5-star WR Caleb Cunningham signs with Ole Miss
Ackerman (Miss.) Choctaw County five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham signed with Ole Miss on Wednesday, kicking off Signing Day with a bang for Lane Kiffin & Co.
“Everyone is going to be an Ole Miss fan now. I’m staying in the Sip so everyone can watch me play,” Cunningham said. “D.K. (Metcalf) and A.J. (Brown), I want to follow in their footsteps. I can be the next wide receiver to do it.”
“Ole Miss can get me to the league, no question about it,” Cunningham added. “I want to be the face of Mississippi. Stay home and play in the Sip.”
Cunningham held offers from all over the country, but made a commitment to Alabama on July 13. That decision 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.
Cunningham’s been a critical recruiting for Kiffin’s 2025 class, helping the Rebels push toward one of the nations’ Top 25 classes.
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Scouting Report: 5-star WR Caleb Cunningham
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.
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.
