Judkins Recognized as Best Player In Mississippi

Oxford, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, an Ole Miss Rebel has been recognized as the most outstanding player in the state of Mississippi. The C-Spire Conerly Trophy awards ceremony was held Tuesday evening and Ole Miss freshman running back Quinshon Judkins was announced as the winner.

Judkins follows Elijah Moore in 2020 and Matt Corral in 2021 as the most recent Rebel to receive the award.

Judkins burst onto the scene this season as a superstar, racking up 1,476 yards and 16 touchdowns on the ground as a true freshman. He finished the regular season leading the SEC in both categories and finished seventh nationally in total yards.

The kid is electric ⚡️@qaj4_ | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/xEBf6xMacf

— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) October 15, 2022

EIGHT straight games with a rushing TD for @qaj4_! pic.twitter.com/IAySnIYpU7

— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) November 12, 2022

Needed one, got 41.@qaj4_ | #HottyToddy
🖥 https://t.co/WN96NRAkoX pic.twitter.com/zUX74j9nVK

— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) October 15, 2022

Judkins set single-season records for Ole Miss in both yards and touchdowns, and becomes the first true freshman to ever win the Conerly Trophy.

Judkins and the Rebels have one more game left to play when they go bowling. They will find out what bowl game they are headed to on Sunday, December 4th.

Austin Eldridge

Austin has more than ten years in sports media, including sports talk radio, play-by-play broadcasting and journalism. He has followed Ole Miss athletics for his entire life and has covered the Rebels and the rest of the SEC while working in the Memphis media market. Outside of sports media, Austin is a musician and outdoorsman. Before a serious accident forced him to be medically discharged, he was a multi-media journalist with the Mississippi National Guard.