Quinshon Judkins gives advice to kids wanting to play Power Five football

When Quinshon Judkins committed to Ole Miss, it was not the biggest recruiting win for head coach Lane Kiffin. Just a three-star prospect out of Pike Road (AL), the Rebels beat out in-state Auburn and Notre Dame. The On3 Industry Rankings had Judkins as the No. 37 running back in the 2022 class and No. 493 overall.

Just a year later and he is now considered the best running back in the country. Judkins had the opportunity to play college football at the highest level, seized the opportunity, and quite literally ran with it. His efforts have been compensated and will again when the NFL Draft comes calling in a couple of years.

Judkins decided to hand out some advice to high school recruits looking to play at the Power Five level. None of it had to do with on-the-field performance, instead, looking to focus elsewhere. Exactly the answer somebody like Kiffin would look for from a leader of the program.

“My advice is to take high school serious, the position that you’re in,” Judkins said on Thursday at SEC Media Days. “Just take it day by day. Enjoy the journey. Control what you can control. Put school first, your education. Make sure you are just a great person as well as a great player or teammate or whatever.”

Advice can be handed out by any player in the SEC. But for that to come from somebody who did not have the most high-profile recruitment will mean a ton more. Especially if players are able to put together a successful senior season on the field, the Power Five offers will begin to roll in.

And then before you know it, you’re in Nashville at SEC Media Days, representing your program.

Quinshon Judkins coming off stud freshman season

Judkins competed in all 13 Ole Miss games last season, setting the SEC on fire. He ran for 1,567 yards, leading the entire conference. You will also find his name at the top of the rushing touchdown statistic, with Judkins getting into the end zone 16 times. Tennessee‘s Jabari Small was the next closest with 13 of them.

Similar type numbers, if not better, are expected from Judkins this season. He shared carries a year ago with Zach Evans, who is now preparing for training camp with the Los Angeles Rams. Judkins is going to be the guy for Kiffin if he wasn’t already.