Tony Bridges courtesy of Scout.com
Ole Miss is taking a big hit in the secondary next season, as star cornerback Senquez Golson and star safety Cody Prewitt are both graduating and moving on to the NFL. The Rebels are looking to the junior college and high school ranks to find potential replacements and were able to secure two commitments and a signee.
From the high school ranks, Ole Miss holds commitments from Pulaski, Tennessee, cornerback Cameron Ordway and Walnut, Mississippi, safety Armani Linton.
Ordway has an impressive offer sheet, containing schools like Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State and Tennessee but remains firm in his commitment to the Rebels and should sign with them. Linton, who stands at 6-feet-2, is ranked as the 14th best safety in the nation and the number six player in Mississippi by 247’s composite rankings. He, too, seems solid in his commitment to Ole Miss.
Meanwhile from the junior college arena, the Rebels have already signed Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College cornerback Tony Bridges. Bridges has outstanding height for the position at 6-feet-2 and is rated as the 8th player and number one cornerback in the nation in junior college by 247 Sports’ composite rankings. Bridges held offers from Auburn, Alabama, Georgia and Florida State and is expected to play right away for Ole Miss and could also be used in the return game.
As mentioned in a previous article, athlete Jalen Julius could also possibly see time as a returner if he commits, but it doesn’t look like the 2015 class will have a kicker or punter in it. The Rebels could still add a kicker though, as former Lafayette High School and BYU kicker Tyler Jackson is expected to join the program as a walk-on.
There has also been some speculation that Jamal Peters, a Mississippi State commit, was considering flipping to Ole Miss, but as the season progressed, it became clear that Peters was solid in his commitment to the Bulldogs.
Ole Miss also holds a commitment from six-foot-three-inch, 200-pound athlete Jay Johnson, but it looks like he might take the junior college route due to a risk of academic ineligibility. Johnson was projected as a safety or wide receiver at the next level.
For the rest of 2015 recruiting class, the biggest story this week is the recruitment of five star offensive tackle Drew Richmond.
Richmond is rumored to be taking visits to both Alabama and Tennessee this weekend. Recent Crimson Tide commitment and four-star offensive tackle Isaiah Prince is rumored to have de-committed from Alabama and started looking closer at Ohio State and Maryland. If this is true, it definitely helps Alabama due to Prince playing the same position as Richmond. Meanwhile, Tennessee is still making a very strong push for Richmond, and could make a huge play for him during his potential visit. Richmond remains committed to Ole Miss, but with Tennessee and Alabama really coming on strong near the end of his recruitment, it could go any way.
