5-star WR Caleb Cunningham signs with Ole Miss Rebels

Ackerman (Miss.) Choctaw County five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham has signed with Ole Miss.

The 6-foot-2, 180-pounder is the No. 21 overall prospect and No. 3 WR in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the top-ranked player in Mississippi.

Cunningham entertained just about the entire SEC throughout his recruitment, but made a commitment to Alabama on July 13. That pledge stuck for four months, until he announced that he was staying home, flipping his commitment to the Rebels. He visited Oxford multiple times this fall and now headlines Ole Miss’ 2025 class.

“When I committed, I loved Alabama. They have a great class, they have a lot of great players and I didn’t expect to feel this way. Ole Miss got to me. The whole staff recruited me, they all got to know me, I am cool with the players and it just makes sense to me to stay home,” Cunningham told On3.

“The way the staff stayed in touch every day stuck out to me,” he added. “They just stayed in touch and stuck to the facts. The more I listened, the more things started to make a lot of sense.”

Caleb Cunningham Scouting Summary

On3’s scouting and rankings team writes this of Cunningham as a prospect:

“Bouncy outside receiver with the upside to become a skilled ball-winner. Measured at a shade 6-foot-2, 180 pounds with 32-inch arms and 9-inch hands prior to his senior season. Moves well at his size on film. Shows the ability to come down with catches in contested situations. Hangs in the air to come down with acrobatic grabs. Naturally coordinated and can locate the football at its highest point. Also shows some ability to make defenders miss after the catch. Increased his production as a junior, catching 48 passes for 1,138 yards and 14 touchdowns.

…Production tailed off a bit as a senior. Doubles as a fantastic high school basketball player, who has perhaps the best dunk reel among 2025 football prospects. Lives above the rim, throwing down electric dunks with regularity. Has considerable natural ability but will need to hone his technical skill at the position over the final few years of high school football, including expanding his route tree. Older for the cycle, turning 19 years-old as a senior. Has considerable upside with continued technical development.”