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Holmes Community College cornerback Tee Shepard verbally committed to Mississippi State on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of 247 Sports)

Mississippi State picked up three football verbal commitments on Sunday, landing the top uncommitted prospect in the state and one of the premier junior college players in the country.

Holmes Community College defensive back Tee Shepard and the Clarksdale High School duo of defensive back J.T. Gray and offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins have all pledged to the Bulldogs, according to reports by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247 Sports. The trio gives MSU 21 verbal commitments for 2014, with signing day coming up Wednesday.

Clarksdale defensive back J.T. Gray verbally committed to Mississippi State on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of 247 Sports)

Shepard (6-foot-1, 197 pounds) originally signed with Notre Dame out of high school in Fresno, Calif., in 2012, but left school that spring for academic reasons. He is rated a four-star prospect and the No. 17 junior college prospect in the country for 2014 according to 247 Sports' composite system and chose the Bulldogs over offers from California, Kansas State, Ole Miss and Baylor, among other schools.

"I'm so excited," Shepard told Scout.com. "I have known for a long time that I was going to Mississippi State, but as you know I wanted to sort of keep it on the low. I am excited that it's finally out there and that I am going to be a Bulldog."

Gray (6-0, 190) is rated a three-star prospect on 247 Sports' composite scale. He also had offers from Iowa State, Ole Miss, Cincinnati, USC and Washington, among other schools.

Jenkins (6-5, 275) visited Starkville along with Gray this weekend and also committed. He also has offers from Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Temple and UAB.

"It's been a great experience," Gray told Scout.com. "We grew up together and we have played together and now we are going to get to play in college together.

"It just makes everything that much better."