Colby Langston
Junior
Linebacker
Booneville, Miss. (Booneville HS)
2007: Played
in the first three games before suffering a season-ending injury...
picked up three tackles (one solo), all against
against Austin College.
2006: Played
in all 11 games for the Majors as a freshman... tallied 32 total tackles
(11 solo), including 4.0 tackles-for-loss... recorded one sack on
the season, coming against Lincoln University (Mo.)... also had a career
high eight tackles against Lincoln.
High
School: A three-sport athlete at District 1-3A Booneville
High School... lettered four years in football at fullback, linebacker
and on the defensive line for head coach Jim Drewry... earned team
awards as the Best Linebacker, Best Defensive Lineman and Senior
Leadership Award... all-state in 2003 and all-division from 2002-04...
MS Class 2A North-half champions and state runners-up in 2003
and 2004... District 1-2A Division Champions in 2004... also lettered
two years in baseball and powerlifting.
Personal: Son
of Joey and Tracie Langston... has a younger brother,
Kane (16)... born and raised in Booneville, Miss... a member of Kappa
Alpha
Order...
his
father, Joey and uncle, Shane both attended Millsaps... majoring in
public management with a minor in business.