10 Breakout players for the 2017 season

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9. WR Van Jefferson, Ole Miss

The Ole Miss Rebels didn’t see many wins this season despite having quarterback Chad Kelly on the field. Still, there’s no need to panic as their receiving corps, led by freshman receiver Van Jefferson, is in good shape.

Jefferson was second on the team in receptions this season with 49. He is third on the team this season in receiving yards with 543 and receiving touchdowns with three. Jefferson was selected to this year’s All SEC-Freshman team. He averaged 45.3 receiving yards per game and 11.1 yards per catch.

With quarterback Chad Kelly graduating, Jefferson, along with receivers D.K. Buford and Damore’ea Stringfellow, should make the new quarterback transition pretty seamless. Jefferson had at least one catch in every game this season for the Rebels.

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