2022 Football Roster
Roster
Dean, Janari

Jersey Number 28
Janari Dean
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Batesville, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
Bio
2021 Mississippi State (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in nine games for the Bulldogs … Tallied three tackles, two of which were solos.
2020 Mississippi State (Freshman): Redshirted during the season … Earned SEC Fall Academic Honors.
High School: Played at South Panola High School (Batesville, Miss.) for head coach Ricky Woods … Ranked as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Also recognized as a top-20 recruit in Mississippi by the three services: ESPN (No. 15), Rivals (No. 17) and 247Sports (No. 10) … Selected to the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen as a senior … Helped lead South Panola to a 12-2 record and second round of the MHSAA 6A Playoffs … Rushed 182 times for 1,599 yards and 15 touchdowns … Tacked on four catches for 86 yards … Attempted one pass, completing it for 61 yards and a touchdown … As a junior, rushed for 2,030 yards and 18 touchdowns … Surpassed 100-yards in 10 games while scoring multiple touchdowns in seven … Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game and caught the game-winning touchdown pass.
Personal: Son of Laja and James, Jr. Dean … Father, James, was named to the Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen in 2000 … Born Janari Rashun Dean on October 16, 2000 … Majoring in Liberal Studies.
2020 Mississippi State (Freshman): Redshirted during the season … Earned SEC Fall Academic Honors.
High School: Played at South Panola High School (Batesville, Miss.) for head coach Ricky Woods … Ranked as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Also recognized as a top-20 recruit in Mississippi by the three services: ESPN (No. 15), Rivals (No. 17) and 247Sports (No. 10) … Selected to the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen as a senior … Helped lead South Panola to a 12-2 record and second round of the MHSAA 6A Playoffs … Rushed 182 times for 1,599 yards and 15 touchdowns … Tacked on four catches for 86 yards … Attempted one pass, completing it for 61 yards and a touchdown … As a junior, rushed for 2,030 yards and 18 touchdowns … Surpassed 100-yards in 10 games while scoring multiple touchdowns in seven … Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game and caught the game-winning touchdown pass.
Personal: Son of Laja and James, Jr. Dean … Father, James, was named to the Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen in 2000 … Born Janari Rashun Dean on October 16, 2000 … Majoring in Liberal Studies.
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