Heads into preseason camp listed No. 2 on the depth chart at left guard, behind veteran Elijah Fisher . . . JUNIOR COLLGE HIGHLIGHTS: Played three seasons for Coach Benjy Parker at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia . . . named NJCAA Division I Second-Team All-American as a third-year sophomore in 2022 . . . also earned NJCAA All-Region 23 honors . . . anchored an offensive line that helped the Rangers rank fourth in the nation with 2,096 rushing yards, including five 200-yard rushing games, en route to their second consecutive NJCAA Division I Playoff appearance and a 10-2 overall record . . . Northwest rushed for a season-best 301 yards at East Mississippi . . . the Rangers averaged better than 5.0 yards per carry in five games . . . Northwest scored a season-high four rushing touchdowns vs. Northeast Mississippi . . . saw action in 10 of 12 games as a red-shirt freshman in 2021 . . . earned Academic All-MACCC and NJCAA All-Academic Third-Team honors in 2020 . . . appeared in all six games as a true freshman during the COVID-19 shorted 2020 season as Northwest posted a perfect 6-0 record while claiming the MACCC North Division, MACCC and National Community College Football Championships . . . made the President’s List for xxxx semesters . . . HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL DATA: Represented the South in 2019 Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic . . . three-year starter for Coach Dodd Lee at Picayune (Miss.) High School . . . named Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 5A All-State First Team as a senior . . . selected to The Clarion-Ledger All-State Second Team and Sun Herald All-South Mississippi First Team . . . helped pave the way for the Maroon Tide ground game that gained more than 6,200 yards (418.4 yards per game) and scored 92 rushing TDs in 2019 . . . Picayune backs combined to record 18 100-yard rushing games in 2019 on its way to a 14-1 record and a trip to the Class 5A Championship Game . . . presented C Spire Scholar-Athlete of the Game award prior to Class 5A final vs. West Point . . . born April 28, 2002 . . . son of Tim and Kandy Mickle . . . majoring in risk management.

Jay Mickle