Weekly Recruiting Rewind 7.17

Ole Miss recruiting has been pretty steady so far this year, and the Rebels could be adding even more highly ranked recruits later on.

The recruiting landscape is constantly evolving, so every week, I come out with a rewind of the week’s events to keep the readers up-to-date.

2017 Commits:

DD Bowie / 4-star WR / Morton, MS
Willie Gay / 4-star OLB / Starkville, MS
Bryan Jones / 3-star DE / Madison Prep Academy, LA
Rasool Clemons / 3-star DE / East Mississippi CC, MS
Josh Clarke / 3-star OLB / Riverdale, LA
Alex Faniel / 3-star QB / Glen Allen, VA
Devin Rockette / 3-star / Oxford, MS
Markell Winters / 3-star / Jones County JC, MS
Ben Brown / 3-star / St. Aloysius, MS
Lavante Epson / 3-star / Washington School, MS

Ole Miss offered former Baylor commit, Jayden Peevy (TX). He’s a 6’7 280 pound defensive tackle.

Per Barton Simmons (247sports), the rumors at The Opening were that Ole Miss leads for 5-star offensive tackle Trey Smith. Ole Miss was the first school to offer Trey when he was 14 years old.

Ole Miss offered 2017 4-star Duke defensive end commit, Drew Jordan. He was a top 5 defensive linemen at The Opening.

4-star Safety Bubba Bolden of Bishop Gorman (NV), recently de-committed from USC. I reached out to the 6’3 defensive back and he said he’d be very interested in Ole Miss and may visit if he received an offer. The next day he received an offer from the staff. He’s from the West Coast, which has been tough to recruit from, but he may be one to watch.

4-star JUCO defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs planned on committing today but chose to push that back because he feels he should pray more over his decision. Ole Miss is in his top 5, but I believe he will end up at LSU. Ole Miss and Alabama seem to be a close second for the Ruston (LA) native. He currently plays at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC.

Ole Miss made 3-star DE Tyree Johnson’s top 12. He goes to school at St. John’s College HS in Washington DC. Rebel Baseball player Errol Robinson attended that school as did Terrell Hall who was a 5-star defensive end target in the 2016 class who ultimately chose Alabama over Ole Miss.

Ole Miss made Russ Yeast’s top 6. He recently de-committed from Kentucky. He is an Indiana native and it is believed that Louisville leads.

I still believe Ole Miss will gain 3 commitments before the end of summer. I’m confident with two of them and the third I am about 60% positive will be a Rebel.

Ole Miss’ top QB target in the 2018 class is 4-star Allan Walters of Peddie (NJ). He currently has Ole Miss as his leader over Florida and Alabama. Allan will be at Ole Miss for a visit and camp on July 21-22.