# Ole Miss Rebels

Southeastern · Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
Head coach: Pete Golding · year 2 · 2-1 career over 2 seasons, all at MISS
Offense: Up-Tempo Spread · Defense: Multiple 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 13-2 (7-1 in conference), final AP rank #3
- National title odds: +2200 (#11 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 8.5 (over priced +132)
- Returning starter games: 47%
- Schedule difficulty: 14th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 50% | 45/90 | 4/13 |
| Offensive line | 59% | 44/74 | 7/13 |
| Defensive front | 43% | 45/104 | 8/18 |
| Secondary | 35% | 23/65 | 11/17 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Trinidad Chambliss (QB), Will Echoles (DT), Jaylon Braxton (CB), Cedrick Beavers (CB), Kewan Lacy (RB)
- Key departures (with destination): Wydett Williams Jr. (SAF), Princewill Umanmielen (LB) – LSU, Kapena Gushiken (SAF), Zxavian Harris (DT), Diego Pounds (OL)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Johntay Cook II (WR) – SYR, Makhi Frazier (RB) – MSU, Darrell Gill Jr. (WR) – SYR, Deuce Knight (QB) – AUB, Walker Howard (QB) – ULL

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Deuce Alexander, Horatio Fields, Isaiah Spencer
- WR-Z: Darrell Gill Jr., Caleb Cunningham, Samari Reed
- WR-SL: Johntay Cook II, Cameron Miller, Dillon Alfred, Traylon Ray
- LT: Terez Davis, Enoch Wangoy
- LG: Delano Townsend, Troy Everett
- C: Brycen Sanders, Joe Koury, John Wayne Oliver
- RG: Patrick Kutas, Connor Howes
- RT: Tommy Kinsler IV, Carius Curne
- TE: Luke Hasz, Caleb Odom, Brady Prieskorn, Michael Smith
- QB: Trinidad Chambliss, Deuce Knight, AJ Maddox, Walker Howard
- RB: Kewan Lacy, Makhi Frazier, Joshua Dye

### Defense

- DE: Kam Franklin, Jonathan Maldonado, Jordan Renaud
- NT: Michai Boireau, Jehiem Oatis, Andrew Maddox
- DT: Will Echoles, Jamarious Brown, Kamron Beavers
- BUCK: Suntarine Perkins, Blake Purchase, Talib Graham
- WLB: Keaton Thomas, Jarcoby Hopson, Tony Mitchell
- MLB: Luke Ferrelli, Tah'j Butler, Ant Davis Jr., Raymond Collins
- LCB: Jalyn Crawford, Jaylon Braxton, Tavoy Feagin
- SS: Edwin Joseph, Andy Jaffe, Cortez Thomas
- FS: Joenel Aguero, Nick Cull, Keon Young
- RCB: Antonio Kite, Dorian Barney, Cedrick Beavers
- NB: Sharif Denson, Ladarian Clardy, Anthony Robinson III

### Special Teams

- PT: Oscar Bird, Stephon Weise
- PK: Lucas Carneiro
- KO: Lucas Carneiro
- LS: Caleb Blankenship, Sean Judge
- H: Oscar Bird, Stephon Weise
- PR: Izaiah Hartrup
- KR: Izaiah Hartrup

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Louisville | Home | ABC | MISS -6.5 |
| 2 | Charlotte | Home | ESPN2 | – |
| 3 | LSU | Home | ABC | MISS -2.5 |
| 4 | Florida | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | Away | – | – |
| 7 | Missouri | Home | – | – |
| 8 | Texas | Away | – | – |
| 9 | Auburn | Home | – | – |
| 10 | Georgia | Home | – | – |
| 11 | Oklahoma | Away | – | – |
| 12 | Wofford Terriers (FCS) | Home | SEC Network+ | – |
| 13 | Mississippi State | Home | ABC | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/ole-miss
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.