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A final look at what was a busy, preseason-opening week for Ole Miss football

Ben Garrettby:Ben Garrett•08/05/23•

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Ole Miss cornerback Deantre Prince

Ole Miss this week opened preseason practices in advance of the 2023 season. The Rebels on Saturday put on some pads for the first time. They’ll practice pretty much daily for the next few weeks before kicking off their season against Mercer September 2.

The Rebels are widely ranked in the 15-20 range in preseason Top 25 polls. They’re in search of their fourth straight trip to the postseason and had an 8-5 record last season.

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Ole Miss returns three starters on defense and seven on offense, including the SEC’s leading rusher in sophomore running back Quinshon Judkins. Judkins finished Top 10 nationally in rushing yards (1,567), rushing touchdowns (16) and total touchdowns (17) last season. He set a new single-season Rebel record for rushing yards.

The Rebels also brought in a large transfer class ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation by media outlets. All but three of the some 30 transfers are on campus, enrolled in classes and going through camp. The Rebels are waiting on Jam Griffin (RB, Oregon State), Chris Graves (DB, Miami of Florida) and TJ Dudley (LB, Clemson). They all committed this week.

Let’s take a look back at the week that was in Ole Miss football.

OLE MISS FOOTBALL, IN PICTURES

Cornerback Zamari Walton transferred in from Georgia Tech in the off-season.
Third-year Rebel wide receiver Bralon Brown.
True freshman wide receiver Ayden Williams (1) has been an early camp standout.
Linebacker Monty Montgomery transferred in from Louisville in the off-season.
Quinshon Judkins
Jaxson Dart is the incumbent starting quarterback for Ole Miss.
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin
Ayden Williams
Running back Kedrick Reescano was a four-star signee in the 2023 class.
Linebacker/safety Suntarine Perkins was a rare On3 five-star-plus prospect in the 2023 recruiting class.
Juice Kiffin
Juice was practicing retrieving the kickoff tee during practice on Saturday.
DeShawn Gaddie transferred to Ole Miss from North Texas.
Jaxson Dart
Lane Kiffin
Tre Harris was All-CUSA as the leading wide receiver for Louisiana Tech last season.
Veteran running back Ulysses Bentley IV is in his second Rebel season.
Monty Montgomery
Rebel veteran cornerback Deantre Prince
Quarterback Walker Howard left LSU to join the Rebels in the off-season.
Quarterback Spencer Sanders left Oklahoma State to join the Rebels.
Ulysses Bentley IV is a one-time transfer from SMU.
DeShawn Gaddie
Ayden Williams
Tre Harris
Veteran Rebel EDGE Cedric Johnson
Veteran wide receiver Jordan Watkins is in his second season with the Rebels following a transfer from Louisville.

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