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09/01/22 - Jonathan Mingo, Sr/2023, Mississippi + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM: WR - Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss,...Mingo, a three-year letterwinner from Brandon, Mississippi, was sidelined over half the season in 2021 due to a broken foot in practice following the third week of the season. He tallied six starts at wide receiver last year and finished fourth on the team in receiving yards (346) and third in TD receptions (3). Mingo leads all returning receivers with 26 total starts, hauling in 61 catches for 897 yards and seven touchdowns over his three years in a Rebel uniform. - Mississippi Football

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WR Jonathan Mingo, Mississippi
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09/01/22 - AJ Finley, Sr/2023, Mississippi + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: DB - AJ Finley, Ole Miss,...Finley was selected to this year's Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Preseason All-SEC teams after a strong junior campaign in 2021. He appeared in 13 games, including 12 starts at safety, leading the team with three interceptions. Finley also paced all Rebel defensive backs with 91 tackles and was third on the team with four pass breakups. - Mississippi Football

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FS AJ Finley, Mississippi
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09/01/22 - Cedric Johnson, Sr/2024, Mississippi + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: DL - Cedric Johnson, Ole Miss,...Johnson was also named to the Preseason All-SEC team by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele, in addition to a nod to Bruce Feldman's Top 50 Freaks list. The junior out of Mobile, Alabama, appeared in 13 games as a sophomore, starting 11 at defensive end. Johnson finished the 2021 campaign with 33 tackles, including 8.0 for a loss and was second on the team with 6.5 sacks. - Mississippi Football

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DE Cedric Johnson, Mississippi
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09/01/22 - Jeremy James, rSr/2025, Mississippi + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: OL - Jeremy James, Ole Miss,...Last season, the junior helped pave the way for the sixth-ranked total offense (492.5) in the country, as well as the No. 12 rushing offense (217.6). James has started every game over the last two seasons on the right side of the line, but is slated to move to left tackle for 2022. - Mississippi Football

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OG Jeremy James, Mississippi
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09/01/22 - *Zach Evans, Jr/2023, Mississippi + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: RB - Zach Evans, Ole Miss,...Evans, a transfer running back from TCU, led the Horned Frogs in rushing yards (648) last season despite only playing in six games. The Houston, Texas, native averaged 7.0 yards per rush with five touchdowns before sidelined for most of the remaining portion of the season due to injury. For his career, Evans has averaged 7.3 yards per carry on nearly 150 rushing attempts. - Mississippi Football

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RB *Zach Evans, Mississippi
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09/01/22 - Nick Broeker, Sr/2023, Mississippi + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM: OL - Nick Broeker, Ole Miss,...Broeker, also a preseason All-America selection by Athlon Sports, is a multi-year starter for the Rebels who has yet to miss a game in his collegiate career. He started all 13 games at left tackle in 2021, playing in nearly all offensive snaps (927). The Springfield, Illinois, native was also awarded with the J. Richard Price Courage and Compassion Award at the end of spring practice, given annually to the senior lineman who, in the opinion of his coaches, has demonstrated extraordinary courage and unusual compassion in his dedication to his team and to Ole Miss. - Mississippi Football

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OG Nick Broeker, Mississippi
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08/31/22 - *Zach Evans, Jr/2023, Mississippi + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 87. Zach Evans, RB, Ole Miss, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 648 yards, 5 TDs. Last year's ranking: NR. The blue-chipper from Houston managed just 146 rushes and 18 receptions in two years at TCU before transferring, but he gained 1,269 yards with 10 touchdowns in those 164 touches. If he can stay on the field in Oxford, he could dominate in Lane Kiffin's up-tempo offense. - ESPN.com

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RB *Zach Evans, Mississippi
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08/30/22 - Spencer Sanders, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 91. Spencer Sanders, QB, Oklahoma State, Senior. Notable 2021 stats: 2,839 yards, 20 TDs. Last year's ranking: NR. As Sanders goes, so go the Cowboys. He lit up Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, throwing for 371 yards and four TDs to finish off a 37-35 comeback win after a Big 12 title game struggle where he threw four interceptions in a 21-16 loss (seven of his 12 INTs last year were vs. Baylor). Entering his fourth year as the starter, Sanders needs nine wins to catch Mason Rudolph as the Cowboys' all-time winningest QB. - ESPN.com

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QB Spencer Sanders, Mississippi
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08/29/22 - Spencer Sanders, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

2022 PRESEASON MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Spencer Sanders, Sr., Oklahoma St.,...The returning first team All-Big 12 quarterback after leading the conference in total offense and total offense per game in 2021, Sanders has 24 wins as OSU's starting quarterback and needs eight more to tie Mason Rudolph for the most wins as a starting quarterback in school history. His 6,911 career passing yards total ranks among the top 10 of all returning Power Five players and ranks as the second-most in school history for any player entering his senior season. - Oklahoma State Football

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QB Spencer Sanders, Mississippi
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08/29/22 - KD Hill, rSr/2023, Mississippi + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: KD Hill, Ole Miss, Sr., DL,...Hill appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts at nose tackle in 2021...Registered 24 total tackles on the season...Tallied two tackles for loss...vs. Louisville (9/6/21). - Ole Miss Football

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DT KD Hill, Mississippi
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08/26/22 - Troy Brown, rSr/2023, Mississippi + More +

Consider Chance Campbell the model template for the impact a transfer can have in just one year on campus. Campbell transferred from Maryland prior to the 2021 campaign and ended up being one Ole Miss' stalwarts up the middle, leading the Rebels with 109 total tackles, including 12.5 for loss. Campbell was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He was a major key behind Ole Miss taking a major defensive jump, surrendering two touchdowns per game less than it did in 2020. Former Central Michigan linebacker Troy Brown - a three-time all MAC selection in his Chippewas careers - wants to make the same difference Campbell did.

