Jaray Bledsoe holds the NT · Starter spot in Mississippi State Bulldogs’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jaray Bledsoe is a 6'4", 315-pound nose tackle for Mississippi State who transferred from Texas. A four-star prospect from Marlin, Texas, Bledsoe played in one game during his true freshman season at Texas in 2022, recording one tackle. He appeared in eight games over his redshirt freshman year in 2023, totaling a quarterback hurry, two tackles against Texas Tech, and his first career tackle for loss. In 2024, he played in three games with two tackles. During his 2025 redshirt junior season at Mississippi State, Bledsoe played in 13 games with four starts, accumulating 28 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks. He recorded a tackle in 12 of 13 games and had a six-game streak with at least one tackle for loss.

Texas2022 – 2024

Mississippi State2025 — present