Merry Flipmas: Ole Miss grabs 4-star linebacker Tyler Lockhart from Mississippi State
Winona (Miss.) linebacker Tyler Lockhart announced Wednesday he was flipping his commitment from Mississippi State to Ole Miss.
The 6-foot-2, 205 pound Lockhart is ranked as the nation’s 160th overall recruit in the 2025 class, per On3’s Industry Ranking. He is the No. 17 linebacker and Mississippi’s 5th-ranked recruit.
Ole Miss is set to sign two other in-state linebackers in Jarcoby Hopson and Bryson Walters. Pete Golding is now 3-for-3 after adding Lockhart to the Top 15 class. As a junior, Lockhart helped Winona to its first MHSAA 3A state title. He finished with over 100 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 11 sacks.
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Tyler Lockhart’s flip makes it eight defensive four-stars for Ole Miss.
He was a 2024 Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection and will represent the state of Mississippi in the MS/AL All-Star Game. The Bulldogs did a nice job of flipping him away from Auburn. But, the combination of on-the-field struggles in Starkville, linebacker success in Oxford and Pete Golding was too much to turn down for Lockhart.
The four-star prospect got to see All-SEC players TJ Dottery, Pooh Paul and Suntarine Perkins in 2024. It appears it resonated and helped the Rebels add another four-star to its 2025 class.
