Ole Miss Recruiting Class Nears Completion, OL Royce Newman and WR Tre Nixon Added

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

Ole Miss took two steps closer to filling their 2016 recruiting class landing wide receiver Tre Nixon and offensive lineman Royce Newman on Monday.

Newman’s commitment to the Rebels is sure to create some bad blood within SEC circles. Ole Miss was able to flip the longtime Missouri recruit after an official visit to Oxford on Jan. 22. The 6’7”, 260 pound, lineman committed to the Tigers on June 13, but offers started rolling in as the 2015 season started to come to a close. The Nashville (IL) talent had offers from Eastern Illinois, Illinois, Iowa State, and N.C. State, among others, but made an official visit to Nebraska on Dec. 11. Newman’s commitment to Ole Miss cuts off his official scheduled to Missouri on Jan. 29.

Tre Nixon’s commitment is the eighth 4-star recruit to join Ole Miss’ class, along with two 5-star players, offensive tackle Gregory Little and quarterback Shea Patterson. The Viera High School talent was one of the more widely recruited players in the nation ending his recruiting with over 40 scholarship offers.

The 6’1”, 170 pound, speedster jumped onto the recruiting scene in 2014 doing a little bit of everything rushing for 143 yards off 15 carries with three scores but made his mark in the passing attack hauling in 43 passes for 1,065 yards with 13 touchdowns. He continued the all-purpose trend as a senior rushing for 94 yards but killed it on the outside bringing in 74 passes for 1,224 yards with 18 scores.

Nixon took an official visit to Georgia on Jan. 15 and was one of many high end recruits visiting Oxford over the weekend. Nixon committed on Monday ahead of an official visit planned for Auburn on Jan. 29.

The Rebels now have 22 recruits with three slots to fill ahead of National Signing Day on Feb. 3.

Ole Miss 2016 Verbal Commitment List (22)

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

OG Royce Newman, 6’7”, 260 lbs, Nashville HS, Nashville, IL

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

WR Tre Nixon, 6’1”, 170 lbs, Viera HS, Melbourne, FL

 

Photo credit: twitter.com; Tre Nixon at Ole Miss.