Ole Miss Moves SEC Recruiting Needle Landing 5-Star OT Gregory Little
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze has found a replacement for sure to-be departing left tackle Laremy Tunsil with the verbal commitment of Gregory Little on Wednesday.
Little, listed at 6’5.5”, 300 pounds, is as big of a recruiting win for Ole Miss as any other school in the SEC could want at this point in the recruiting process. College coaches love Little’s size, technique, raw power, and quickness with all most everyone agreeing that he has the potential to be an All-American candidate as he progresses through the years and physically matures.
The win for Ole Miss is a huge loss for Texas A&M. Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin is now in an awkward situation after losing 2014 starting quarterback Kenny Hill, transferred to TCU, and 2015 starting quarterbacks Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray, both have asked for a release from their scholarships. The easy assumption is Murray’s unhappiness in College Station played a part in Little going to Oxford, Little and Murray were teammates at Allen High School. Murray won three state championships as the starting quarterback for Allen High School never losing a game.
Little is in the neighborhood of 30 scholarship offers taking official visits to Auburn (Sept. 26), Georgia (Oct. 3) LSU (Oct. 17), and Alabama (Nov. 7). Little decommitted from Texas A&M on July 13.
The Rebels have moved up the recruiting rankings with Little’s verbal commitment. The future is bright in Oxford with 5-star quarterback Shea Patterson (IMG Academy), 4-star receiver (DeKaylin Metcalf (Oxford), 4-star OL Bryce Matthews, and 4-star RB Justin Connor all coming in on the offensive side of the ball.
Ole Miss 2016 Verbal Commitment List
CB Greg Eisworth, 5’11”, 182 lbs, South Grand Prairie HS, Grand Prairie, TX
CB Jaylon Jones, 5’11”, 175 lbs, Allen HS, Allen, TX
SS Myles Hartsfield, 6’0”, 195 lbs, East Coast Prep, Great Barrington, MA
DE Charles Wiley, 6’2”, 240 lbs, Stockbridge HS, Stockbridge, GA
DT Benito Jones, 6’0”, 280 lbs, Wayne County, Waynesboro, MS
LB Donta Evans, 6’2”, 220 lbs, Archer HS, Lawrenceville, GA
LB David Luafatasage, 6’4”, 225 lbs, Arizona Western C.C., Yuma, AZ
LB Tariqious Tisdale, 6’5”, 247 lbs, Lexington HS, Lexington, TN
OG Jack DeFoor, 6’4”, 270 lbs, Calhoun HS, Calhoun, GA
OG Eli Johnson, 6’3”, 288 lbs, Lafayette HS, Oxford, MS
OT Gregory Little, 6’5.5”, 300 lbs, Allen HS, Allen, TX
OT Bryce Mathews, 6’6”, 275 lbs, Brentwood Academy, Brentwood, TN
OG Chandler Tuitt, 6’3”, 260 lbs, Sandy Creek HS, Tyrone, GA
QB Shea Patterson, 6’2”, 194 lbs, IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL
RB Justin Connor, 5’9”, 186 lbs, North Panola HS, Sardis, MS
RB D’Vaughn Pennamon, 5’10”, 220 lbs, Manvel HS, Manvel, TX
RB Jarrion Street, 6’1”, 203 lbs, Hewitt Trussville, Trussville, AL
TE Gabe Angel, 6’3”, 218 lbs, Cookeville HS, Cookeville, TN
TE Octavious Cooley, 6’2”, 240 lbs, Laurel HS, Laurel, MS
WR DeKaylin Metcalf, 6’3”, 210 lbs, Oxford HS, Oxford, MS
Photo credit: al.com; Gregory Little