2017 National Signing Day: Biggest Winners and Losers

Loser: Ole Miss Rebels

247Sports rank: 30th

All things considered, this class was not that bad for Hugh Freeze and his staff. But going from the fifth ranked class in the country in 2016 to the 30th class in 2017, has to be chalked up as a lost battle. This ranking is not all on Ole Miss’ recruiting ability, far from that, what it does have to do with is the schools NCAA case which seems to be stuck in never-ending limbo and Hugh Freeze even commented that this “class is a penalty.”

Nevertheless, Ole Miss had to do their best to sign a good class and they did what they could. In the SEC their class doesn’t rank high but the coaches believe that they still got talent enough to compete in the conference. The 23 signee class is headlined by four-star WR/CB D.D. Bowie as well as a couple of linebackers in Mohamed Sanogo and Breon Dixon. This class was defense heavy for the Rebels (they finished last in the SEC in total defense) particularly along the defensive line and at the linebacker position. The surprise of the class could be Isaiah Woullard, who is the state of Mississippi’s all-time leading rusher, but was lightly recruited due to his high school being in the Mississippi private school system.