STARKVILLLE, Miss. –Denico Autry, Quay Evans, Dylan Holley, Charles Siddoway and Justin Senior officially became members of the 2012 Mississippi State football team this month. Head coach Dan Mullen announced the arrival of the three junior college transfers – Autry, Holly and Siddoway – and high school graduates Evans and Senior.

“It’s great to welcome these five young men to our Mississippi State family,” Mullen said. “We’re happy they’re here for the spring semester and will be able to develop in our offseason program and participate in spring practices.”

The junior college transfers complete the 2011 signing class and will not be included as part of the spring signing period. The 2012 spring signing period for football begins with National Signing Day on February 1. Last summer, the Southeastern Conference adopted legislation limiting the size of a football signing class to 25.

The Bulldogs began offseason workouts last week and will begin spring practice on March 22. The Maroon-White spring game is scheduled for April 17, and the Bulldogs will kick off the 2012 season at home against Jackson State on September 1.

Denico Autry, 6-5, 250, DE, Albemarle, N.C. (Albemarle HS / East Mississippi CC)

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Standout defensive end for head coach Buddy Stephens at East Mississippi CC . . . Helped lead Lions to 12-0 record, state championship and NJCAA national title . . . Named 2011 NJCAA Football All-America First Team . . . Rated the #1 prospect on the Jackson Clarion-Ledger’s Juco Top 25 most wanted prospects list . . . Posted 81 tackles with 13 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and a remarkable 41 quarterback hurries during the unblemished sophomore season . . . Also credited with four pass breakups and a pair of forced fumbles . . . Selected as the Defensive Line MVP of the MACJC North Division . . . Credited with 141 total tackles during his two-year EMCC career . . . Posted 16.5 sacks and 24 other tackles for loss . . . Signed with Mississippi State in Dec. 2011 over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Ole Miss, Southern California and Texas among others.

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout two-way player at defensive end and tight end for the Albermarle Bulldogs . . . Helped lead Albemarle to a 12-2 overall record and 7-0 record in league play . . . Averaged 10.1 tackles per game on defense . . . Finished senior season with 104 solo tackles and 38 assists, nine sacks . . . Also forced five fumbles and recovered four more . . . Named the All-SNAP Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the Rocky River Conference Defensive Player of the Year . . . Played in the NCCA East-West All-Star game.

PERSONAL: Born July 15, 1990 . . . Son of Lee and Lasonya Autry.

Quay Evans, 6-3, 305, DL, Morton, Miss. (Morton HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the top prospect in the state of Mississippi among all positions by various recruiting services . . . Rated among ESPNU 150 and UnderArmor 150 . . . Scout.com has listed him among their top three prep defensive linemen for two years . . . The #4 ranked defensive lineman nationally by Tom Lemming of MaxPreps, and 44th-best overall prospect . . . Mobile Press-Register ranked him #15 among 120 member Super Southeast states prospects, all positions . . . Helped lead Coach Miles Porter’s 2011 team to an 8-4 record, 4-1 mark in Region 6 and Class 3A playoff appearance . . . As a senior was credited with 72 tackles with 4.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered . . . Was chosen for the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game, but chose not to participate in the post-season event . . . The Jackson Clarion-Ledger ranked him first in their post-season Top Forty senior prospects list, as well as first-team All-State in all classifications . . . Also named the newspaper’s pre-season Dandy Dozen prospects list . . . As a junior was credited with 80 tackles and eight sacks, as his team finished 9-4 and reached the 3A playoffs second round . . . Won the state powerlifting championship over the summer with a 635-pound deadlift . . . Named first-team All-State defense by the Mississippi Association of Coaches and second-team by the Clarion Ledger in 2009 following a 104 tackle sophomore season, with 14 sacks . . . Also named Class 3A Defensive Player of the by the MAC . . . Earned a place on the varsity defensive line as a freshman and posted 72 tackles with five sacks . . . Chose Mississippi State over Auburn, USC, Florida State, LSU, Alabama, Ole Miss and a host of other programs.

PERSONAL: Son of Carolyn Evans . . . Born October 5, 1992.

Dylan Holley, 6-3, 305, OL, D’Iberville, Miss. (D’Iberville HS / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Highly touted offensive line prospect from the Mississippi Gulf Coast . . . Named a first-team All-American by the NJCAA . . . Rated among the Jackson Clarion-Ledger’s Juco Top 25 most wanted prospects list . . . Played several positions for head coach Steve Campbell’s Bulldogs . . . In 2011, helped MGCCC lead the nation in rushing . . . Saw time at defensive line, fullback and offensive line during his junior college career . . . Helped the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record and their fifth-consecutive MACJC South State title and state championship game . . . In his two seasons at MGCCC posted a 20-4 record and the 2010 MACJC title.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way starter on the lines of scrimmage for Coach Buddy Singleton at D’Iberville High . . . Named Mississippi Association of Coaches second-team All-State in Class 5A as a defensive lineman, as well as All-Region 4-5A . . . As a senior, accumulated 42 solo tackles with 20 assists, causing one fumble and recovering two . . . Scout.com tabbed him 2nd-team All-State Offense . . . In his junior year, helped his team reach the 4A championship game after an undefeated regular season, finishing 14-1 . . . That season he had 63 solo tackles and 27 assists, with ten quarterback sacks and three fumble recoveries.

PERSONAL: Born April 16, 1992 . . . Son of Delmas and Cindy Holley.

Charles Siddoway, 6-6, 300, OL, Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS / Butte College)

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Named first-team All-American following his sophomore season by the NJCAA . . . Also earned first team all-conference and all-region honors for his standout performance at Butte College . . . Played offensive tackle for head coach Jeff Jordan’s Roadrunners.

2009: Redshirted during his freshman campaign at California.

HIGH SCHOOL: An All-Region choice of both PrepStar and SuperPrep ... Listed as a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and Tom Lemming ... Rated as the No. 6 player overall in the Northwest by the Tacoma News-Tribune ... Rivals dubbed him the top prospect in Oregon and No. 43 at his position nationally, while SuperPrep named him the No. 5 recruit in the state and the No. 22 offensive lineman in the country ... Scout placed him at No. 30 in the nation among offensive tackles ... Named first-team All-Sky-Em League as a senior ... Earned second-team All-SEL honors on defense as a junior as well as honorable mention recognition offensively on a league and state championship team that finished with a 13-1 overall record ... Named honorable mention all-conference on defense in his sophomore campaign.

PERSONAL: Born Charles Edward Siddoway on April 3, 1991 . . . Son of Terri Siddoway.

Justin Senior, 6-6, 280, OL, Montreal, Quebec (Hargrave Military Academy)

PREP SCHOOL: Versatile offensive lineman projected to help provide depth at multiple positions along the offensive front . . . Enrolled in January of 2012 after a post-graduate year at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. . . . Played for head coach Troy Davis’ Tigers.

PERSONAL: Son of Yvette Reece and Ricardo Senior . . . Born July 8, 1994.