Class of 2025 DL Corey Adams Commits to Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss; Chooses Rebs over LSU, A&M and TCU
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss fans awakened to a shark emoji tweet from defensive coordinator Pete Golding Thursday morning, serving notice that a defensive commitment was soon forthcoming. Not long after, the Rebels received a commit from 2025 three-star defensive lineman Corey Adams, Jr.
#Committed
HOTTY TODDY 🛑🔵🦈 pic.twitter.com/4mKfozuly2— yungc4_ (@CoreyAdams__) June 27, 2024
A Louisiana native, Adams chose Ole Miss over: LSU, A&M, Southern Cal, Oregon, TCU, Miami, Mississippi State, Houston, Georgia Tech, Tulane, UCF, Troy and others.
The 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive lineman was first offered by Coach Golding and Ole Miss back in May, 2023.
#AGTG Beyond blessed to receive my very first D1 offer from Ole miss @OleMissFB @samspiegs @Young_World1310 @RecruitLouisian pic.twitter.com/QxobllPDDR
— yungc4_ (@CoreyAdams__) May 18, 2023
Hayward Howard Jr. (#24) and Corey Adams Jr. (#20) highlighting the big stop for the Edna Karr defense.
The 2026 DB and 2025 DL are two of the top prospects in their respective classes. pic.twitter.com/9zPJByzjlk
— Louisiana vs. All Y’all (@LAvsAllYall) May 16, 2024
He ranks as the No. 72 defensive lineman in the nation and the No. 27 overall recruit at any position in the state of Louisiana. He is a rising senior at Edna Kerr High School who also plays basketball.
Adams joins the Rebels’ other 2025 commits: RB Akylin Dear, Safety Keon Young, ATH Jarcoby Hopson, DL Andrew Maddox, LB Talib Graham, OT Taren Hedrick, CB Maison Dunn, OT Kenneth Boston and TE Hayden Bradley.
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.