out for me from when my first day on campus can be.”
McWhorter’s subsequent time on campus in Starkville can be for his June 20-22 official go to.
That may mark his fourth time on campus this yr already. The four-star QB was round Lebby and the Bulldogs’ workers in January, March, and once more in April earlier than pushing ahead along with his dedication — sooner than beforehand scheduled.
Mississippi State checked all of the bins for the touted 2026 quarterback.
“His vitality and his tradition there matches what any quarterback ought to search for,” McWhorter stated of Lebby. “The need to come back within the constructing on daily basis to enhance, to be the most effective model of your self … We actually vibe. Coach Lebby is my man. My slot in his offense is nice and I really like the conversations that we have had. Plus, the vibe of the entire quarterback room and the way Lebby coaches and runs these conferences.”
“This was positively an enormous eye-opener for me,” McWhorter stated after his go to to Mississippi State in January — his first go to after backing off an early verbal dedication to West Virginia as an underclassman at Kingston (Ga.) Cass Excessive.
The Bulldogs continued to climb with McWhorter main into immediately’s dedication.
