Rebs Hosting Top Talent: Ole Miss Welcomes Commits and Key Recruits for Arkansas Game
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss hosts Arkansas tonight in SEC action at Vaught-Hemingway. In addition to welcoming the Razorbacks, the Rebels are also hosting a number of commits and key recruits for the game.
First, the commits. Lane Kiffin and company are expected to have six players in who have already pledged to the Rebels. They include:
4-star OT Emanuel Tucker, New Albany (Miss.)
4-star DB Craig Tutt, Murfreesboro (Tenn.)
3-star DB Braylen Williams, Tupelo (Miss.)
3-star DB Iverson McCoy, Tupelo (Miss.)
3-star DB Nascar McCoy, Buford (Ga.)
3-star LB Anthony Davis, Loganville (Ga.)
Flip in the Sip?
Three players who are currently committed to other schools will also be on hand Saturday: QB DJ Hunter, WR O’Mari Johnson, and DL Dylan Berymon.
DJ Hunter – The 6’1, 190-pound Hunter is a 3-star QB from Buford, Ga. and is a Kentucky commit. He is the No. 29 overall QB in the country. He recently took an Auburn visit, too. Hunter is fresh off an Auburn visit as well.
O’Mari Johnson – The 2026 Wesson (Miss.) Jackson Academy wide receiver is a commit to North Carolina. The 6’1, 180-pound Johnson is the No. 17 overall athlete at any position in the state of MS. He’s been committed to the Tar Heels since April.
Dylan Berymon – The 6’2, 315-pound DL from Monroe, La. will also be in Oxford this weekend. He is the No. 4 overall athlete at any position in the state of Louisiana.
Other high-profile visitors
There are some other high-profile visitors who will be on campus this evening for the key SEC matchup between Arkansas and Ole Miss.
Javarious Griffin: 2027 Cleveland Central (Miss.) wide receiver Javarious Griffin is set to visit today, along with his teammates Rachim Nelson and Pasario Self. Griffin tells The Rebel Walk:
“I look forward to having an exciting experience and I plan to give my friends a great time so that they can understand how life could be if they all put in the work!”
Javarious Griffin
Isaiah Stephens: 2027 Sheridan (Ark.) running back Isaiah Stephens is expected to be at Ole Miss for tonight’s game. He holds offers from North Carolina, App State, SMU and others.
Brody Knowles: 2027 wide receiver Brody Knowles is also supposed to be in Oxford today. The 2027 recruit out of Southlake Carroll (Southlake), Texas, who is 6’4, 190-pounds, is from an athletic family. He has a brother who plays football for Georgia Tech, while his dad is a former doubles champion at Wimbledon. He has an offer sheet that includes Oklahoma, TCU, Kansas State, Illinois, Kentucky, Tulane and others.
Chase Craft: The versatile 2027 Heidelberg (Miss.) native plays running back, wide receiver and quarterback for Heidelberg. On September 5 against Quitman (Miss.), Craft rushed for 144 yards and two TDs on only 12 carries, and also threw for 138 yards and one touchdown. He holds offers from Oregon State, Southern Miss and others.
Devin Alfred: The 2028 wide receiver from Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Madison, Miss. is also expected to visit tonight. His older brother, Dillon, is currently a freshman wide receiver on the Ole Miss team. Devin currently holds offers from Ole Miss and Jackson State.
Brock Barrows: 2028 Lee’s Summit (Mo.) offensive lineman Brock Barrows will also be on campus this evening. The 6’2, 277-pound IOL already holds offers from Arkansas, Iowa State and Tennessee, among others.
Stay tuned for more from Oxford!
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.
