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Anna Claire Thomas, Associate Director/Communications
The cornerback earned the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week honor
STARKVILLE – One day after being named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week, Mississippi State cornerback Emmanuel Forbes earned the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.
Forbes intercepted two passes in the fourth quarter Saturday, taking the second one back 33 yards for a touchdown to seal Mississippi State’s 42-24 win over No. 17 Texas A&M.
Forbes, a 6-0, 180-pound junior from Grenada, Miss., is the FBS’ active leader in career interceptions returned for touchdowns. His 10th and 11th career picks – the 11 picks are the most in the FBS since 2020 – came on consecutive Texas A&M possessions in the middle of the final quarter right after the teams had traded touchdowns on four previous possessions. The pick-six was the Bulldogs’ final touchdown that provided a 42-17 lead.
This is the fourth time for a Mississippi State player to earn the weekly Bronko Nagurski award and the first since Montez Sweat earned it the week of Oct. 6, 2018. Chris White (2010) and Quinton Culberson (2006) are other past weekly winners.
It’s the second time in his career in which Forbes, a Freshman All-SEC selection in 2020, has intercepted multiple passes in a game and his pick-six against the…
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