Portal Prowess: Ole Miss adds A&M transfer, 5-star wide receiver Chris Marshall
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and his staff have been seen lately wearing gear that reads, “Humble over hype.”
The Rebels lived up to that mantra Christmas morning. Instead of yelling from the rooftops that Santa occupied a few hours earlier, it was quietly announced former Texas A&M wide receiver Chris Marshall is transferring to Oxford.
Merry Christmas I’ll be bck #GBG🫶🏽 pic.twitter.com/s3eIaf71Ey
— Chris Marshall (@chhris_m) December 25, 2022
He will come to Ole Miss as a sophomore with three years of eligibility left in his college career.
One of the highly-ranked recruits coach Jimbo Fisher convinced to join the Aggies about a year ago, Marshall became disillusioned with his time in College Station and recently entered the transfer portal. The Missouri City, Texas native had his best game as a freshman catching four passes for 27 yards against Mississippi State.
Some Chris Marshall (@chhris_m) route running at today's @AggieFootball practice 👍 #GigEm pic.twitter.com/zIsg9qvFAA
— Tyler Shaw (@TylerShawSports) August 24, 2022
In his only season as an Aggie, he played in six games, catching 11 passes for 109 yards.
His time on the field was shortened when Marshall was one of three Aggies suspended after an alleged locker room incident midway through the season.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder out of Fort Bend Marshall High School was a 2022 Under Armour All-American selection and did not play football until his junior year in high school. Still, he was his district’s most valuable offensive player after both his junior and senior seasons.
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Marshall visited Ole Miss Dec. 13 and chose the Rebels over TCU as his new destination.
He is expected to bolster an Ole Miss wide receiver corps that loses Jonathan Mingo and Malik Heath to graduation.
As a high school senior, Marshall was rated as the nation’s No. 48 prospect nationally, the number eight receiver nationally and the eighth-ranked player in Texas.
Ole Miss is in Houston preparing to play Texas Tech in the TaxAct Texas Bowl. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. Wednesday and can be seen on ESPN.
Lee Ann Herring-Olvedo
Lee Ann is the Director of Recruiting for The Rebel Walk. She is a veteran SEC sports journalist and NFL content writer. She is also the Sr. Editor for MESPORTS digital. Herring-Olvedo is a Brown University graduate who loves good cigars, good games, and a smooth glass of bourbon — not necessarily in that order.