Brown transferred to Ole Miss in the offseason and figures to play a key role in the linebacker rotation for the Rebels in 2022. "I watched a lot of film on Chance. When I came here, a lot of guys … (were) very proud of his character and the way he practiced," Brown said. "So I just try to bring some of those characteristics, to have everybody buy into me just like I'm buying into them, so they can trust in me like they did him last year. So, I'm trying to do some of the same things." Brown finished his Central Michigan career with 215 tackles (31.5 for loss) and 6.5 sacks. He also added five interceptions. While Brown didn't see SEC speed in practice every single day, he has played against his share of elite athletes - during his Central Michigan career, his teams played Miami, Wisconsin, Missouri and LSU. The MAC wasn't necessarily filled with SEC-caliber athletes, but he's not going to be surprised when he gets into games against conference foes. "I did play in the MAC, but I had the chance to play (fast teams)," Brown said. "So, the tempo, I kind of got a chance to see it, but not in practice every day. So, now seeing that type of tempo in practice every day just has you on your horse and on your Ps and Qs, to where you can get beat, like, almost every play. "You definitely have to be locked in." - The Dispatch

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OLB Troy Brown, Mississippi
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08/20/22 - Walter Nolen, Jr/2026, Mississippi + More +

FRESHMEN WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS TO WATCH IN 2022: WALTER NOLEN, DT, TEXAS A&M,... At 6-foot-4 and 325 pounds, Nolen is one of three five-star defensive linemen to have signed with the Aggies, and was rated as high as the No. 2 prospect in the nation. Hailing from Powell, Tennessee, Nolen chose Texas A&M over four other Southeastern Conference schools, including the Vols, joining fellow linemen Shemar Stewart and Lebbeus Overton and five other five-stars in the class. - AP College Football

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DT Walter Nolen, Mississippi
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08/15/22 - Chris Paul Jr., rJr/2026, Mississippi + More +

A prime candidate to take on reps behind Arkansas' vets is Chris "Pooh" Paul, a redshirt freshman from Cordele, Ga., who stands 6-1 and 232 pounds. He appeared in four games last season, including the Outback Bowl victory over Penn State and home finale against Missouri. Paul enters 2022 with one career tackle to his credit, but all indications are that he can be an essential helping hand. "Chris Paul's ceiling is extremely high - extremely high," Scherer said. "He's a very, very, very good football player. Chris Paul, it's all about maturity with him. It's all about maturity, being disciplined and doing things right when you're supposed to do them. "He's gradually getting there. With him, it's not a mental thing at all. It's a mental toughness thing, the play-after-play, 'Can I refocus and not worry about what happened the last play? Maybe I did something wrong. Who cares? It doesn't matter anymore.' "It's the maturity that when Chris Paul develops that on a consistent basis, he's getting better."

Scherer said Paul was a sponge in meeting rooms and on the practice field when around Grant Morgan, Hayden Henry and Pool. Paul concurred, adding he learned valuable lessons, tips and tricks by simply being attentive behind the scenes. The strides he made last season led to improved confidence in the spring. And that in turn has placed him in a position to have an opportunity to produce. "Chris being able to sit in the back of that room and watch those three guys, he might come up here and say I had something to do with it," Scherer said. "I had nothing to do with it. He sat there and watched what those guys do and tried to emulate it. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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ILB Chris Paul Jr., Mississippi
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08/12/22 - *Zach Evans, Jr/2023, Mississippi + More +

Among the more highly touted running back recruits in recent memory, Evans originally signed with Georgia before some off-field concerns moved the Bulldogs to cut ties with him before he arrived on campus in Athens. The Houston native instead landed at TCU, where he averaged 7.3 yards per carry and scored nine touchdowns in 15 games the last two seasons before transferring to Ole Miss. Evans (6-0, 215) is expected to carry the running game load for the Rebels after top rushers Jerrion Ealy and Snoop Conner left for the NFL and Henry Parrish transferred to Miami. - Birmingham News

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RB *Zach Evans, Mississippi
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08/12/22 - Monty Montgomery, rSr/2024, Mississippi + More +

Monty Montgomery says he can beat anyone at chess, just as soon as he learns how to play. The Louisville linebacker is comically confident, a self-hyping senior who conjures a modern day Muhammad Ali with braided dreadlocks. Though he has been remarkably productive in a limited role, leading U of L in quarterback sacks in two separate seasons despite playing primarily on third down, Montgomery talks a game so big it calls for its own area code. He calls himself a "rock star," the "best ever," and has predicted an All-America season for himself with "monumental awards." "It's time for me to unleash," he said Friday, "and flash the greatness." Whether Montgomery's boasts are sincere or merely a playful pose is an unsolved mystery - U of L defensive coordinator Bryan Brown said he's not sure he has ever encountered another player so outwardly confident - but few athletes have been more dedicated to the pursuit of their dreams.

Admittedly afflicted by "little man syndrome," the 5-foot-11 Montgomery is known for logging the longest hours at U of L's practice facility and for a competitive edge that has been sharpened since childhood in family pushup contests and football games played not only to win, but to humiliate rivals. "Just the fact that you can embarrass a man and not feel any remorse about it, that's the best feeling, man," Montgomery said. "If you take away a man's emotional state, then you win everything, I feel like." - Courier Journal

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