Ole Miss freshman defensive end Carmelow Reed was arrested Friday night in Oxford on two charges, according to information learned by Ole Miss On SI and records from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department.
Reed, 18, was booked at 8:51 p.m. on charges of “possession with intent of Schedule I or II Controlled Substance 10 to < 30 grams” and “exceeding speed limits set by local authorities on local highways.” No bond amount has been released.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Reed arrived on campus in January as a mid-year enrollee. He was regarded as a consensus top-40 player at his position by the major national recruiting services, and 247Sports listed him as a four-star prospect and the No. 207 overall player in the class.
At Morgan Park High School last fall, Reed put together a senior season that included 60 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and nine sacks.
The 6-foot-6, 275-pound lineman is part of what Ole Miss coach Pete Golding has described as a standout defensive line haul, alongside assistant coach Randall Joyner. During spring camp in late March, Golding said, “Some of these freshmen, in my opinion, are as good of a (defensive line) class as I’ve been around in a long time,” Golding assessed of his freshmen during spring camp in late March. “Carmelow I think has a chance to be a really good player…I think we got really quality depth there.”
Ole Miss is getting closer to preseason camp, with upperclassmen beginning to trickle back to Oxford after being away from campus for the last week or so. The Rebels are scheduled to report Monday, August 3, and media availability begins August 6.
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