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Ole Miss Football: Top 3 remaining targets in 2021 recruiting class

By Connor Muldowney

Oct 31, 2020; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin wears a mask with the word vote printed on the front during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 31, 2020; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin wears a mask with the word vote printed on the front during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ole Miss football still has some big names left on the board for Lane Kiffin to go out and win over. Who tops the Rebels’ 2021 recruiting board?

Lane Kiffin’s first year in Oxford was an eventful one. He started just 1-4 with two hard-fought losses against top-five opponents Florida and Alabama before winning three straight and putting themselves in bowl contention.

The Rebels had their matchup with Texas A&M cancelled before facing LSU and nearly pulling off a big win there. They then took down No. 11 Indiana in an exciting Outback Bowl to finish the season 5-5 which can only be considered a success, especially with COVID-19 impacting the amount of time Kiffin got to spend with his new team in the offseason.

Now he’s trying to improve the talent in the program via recruiting. He currently has the No. 19 recruiting class in the country with 24 guys signed, but there are still a few left on his big board.

Who are the top remaining targets for the Rebels in the 2021 class?

One of the top uncommitted receivers in the 2021 class is four-star Quenton Barnes who looks to be wide open heading into National Signing Day. In fact, there are zero crystal balls for him on 247Sports which usually means a recruit is playing the process close to the vest.

Ole Miss is right there in the running for the Tennessee-native along with Georgia and LSU and he would be the second-highest ranked receiver commit in the Rebels’ 2021 class.

Looking at the future depth chart for the Rebels, after the 2021 season, they will be in dire need of receiver depth and Barnes has to like that. Young, talented prospects love the idea of playing early on and potentially avoiding a redshirt and he’d get that if he came to Ole Miss.

The 6-2, 175-pounder from Tennessee is ranked the No. 283 recruit in the nation and 44th-best receiver in his class, according to 247Sports. It’s going to be an all-SEC battle for him.

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