Although football season has come and gone, there are still a lot of eyes on the Ole Miss football program as National Signing Day (Feb. 6) steadily approaches.
Rebel head coach Hugh Freeze is quickly putting Ole Miss in the national spotlight with the Rebels’ recruiting class, which is currently ranked as high as No. 10 in the country, according to Rivals.com.
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Robert Nkemdiche
Scout.com has Ole Miss’ class at No. 13 nationally, with a total of 21 commitments.
Over the past few weeks, the Rebels picked up four commitments, highlighted by wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, who is a five-star recruit and the No. 1 wide receiver in the country, according to Rivals.com, as well as defensive end Elijah Daniel and running back Kailo Moore, who are both four-star prospects on Scout.com.
According to Scout.com, Treadwell selected Ole Miss over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, Daniel picked the Rebels after taking a trip to Arizona State and Moore committed to Ole Miss after decommitting from Mississippi State a couple of weeks earlier.
Ole Miss also announced its early signees who enrolled in school with the start of the spring semester. Nick Brassell highlighted the group that features running back Mark Dodson — a four-star prospect on Scout.com; junior college defensive tackle Lavon Hooks — the No. 1 JUCO player, according to ESPN; junior college wide receiver Quadarias Mireles — the No. 24 JUCO prospect on ESPN and tight end Christian Morgan — a four-star prospect on Scout.com.
Although things are looking up for Ole Miss, all eyes fall to Feb. 6 on the calendar, when Ole Miss hopes it will be able to land a few other coveted recruits who are still undeclared.
Still undeclared is the unanimous No. 1 player in the country, defensive end Robert Nkemdiche. The Loganville, Ga., native visited Florida this past weekend, according to Scout.com.
As it seems to be each year, Ole Miss is in the running for another South Panola High School prospect in safety Antonio Conner, who is a five-star prospect and the No. 2 safety in the nation, according to ESPN.
This weekend will be the biggest recruiting weekend in Oxford, with 17 prospects scheduled to be in town for their official visits, according to Scout.com.
Those players include three five-star players in Nkemdiche, Conner and offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, two four-star prospects in Moore and quarterback Devante Kincade, 10 three-star players in tight ends A.J. Jackson and Evan Engram, offensive linemen Davion Johnson, Dan Skipper and Daronte Bouldin, running backs Peyton Barber and Eugene Brazley, wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo, cornerback David Kamara and linebacker Duke Riley, as well as two two-star prospects in running back Tim Longmire and wide receiver Trey Bledsoe.
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