Top Recruits in for Visit as Rebels Open 2025 Season Against Georgia State
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football kicks off the 2025-26 campaign tonight, welcoming Georgia State to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for a 6:45 p.m. CT kickoff on SEC Network.
In addition to Rebel fans in attendance who are eagerly awaiting the start of the season, Oxford will be buzzing with visitors who very well could help shape the future of Rebel football in the future. Head coach Lane Kiffin and staff are set to host approximately 50 recruits.
We’ve got some future Rebs on campus tomorrow‼️Can’t wait for y’all to experience the energy of game day in the Vaught‼️#ComeToTheSip🦈 pic.twitter.com/Udl8TfTKmf
— Ole Miss Football Recruiting (@RebelsFBRec) August 29, 2025
Here’s a list of who is scheduled to be there. Keep in mind, these lists change and there could be some additions or some players who don’t make it in.
Here’s the players, their position, where they’re from, if they’re committed and how many recruiting stars they have, per 247Sports.
Class of 2026
- 3⭐ DL Jayden Curtis (UCF commit) | St. Martin (MS)
- 3⭐ DL Jamarion Owens (UL-L commit) | Raleigh (MS)
I will be at @OleMissFB this weekend!!! #HottyToddy🦈 @drm_12 @CoachKJohnson1_ pic.twitter.com/zjeW5OmJWX
— Jamarion Owens (@Jamario52) August 28, 2025
- 3⭐ ATH Jett Goldsberry (Ole Miss Commit) | Heritage Hills (IL)
- 4⭐ RB Damarius Yates (Ole Miss Commit) | Kemper County (MS)
- WR Khalil Ferguson | Antioch (TN)
- 4⭐ TE JC Anderson (Ole Miss Commit) | Mt. Zion (IL)
Excited to be HOME tonight!! 🦈@OleMissFB @Lane_Kiffin @CoachJoeCox pic.twitter.com/t7XM2UCqtP
— JC Anderson (@jcanderson34) August 30, 2025
- 3⭐ OL Ryan Miret (Ole Miss Commit) | Miami (FL) Southridge
- 3⭐ OL Mitchell Smith (Vanderbilt commit) | Picayune (MS)
- 3⭐ CB Braylen Williams (Ole Miss Commit) | Tupelo (MS)
- 3⭐ CB Iverson McCoy (Ole Miss Commit) | Tupelo (MS)
- 3⭐ OL Liam Thompson (Georgia Southern commit) | Harlem (GA)
- QB Jaydis Wiley | Bayshore (FL)
- 3⭐ QB Julian Murdic | Ezell-Harding (TN)
- WR Jayden Buchanan | Aberdeen (MS)
- WR Trell Dorrough | Calhoun City (MS)
- WR Trey Barnes | Petal (MS)
Class of 2027
- QB Caiden Wade | Kosciusko (MS)
- OL Gage Luther | Pontotoc (MS)
- 4⭐ DL Jamarkus Pittman (Ole Miss Commit) | MASE (TN)
- 4⭐ DL Ben’Jarvius Shumaker | Ackerman (MS)
- 4⭐ RB Asa Barnes | Martin (TN) Westview
- 4⭐ RB Tyson Robinson | Brandon (MS)
- RB Terrion Thomas | Grace Christian (TN)
- RB Brayden Maples | Gatlinburg-Pittman (TN)
- RB Roman Causey | Oak Grove (MS)
- WR Javarious Griffin | Cleveland Central (MS)
- TE Jackson Ballinger | Centerburg (OH)
- OL Coderro McDaniel | Brookhaven (MS)
- 4⭐ DL Derwin Fields | Brookhaven (MS)
- 3⭐ S Trae Collins (Commit) | Hazlehurst (MS)
- 4⭐ S Gavin Williams | Damien (CA)
- CB Braylon Keyes | Springfield (OH)
- CB Miles Brown | Westview (TN)
- 4⭐ DL Anthony Cavallaro | Indian Rocks (FL)
- QB Chase Davis | Martinsville (IN)
- WR Jaki Holmes | Coahoma CC (MS)
- WR La’Darrion McBride | Kosciusko (MS)
- WR Tristan Darden | Pelham (AL)
- WR Brendan Harper | Raleigh (MS)
- WR Tyler Sanford | South Panola (MS)
Class of 2028
- TE Faraji Tucker | Douglas County (GA)
- RB Tyson Hunter | Tupelo (MS)
- OL Adrian Derico | Briarwood Christian (AL)
- 4⭐ CB Braylen Bedford | Vardaman (MS)
- QB Davey Lawrence | Ramsay (AL)
- RB Austin Clark | Jackson Academy (MS)
- 3⭐ OL PJ Evans | Jackson Academy (MS)
- RB Zacchaeus Campbell | Pillow Academy (MS)
- RB Julius McCullum | St. Joseph Catholic (MS)
- WR Malakai Iverson | Somerset (TX)
We’ll keep you posted on any news following the visits. Hotty Toddy!
David Walker
David Walker was named Louisiana’s High School Player of the Year at just 16 years old and, at 17, became college football’s first quarterback to earn Freshman of the Year honors. He remains the NCAA’s youngest-ever starting quarterback, a distinction that has stood for decades.
Transitioning from a wide-open high school offense to Emory Bellard’s renowned wishbone triple option, Walker excelled as a dual-threat quarterback. He graduated as Texas A&M’s all-time winningest quarterback and served as a two-time team captain, helping to transform a program that had endured 15 losing seasons in the previous 16 years.
After his playing career, Walker coached and taught algebra at six Texas high schools before moving into private business. In 2011, he published his memoir, “I’ll Tell You When You’re Good,” a title inspired by the coaching philosophy of Shannon Suarez, the Sulphur High and Louisiana High School Hall of Fame coach who was a significant influence on Walker’s life and career.
Walker’s compelling storytelling in his autobiography reflects the breadth of his experiences in high school and college football, and it is an undeniable fact that he saw more action than any athlete in the history of the NCAA. Since 2013, he has contributed to The Rebel Walk, sharing his insights and expertise with readers.
