Ole Miss adds Marshall transfer linebacker Jaden Yates; First Team All-Sun Belt defender led league in tackles
by Evelyn Van Pelt | Dec 19, 2024 | Football, Recruiting |
OXFORD, Miss. — On Thursday, Marshall transfer linebacker Jaden Yates committed to Ole Miss per a report from Pete Nakos.
Yates will have three years of eligibility remaining and had portal interest from Colorado, Houston, Florida State, Tennessee, USC, UCLA and others.
Yates was a force in the Sun Belt Conference this past season, finishing with 114 tackles, tops in the league, and was named All-Sun Belt First Team.
He ranked 13th in the nation in total tackles.
The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Yates notched seven tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, two pass breakups, and one sack last season. He also tallied 10+ tackles five different times in 2024.
In the class of 2023, the Gahanna Lincoln (Ohio) linebacker was a three-star prospect who chose Marshall over Kentucky, Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Yates will look to join Suntarine Perkins and TJ Dottery as linebackers in Pete Golding’s defense.
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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. Email Evie at: Evie@TheRebelWalk.com
