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OXFORD — If you thought Ole Miss’ receiving room was good last year, just wait until you see the 2024 version.
The Rebels boasted one of the deepest receiver rooms in college football a season ago. The wide receiver trio of Tre Harris, Jordan Watkins and Dayton Wade each had at least 700 receiving yards — one of just three teams in the regular season who could boast that feat. Harris and Watkins each opted to return for their final seasons with senior quarterback Jaxson Dart. Add in the return of senior tight end Caden Prieskorn, the offensive MVP of the Peach Bowl and second-team All-SEC pick in 2023, and Ole Miss already figured to have one of the better receiving corps in college football this year without any additions.
Then the rich got richer.
Ole Miss added former first-team All-SEC receiver Antwane Wells Jr. from South Carolina through the transfer portal. Wells is ranked the No. 26 player in the transfer portal by 247Sports; in 2022 he had 928 yards and six touchdowns for the Gamecocks but missed most of last season with a foot injury. He did not get any work during the spring but practiced during the first two days of fall camp in the portions open to the media. Ole Miss also added Deion Smith, the top junior college player in the country and a former four-star recruit and LSU product. Smith, a 6-foot-4 Jackson native who had 1,063 yards and 12 touchdowns at Holmes Community College last season, was not with the team during the spring but confirmed a recent report from 247Sports via social media that he would be joining the team soon. Add in Virginia Tech four-star transfer tight end Dae’Quan Wright and young, talented receivers like Ayden Williams, Cayden Lee and Noreel White, and the Rebels have an embarrassment of riches for Dart to throw to.
All that talent can be a double-edged sword, however,…
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Author : Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Publish date : 2024-08-03 12:31:00
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