Ole Miss has spent the past year navigating plenty of change, but one thing has held steady in Oxford: the recruiting momentum.
With Pete Golding in his first full offseason at the helm and quarterback Trinidad Chambliss still in place, the Rebels have kept their eye on the future. That future got a lot brighter over the last week, as Ole Miss added a wave of high school commitments for 2027 and beyond.
The headliners were on the defensive front. Turner was the biggest splash, a major win for Golding and his staff.
The Mississippi standout is the third-ranked defensive lineman in the class and the highest-ranked player in the state. He backed up the hype with a junior season that produced 15.5 sacks and 103 tackles.
Ole Miss also landed Shumaker, another four-star defensive lineman who had drawn plenty of attention before flipping back to Oxford. He had previously moved from Ole Miss to Colorado before returning to the Rebels, and now he gives the class a dynamic partner for Turner up front.
The Rebels weren’t done adding size and skill on either side of the ball. Berry, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound lineman, is a top-10 player at his position and stays in Mississippi. He should be a major piece for Ole Miss on the offensive line down the road.
At receiver, Mosley became the third wideout to join the 2027 class. He put together a huge junior year with 67 catches, 1,138 yards and 20 touchdowns. His production speaks for itself, but his size also gives him an edge when the ball is in the air and contested catches come into play.
Ole Miss also picked up two more commitments that help build out the class in the years ahead. Parson, a three-star linebacker from Douglasville, Georgia, chose the Rebels over Kansas, Memphis and Virginia Tech. He is ranked 25th among linebackers in the 2027 class and said the staff showed him exactly how he would fit in the defense.
Then there’s Latedrick Mallard, who became the first player committed in Ole Miss’ 2028 class. The 6-foot-1 wide receiver has multiple offers, though he is not ranked yet, and he still has two more years of high school before arriving in Oxford.
The Rebels are still looking for their first five-star in the 2027 class, but the work Golding has done so far has Ole Miss sitting with a top-25 recruiting class nationally. The momentum is real, and the staff will try to keep it rolling.
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