Auburn transfer safety Antonio Kite commits to Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss received a commitment Tuesday night from Auburn transfer safety Antonio Kite. Kite took an official visit to Oxford last week.
Auburn transfer safety Antonio Kite has signed with Ole Miss, per @PeteNakos_
Kite played for Alabama before transferring to the Tigers. pic.twitter.com/GpY2dKP9WU
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Kite was a four-star recruit coming out of Anniston (Alabama) High School and was ranked as the No. 13 safety nationally and the No. 8 overall player in Alabama in the 2022 class.
Before playing for Auburn, Kite was with Alabama, signing with the Tide in the class of 2022. He transferred to Auburn after two seasons in Tuscaloosa, before now landing in Oxford.
Kite did not see a lot of action on the Plains this past season, tallying six tackles, one interception and a blocked punt. Although he played in eight games for Auburn, he was suspended from head coach Hugh Freeze’s team in October for a “violation of team rules.”
Across his three seasons of football, Kite has Kite has played in a total of 17 games.
Kite is currently rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and the No. 32 defensive back in the portal.
Kite joins Oklahoma State transfer wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling as the Rebels’ second portal commit of the day and is the ninth overall commit for Lane Kiffin and staff in the fall portal window. Check out our TRANSFER PORTAL TRACKER to keep up with all Ole Miss’ portal action.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
