*Emmanuel Forbes

CB · Mississippi State

OVERVIEW

Summary: Stop, thief! In the last four seasons Forbes stole 21 passes, returning eight of those INTs for touchdowns. Forbes owns the FBS career record with six pick-sixes ... Is the FBS active career lead in overall defensive touchdowns (6) ... Broke the FBS record shared by three other players, most recently by Oklahoma State's Darrent Williams (2001-04) ... He had six interceptions in 2022 season and 14 total picks in his career – a total that also makes him the active career interceptions leader in the FBS ... He led the nation since his career began in 2020 and is now fourth in MSU history ... Forbes is also fourth among active FBS players in career interception return yards (390) ... Set MSU single-season record for interception return yards in the 2020 season at 183 (5 INT), besting Johnthan Banks' mark of 145 (4 INT) in 2009 ... Set the MSU and Armed Forces Bowl record with a 90-yard interception return for a touchdown.

FRANKLY: Don't be concerned with his diminutive size. It doesn't bother him. He throws around his ~170-pound body like a madman. He is lean and mean and can cover a moth in a windstorm. Plays smart, well except he acts like he is 40 pounds heavier than he is. Forbes is one of my faves in this draft, so I like him late in first round, although he is expected to go lower. A steal wherever he is drafted 

 

STATS

YEAR (GP/GS)   TKLS   TFL     SACK    FF     PD    INT 

2020: (11/9)          44       0.5       0.0         0       11       5

2021: (13/13)       59       5.0       1.0         1        8        3

2022: (12/12)       46       1.0       0.0        0       16        6

Total: (36/34)    149       6.5       1.0         1      35       14

HISTORY — From college profile

 2020 AP All-Bowl Team
• 2020 247Sports True Freshman All-America (DB)
• 2020 Freshman All-SEC (DB)
• 2020 Phil Steele All-SEC Second Team 
• 2022 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Texas A&M)
• 2022 Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week (Texas A&M)
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2022 Second-Team All-America (AP)

2022 (Junior season): Appeared in and started 12 games ... Finished with 46 tackles including 1.0 tackles for loss ... Led the SEC and finished third in the nation with six interceptions including three pick-sixes ... Also led the team with 10 pass breakups ...  Memphis (9/3): Tallied a pair of tackles ... at Arizona (9/10): Logged his first interception of the season and tied with a team-leading two pass breakups … Also tallied a pair of tackles in the win over the Wildcats ... at LSU(9/17): Totaled three tackles ... Bowling Green (9/24): Logged a trio of tackles and a pass breakup ... Texas A&M (10/1): Picked off two passes for his second career multi-interception game and returned one 33 yards for a touchdown for the fourth time in his career ... Blocked a field goal that was also returned for a touchdown ... Tabbed the SEC Defensive Player of the Week and the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week ... Only the fourth Bulldog to earn the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week ... Arkansas (10/8): Totaled six solo tackles as well as an interception ... Added two pass breakups ... at Kentucky (10/15): Returned an interception 59-yards for a touchdown, his second pick-six of the season ... Tallied three stops as well ... at Alabama (10/22): Made four tackles ... Georgia (11/12): Recorded four stops ... ETSU (11/19): Picked off his sixth pass of the year and returned it 82-yards for a touchdown breaking the FBS career-record for pick-sixes with six ... Broke up a career-high-tying two passes ... Split a tackle for loss ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Made a season-high nine tackles including a split tackle for loss ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Notched seven tackles and a pass breakup in State's win in the 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl.

2021 (Sophomore): Started all 13 games for the Bulldogs ... Totaled 60 tackles on the season (46 solo) ... Had 5.0 tackles for loss with one sack ... Led the team with three interceptions returned for a total of 33 yards ... Led the State defense with five pass breakups while he also forced one fumble on the campaign ... NC State (9/11): Notched a career-high 11 tackles, including nine solo stops, to go along with 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... at Memphis (9/18): Recorded his first interception of the campaign and returned it 21 yards, while also adding three tackles in the contest ... LSU (9/25): Had an interception and four tackles, while also recording a pass breakup against the Tigers ... at Texas A&M (10/2): Registered five tackles (4 solo), a tackle for loss and forced a fumble in State's road victory over the Aggies ... at Vanderbilt (10/23): Recorded his third interception of the season and returned it 22 yards in the road win ... Kentucky (10/30): Totaled six tackles, including five solo stops, and two pass breakups against the Wildcats ... Ole Miss (11/25): Registered six total tackles (4 solo), including one for a loss ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Had seven total tackles (6 solo), including 0.5 tackles for loss, in the 2021 Liberty Bowl. 

