Ole Miss receiver Jonathan Mingo reveals where he's at coming off of injury

Ole Miss wide receiver Jonathan Mingo did not have the season he envisioned in 2021. His junior season was cut short after he suffered a broken foot in practice leading up to the Rebels showdown with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Now he’s back and ready for the start of the 2022 season.

During the SEC Media Days 2022, Mingo revealed where he’s at coming off of injury and what he plans to bring to the team this year.

“I’m good now. I’m blessed it be back on the field. It’s always frustrating being injured because you work so hard in the offseason,” said Mingo. “So it was kind of hard being out. It was right before the Alabama game, and that’s a game we look forward to all season. So I just had to put my head down and pray about it. And I knew God was going to put me on the right path so I can get back healthy.”

Although Mingo didn’t get to play the whole season, he still put up solid numbers in the games he played in. The senior from Brandon, MS, ended the year with 22 catches for 346 yards and three touchdowns. In 2022, Mingo will have a significant role in the offense. And according to him, he is more than capable of taking on a more prominent role as a five-tool impact receiver.

“I feel like I can contribute in a lot of ways. I’m not just like deep ball threat. I feel like I can get open on any type of route. I can run the whole route tree and I’m a five tool receiver; I got all the tools to be the best receiver I can be.”

Lane Kiffin continuing to build culture at Ole Miss while mixing in new players, staff

There are many new issues head coaches are faced with as the transfer portal and the NIL continue to evolve and alter the college football landscape. One aspect that might be forgotten about in all the major talking points is currently one Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss is dealing with.

Securing one of the top transfer classes this past winter provided a lot of pomp and circumstance and positive vibes throughout Oxford and the Ole Miss campus. But now Kiffin must work to find the magic formula that make all the new faces gel with the old ones.

That starts in a couple weeks when Ole Miss opens fall camp and the 2022 preseason begins in earnest.

“We got a lot of work to do when get to camp,” Kiffin said. “This portal thing is really good and really bad, like everything. It’s really good on paper and plug in players like free agency but you got culture issues because you got kids coming from all over the place. Different habits and styles and the way that they think. So, we got a lot of work do at training camp. It’s a little bit unusual. It’s not just Xs and Os.”