Jaxson Dart provides multiple NFL comparisons for Quinshon Judkins

Ole Miss freshman Quinshon Judkins had a breakout game in their week 4 matchup versus Tulsa. Judkins took the majority of the Rebels’ second half snaps for an injured Zach Evans and made the most of them, ending the game with 140 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. His performance was enough to earn him SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors, and his teammate Jaxson Dart spoke about his recent play.

“I’ve known it from the get-go with Q, from the first time that I met him,” Dart said. “I tell people he reminds me so much of a Nick Chubb, or Saquon Barkley, he can have such a huge impact on a team and do so many great things.”

Those are some lofty comparisons, but the true freshman may be living up to them so far, as he’s the Rebels leading rusher currently with 429 yards and five touchdowns already four weeks into the season. He’s accounted for 100 all-purpose yards in each of his first four collegiate games, leading an Ole Miss rushing attack that ranks No. 1 in the SEC, and he’s doing it all before his 19th birthday next month.

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“Crap, he should still be in high school he’s so young. So his future is so bright and I know that he’s gonna do everything he can to fulfill his dreams because he comes to work every single day with the right mentality to do everything in his power to get better and do whatever he can to help the team, so I’ve been super impressed with him,” Dart said.

Judkins has been having a great freshman campaign so far, and it’ll be interesting to see how his first taste of SEC action goes this weekend as Ole Miss takes on No. 7 Kentucky at home.

Lane Kiffin gives addresses lack of carries for Zach Evans in second half

Ole Miss secured a 35-27 win over Tulsa this Saturday, headlined by an explosive second quarter for their offense where the Rebels scored 28 unanswered points, ending four straight offensive drives with touchdowns. Rebels running back Zach Evans entered the matchup as their leading rusher, but saw very limited action in the second half. Head coach Lane Kiffin was asked about Evans’ lack of carries in the second half, to which he gave a very short, blunt answer.

“Yeah, that was a medical thing,” Kiffin said.

The medical status of Evans was made pretty unclear by Kiffin, but Ole Miss will surely hope he’s healthy for next week’s game as they enter conference play for the first time this season. Evans, a TCU transfer, has made a splash so far this season in his first year with Ole Miss, as he entered their game versus Tulsa with the most carries and rush yards on the team.

Evans finished the Tulsa game with just ten carries for 48 yards and one touchdown, but Quinshon Judkins took on the bulk of the running responsibilities in the second half and thrived in his absence. Judkins finished Saturday’s game with 140 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, as he now leads the Rebels in rushing with 429 yards on the season, just 64 yards ahead of Evans.

Ole Miss has their biggest test of the season so far next week, as they take on No. 7 Kentucky at home in their first SEC game of the season. Hopefully for the Rebels, Evans will be healthy and ready to go for their next matchup, and they can use him in tandem with Judkins out of the backfield as a dangerous duo and one-two punch.