Ole Miss kept working the recruiting board even after a rough Saturday, landing a commitment from 2029 wide receiver Matthew Fletcher as Pete Golding and the Rebels pushed ahead on the future.
The move comes as Ole Miss continues to focus on finishing the 2027 class and adding more pieces to the 2028 group, but the staff has already gone even further down the road with the 2029 cycle. According to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, Fletcher is now in the fold for the Rebels.
“This is where I see my future," Fletcher told Fawcett.
Fletcher is an in-state prospect from Clinton, MS, and while some outlets have not ranked him yet, On3 lists him as a three-star recruit and the No. 8 overall player in Mississippi for 2029. That early evaluation has clearly caught the attention of plenty of programs, because Ole Miss had to beat out several SEC rivals to get the commitment.
Florida, LSU, Tennessee and Mississippi State had already offered Fletcher, and he also held offers from Florida State, Oklahoma State, Louisiana Tech, Army, Georiga State, Akron, Southern Miss and more.
Even with a commitment this early, the recruiting story is far from finished. Players at this stage can still see their situations change as they develop, and other schools will almost certainly keep coming after Fletcher as his career moves forward.
Still, it is not often a player makes a pledge this early, and Ole Miss has at least put itself in position with a home-state target who appears comfortable with the Rebels for now.
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