Visiting the ‘Sip | Top Recruits to Visit Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss Football this Weekend

OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football will host a plethora of four-star recruits this weekend for official visits. Here’s the list of those who will be in Oxford:

Samari Reed | 4-star WR | Monarch HS, Pompano Beach, Fla.

The 6-2, 185-pound Reed is rated as the nation’s No. 60 wide receiver and the No. 53 player from the state of Florida’s 2025 class per 247Sports. Back in March, he took an unofficial visit to Ole Miss and watched practice and is now set to be on an official this weekend.

Last season, Reed notched 56 receptions for 1,311 yards and 15 touchdowns. His Monarch Knights finished 11-3 and made a run to the Florida 4M semifinals.

On 4th down, AJ Hairston (@AjHairston4) connects with Samari Reed (@ReedSamari) for a touchdown.

The Monarch’s reign continues, as they go ahead 30-0 with 7:05 left in the 2Q@MHS_Knights_FB @Coach_Davis3 pic.twitter.com/7wcq36KfMT

— New Era Prep (@EraPrep) November 18, 2023

In addition to the offer from Ole Miss, Reed has numerous SEC offers including: Auburn, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Mississippi State and Texas A&M. He also holds offers from: Florida State, Penn State, Indiana, Illinois, Liberty, Miami, Pittsburgh, Tulane, West Virginia, Clemson, Central Florida, South Florida, Toledo, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Coast Carolina, Akron, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan and others.

Jerome Myles | 4-star Wide Receiver | Draper, Utah

The 6-foot-3, 190 pound Myles is listed as the No. 2 player from Utah in the 2025 class. Last season, he notched 19 receptions for 486 yards and six touchdowns, even though he missed time after breaking his ankle in Week Two.

Unbelievable throw by Isaac Wilson and an even better catch by Jerome Myles to give Corner Canyon an early lead over Skyridge in the Utah 6A State Championship

🎥: @kslsports pic.twitter.com/ZcdOHGFEiJ

— Ensign Gridiron (@EnsignGridiron) November 17, 2023

Another dual-sport athlete, Myles also runs track, recently finishing with a 21.30 in the 200-meter dash which set a meet record. He also competes on the 4×100 relay team, running a 41.44 his most recent meet.

In addition to the offer from Utah and Ole Miss, Myles holds offers from Tennessee, Cal, Arkansas, Washington, UCLA, BYU and Oregon State, among others.

Myles ranks as the No. 18 wide receiver and No. 193 overall prospect in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2025 class. Jaxson Dart, also from Utah, will be Myles’ player host this weekend.

Keelon Russell | 4-Star Quarterback | Duncanville, Tex. 

Last season at Duncanville, the 6-foot-4, 181-pound Russell threw for 3,267 yards, 35 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He logged a .741 completion percentage and averaged over 217 yards per game in the air. He also ran for four touchdowns.

Keelon Russell palms the snap and then puts one downfield accurately with some zip behind it.

Russell has been making noise this offseason and he is aiming for the top QB spot in Texas. pic.twitter.com/jqwsqG2zFO

— Marshall Levenson (@MarshallRivals) April 25, 2024

Russell, currently the No. 81 overall recruit and No. 8 QB in the 2025 On3 recruiting rankings, recently accepted his invitation to the 2025 All-American Bowl to be held on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Only 100 football players receive the honor of wearing the All-American Bowl jersey each year.

In addition to his official to Ole Miss, and an unofficial visit last weekend to the Texas Longhorns, Russell has visits set to SMU on May 17 and Florida on June 7. The dual-sport athlete will also compete at the Texas UIL State Track Meet soon.

Max Buchanan | 4-star Offensive Lineman | Seminole HS, Sanford FL

The 6-foot-4, 275-pound Buchanan is a four-star prospect who is rated the No. 18 interior offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 43 player in Florida’s 2025 class.

Seminole 2025 OT Max Buchanan (66) clearing the way for this first down run
⁦@MaxBuchana2025⁩ ⁦@BokeyFootball⁩ pic.twitter.com/uGN5HfvNLv

— Jon Santucci (@JonSantucci) May 19, 2023

Buchanan has announced a top six that includes: Ole Miss, Clemson, Florida State, Penn State, Miami and Central Florida.

He is scheduled to take official visits to UCF  (May 7-9), Clemson (May 31-June 2) and Florida State (June 7-9). Buchanan has added official visits to Miami (June 14-16) and Penn State (June 21-23), as well. He last visited Ole Miss in September, 2023.

Henry Fenuku | 4-Star IOL | North Crowley HS, Fort Worth, TX

Fenuku is a 6-foot-4, 295-pound, three-star interior offensive lineman from Fort Worth, Texas, where he plays for North Crowley High School. His North Crowley Panthers finished the season 14-1 with a loss to Keelon Russell’s Duncanville team in the 6A D1 state semifinals.

2025 North Crowley(TX) OL Henry Fenuku in action at #UANext Camp pic.twitter.com/jRqgfkSEcx

— Charlie Williams (@CoachWilliamsII) March 10, 2024

In addition to that from the Rebels, Fenuku currently holds offers from: Texas A&M, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, and LSU in the SEC. The LSU Tigers offered him two days ago.

He also has offers from: Houston, Kansas, Oregon, Texas Tech, USC, Baylor, Cal, SMU, Colorado State, and Marshall, among others.

Jared Smith | 4- star EDGE | Thompson HS, Alabaster, Ala.

Smith, a 6-foot-five, 235-pound EDGE rusher will take his first official visit to Ole Miss this weekend. He visited on an unofficial back in September.

Smith is currently ranked as the No. 2 EDGE in the nation, the No. 2 overall player in the state of Alabama’s 2025 class and the No. 10 player in the Top247 per 247Sports.

Thompson 4-Star Edge Jared Smith @jdotsmith_8 has a busy slate of visits ahead of him.

Auburn – March 15

Tennessee – April 6

Georgia – March 23

He also has officials to Ole Miss, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and USC scheduled. pic.twitter.com/m3ehqkq8Zd

— Touchdown Alabama Recruiting (@TDARecruiting) March 6, 2024

He will also visit South Carolina (May 31-June 2), Georgia (June 7-June 9), Tennessee (June 14-June 16) and USC (June 21-June 23).

Smith’s offer sheet is a who’s who of college football that includes: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU and Texas in the SEC, along with USC, Charlotte, Colorado, Florida State, Louisville, Michigan, and Syracuse, among others. 

Stay tuned to The Rebel Walk for all the latest on these visits and all Ole Miss sports. Hotty Toddy!