2020 (True Freshman): Appeared in all 11 games with nine starts ... First MSU defender with two interceptions in a game since Mark McLaurin (2; vs. Louisville) in 2017 ... First MSU defender with multiple interception returns for a touchdown since Corey Broomfield (2) in 2009 ... One of nine MSU true freshmen to debut in 2020 ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020 ... Led the NCAA in defensive touchdowns scored (3) ... Ranked tied for No. 3 nationally and led the SEC in interceptions (5) ... Most interceptions in the NCAA among true freshmen ... One of eight true freshmen nationally with multiple interceptions on the season ... at LSU (9/26): Made his collegiate debut ... Played 49 total snaps ... Intercepted Myles Brennan in the end zone as time expired for his first career interception ... Had one tackle ... Earned the third-highest coverage grade on the team for the game, according to PFF ... Didn't allow a catch on three targets ... at Kentucky (10/10): Earned his first career start ... Posted two tackles and two pass break ups ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards) ... Allowed just one reception on four targets, according to PFF ... Texas A&M (10/17): Grabbed his second career interception and returned it 60 yards for his first career touchdown ... Marked the longest interception return by a Bulldog since Jamal Peters in 2017 (90 yards; Texas A&M) ... Added four tackles ... Graded as the team's top rush defender (72.8), according to PFF ... at Alabama (10/31): Totaled six tackles and added one pass breakup ... Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with four tackles and one pass breakup ... at Georgia (11/21): Recorded five tackles, including half a tackle for loss ... Part of a defense that tallied 11 tackles for loss ... Helped hold Georgia to eight yards rushing, the fewest yards allowed by State in an SEC game since at least 2006 ... at Ole Miss (11/28): Owned four stops ... Auburn (12/12): Tied for No. 2 on the team with eight tackles ... Six of eight tackles were solo ... Missouri (12/19): Became the first Bulldog since Mark McLaurin in 2017 with two interceptions in a game ... Picked off two passes, returning one for a touchdown ... Capped MSU's scoring with a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown ... Added two pass breakups ... Notched seven tackles ... vs. Tulsa (12/31): Totaled three tackles ... Grabbed his fifth interception of the season and returned it a Armed Forces Bowl-record 90 yards for a touchdown ... The 90-yard interception return is tied for No. 6 at MSU with Anthony Derricks’ 90-yard return against Auburn in 1997.

High School: Prepped at Grenada High School under head coach Ashley Kuhn … Four-star cornerback per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top-five prospect in Mississippi by ESPN (No. 3), Rivals (No. 4) and 247Sports (No. 2) … Top-25 cornerback prospect per ESPN (No. 20), Rivals (No. 21) and 247Sports (No. 13) … Excelled in all three phases for the Chargers … As a senior, totaled 49 tackles, including 23 solo stops … Intercepted eight passes, returning two for touchdowns, and has 12 pass breakups … Caught 31 passes for 499 yards and seven touchdowns … Invited to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Also lettered in basketball and baseball … Committed to MSU on Feb. 10, 2019

 

PERSONAL
Born Emmanuel Kunt Forbes on Jan. 13, 2001 … Son of Venita Rounds and Emmanuel Forbes Jr. … Has 10 siblings ... Major is communication … Twitter handle is @emmanuelforbes7.

 

2022

defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
1.0 0.0 39.0 3.0 10.0 0.0 20.0
interceptions
TD AVG YDS INT
3.0 29.0 174.0 6.0

2021

defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
5.0 0.0 59.0 0.0 5.0 1.0 45.0
interceptions
TD AVG YDS INT
0.0 11.0 33.0 3.0

2020

defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
0.5 1.0 45.0 3.0 6.0 0.0 23.0
interceptions
TD AVG YDS INT
2.0 38.5 154.0 4.0

Physical Attributes:

Proj Rd: 2
Height: 6006
Weight: 166
Forty: 4.35
Arm: 32 1/4
Hand: 08 1/2
Wingspan: 79.0

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Combine Results:

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10: 1.49
20: 2.53
40: 4.35
BJ: 10'11"
VJ: 37 1/2