Ole Miss picks up three talented commits as Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste, Joshua Harris, and Ethan Fields all pledge to the Rebels
OXFORD, Miss. — Since Thursday night, Ole Miss has notched three talented football commitments: UCF transfer linebacker Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste, North Carolina State transfer defensive tackle Joshua Harris, and Louisiana native, 2023 high school offensive lineman Ethan Fields.
LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste
First on Thursday night came the announcement that Jean-Baptiste had pledged to the Rebels.
locked in📍@CoachCPartridge @CoachMoCrum @_kbolden #TransferToTheSip pic.twitter.com/jEZCiJtQi5
— Jeremiah Jean-baptiste💫 (@jeremiahjean11) December 16, 2022
Baptiste is a 6-foot-2, 230-pound interior linebacker from Homestead, Florida, who spent four seasons playing for the Knights. He garnered a lot of playing time this past season, as he was on the field for 553 snaps. The former UCF team captain totaled 52 tackles and 5.0 tackles for a loss in 2022.
Over the last 2 years spent he has spent playing for former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, Jean-Baptiste totaled 152 tackles, 14.0 tackles for a loss, and a pair of sacks. His career high for stops for a loss came in 2021, where he totaled 6.5. He will have one year of eligibility remaining at Ole Miss.
DT Joshua Harris
Next up, on Friday, came an announcement from North Carolina State transfer defensive tackle Joshua Harris that after four seasons in the ACC, he is headed to the SEC.
Lord I thank you. I’m locked in 🔒 @CoachCPartridge @LetsGo_Bo5 pic.twitter.com/YsMLof7QRO
— Joshua Harris (@H_Josh44) December 16, 2022
The 6-foot-4, 325-pound Harris is a Roxboro, North Carolina native who played in 12 games this past 2022 season, notching 11 tackles, including three for loss.
In 2019, Harris recorded four tackles in two games, and used a redshirt for the season. Then, his two appearances in 2020 did not count against his eligibility due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 policy. So with the NCAA waiver, Harris was still considered a redshirt freshman in 2021. He played in four games, including his first-career start, totaling 10 tackles.
Harris has two remaining seasons of eligibility with the Rebels.
In the 2019 class, Harris was a four-star prospect who was a highly coveted defensive lineman. He was rated as the No. 17 defensive tackle and the No. 10 player in the state of North Carolina by the 247Sports Composite Index.
In addition to North Carolina State, he held offers from: Georgia, Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and others.
OL Ethan Fields
Also on Friday, talented offensive lineman Ethan Fields, a class of 2023 prospect, committed to Ole Miss.
🦈 #ComeToTheSip 🦈@OleMissFB @Lane_Kiffin @CoachGarrisonOL @CoachBiagi @RecruitLouisian @Rebels247 @MissKYUS2011 @PrepRedzoneLA @DutchtownFB @Coach_JLVenus @coach_smokeyyy @LSL_Sportsline @jkleesportz @RobinFambrough @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/RHG5QJkrPi
— Ethan Fields – 2023 6'4" 315lb 3⭐IOL (@EFields77) December 17, 2022
The 6-foot-3, 320-pound Geismar, Louisiana native ranks as the No. 78 interior offensive lineman in 2023, according to the 247 Sports Composite. He is the 47th-ranked player from Louisiana in 2023.
Fields had been committed to Purdue, but de-committed shortly before pledging to the Rebels after the Boilermakers’ coach Jeff Brohm left to take the Louisville head-coaching position earlier this month.
With his commitment, Fields becomes the third offensive lineman in Ole Miss’ 2023 class. He’ll have a new position coach as John Garrison arrived in Oxford after leaving NC State to take the vacant position with Lane Kiffin and the Rebels.
The Rebel Walk spoke with Fields about why he chose to come to Ole Miss:
“Coming to Ole Miss means I get to play in the greatest conference for football, and being able to produce the best version of myself with the large amount of competition within the SEC! I came here because it just felt like home. I was easily able to picture myself spending the next 4 years of my life in Oxford.“
Ethan Fields, Ole Miss OL-commit
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