No team acquired more transfer talent than Ole Miss.
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Lane Kiffin was dubbed the "Portal King" last year and solidified himself as arguably the best acquirer of transfer talent with another monster haul this offseason. Ole Miss closed the first portal window with the No. 1 transfer class in the nation. The 17-man group features top-ranked defensive lineman Walter Nolen, three top-25 overall prospects and nine players with four-star ratings or higher.
"There's no such thing as a perfect haul in college football recruiting," 247Sports' Chris Hummer said. "But Ole Miss is perhaps on the verge of a pretty-close-to-perfect haul. There's a real window for the Rebels to make a run next fall as the 12-team playoff era begins, and they're gunning for it. The conversation around what's possible for Ole Miss began to shift when you added Walter Nolen to an already excellent transfer class."
We took a look back on the college careers of Ole Miss' entire transfer class, including their position and overall ratings in the portal. The 17 commitments are listed by their overall rank, in descending order.
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Meet Ole Miss' No. 1-ranked 2024 class:
WRDEVIN PRICE
Transfer Profile:3-Star | 82Rating | No. 795 Overall | No. 105WR
Price started his career at Texas A&M and transferred to FAU ahead of the 2023 season. He appeared in 11 games with the Owls last season and caught seven balls for 120 yards and one touchdown.
CBBRANDON TURNAGE
Transfer Profile:3-Star |86 Rating | No. 573 Overall | No. 70 CB
Turnage, a former four-star recruit, played in all 12 regular-season games for the Vols as a senior and totaled nine tackles and one pass breakup.He allowed 12 receptions on 22 targets for 248 yards and a touchdown, recording a Pro Football Focus coverage grade of 74.9.
CBAMORION WALKER
Transfer Profile:3-Star |87Rating | No. 549 Overall | No. 67 CB
Walker dealt with injuries and struggled to make a dent in Michigan's cornerback room this fall. He played in six of Michigan's 15 games, totaling 66 snaps, all on defense. He allowed three receptions on six targets in coverage and recorded one pass breakup.
SLOUIS MOORE
Transfer Profile:3-Star |87 Rating | No.451 Overall | No. 45 S
Moore is coming off a breakout season at Indiana, where herecorded83 tackles, three interceptions and three forced fumbles Hematched a career-high with 10 tackles at Penn State on Oct. 28.
IOLJULIUS BUELOW
Transfer Profile:3-Star |88Rating | No. 414 Overall | No.28 IOL
The former Washington lineman stands 6-foot-8, 330-pounds and started at right guard the final eight games of the season for the Huskies, including the national championship game against Michigan. He allowed 21 pressures and one sack across 407 pass-blocking snaps this season.
OTDIEGO POUNDS
Transfer Profile:3-Star |88Rating | No. 381 Overall | No. 19OT
North Carolina had Pounds penciled in as its starting left tackle for years to come. Heplayed466 pass-blocking snaps for the Tar Heels last season and allowed 13 pressures and two sacks.
IOLGERQUAN SCOTT
Transfer Profile:3-Star |88 Rating | No. 216 Overall | No. 10IOL
Scott split time between left guard (656 snaps) and center (105)for Southern Missthis season and allowed 15 pressures and zero sacks.
SKEY LAWRENCE
Transfer Profile:3-Star |89 Rating | No. 195 Overall | No. 15 S
Lawrencesaw action in 12 games for Oklahoma last season and totaled 44 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and a career-high two interceptions. He arrived on campus in January andwill participate in spring practice with the Rebels.
IOL NATE KALEPO
Transfer Profile:3-Star |89 Rating | No. 160 Overall | No. 5 IOL
Kalepo was part of a Washington offensive line that won theJoe MooreAward in 2023. He started all 15 of Washington's games this past season, making 14 starts at right guard and one at left (Michigan State). The 6-6 330-pounder played 922 total snaps for the Huskies last season, including 572 in pass protection, and allowed 17 pressures and one sack. He graded out 53.1 in run-blocking, according to Pro Football Focus.
TE Daequan Wright
Transfer Profile:4-Star |90 Rating | No. 157 Overall | No. 15 TE
A former four-star recruit, Wright was utilized more as a hybrid wide receiver than a true tight end over his last two seasons at Virginia Tech. He recorded 44 receptions for 510 yards during his two-year stint in Blacksburg and caught 28 passes for 366 yards as a sophom*ore last fall. He's still looking for the first touchdown catch of his career but will have red-zone opportunities next season at 6-foot-4, 234 pounds.
RB Logan Diggs
Transfer Profile:4-Star |90 Rating | No. 145 Overall | No. 15 RB
Diggs was a one-and-done transfer for LSU. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound running back was the second-leading rusher for the Tigers behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels. He played in 10 games last season (eight starts) and finished with 119 carries for 653 yards (5.5 avg.) and seven touchdowns. He caught eight balls for 82 yards. The two-time transfer spent the first two years of his college career at Notre Dame.
S Yam Banks
Transfer Profile:4-Star |90 Rating | No. 143 Overall | No. 7 S
Banks returns to his home state of Mississippi after four seasons with South Alabama. The 6-foot-1, 208-pound defensive back played in 45 games during his four-year career at South Alabama and recorded 147 total tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks across 40 career games. He also notched one interception, 22 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He totaled 46 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack and an interception as a redshirt junior this fall.
CB Trey Amos
Transfer Profile:4-Star | 91 Rating | No. 80 Overall | No.9 CB
Amos, a 6-foot-1,197-pound cornerback, played in all 14 games at Alabama this season, made one start and recorded 12 total tackles and five pass breakups. He was targeted 20 times in coverage and allowed nine receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. The veteran defensive back joined the Crimson Tide after spending the first three years of his college career at Louisiana-Lafayette.
LB Chris Paul Jr.
Transfer Profile:4-Star |91 Rating | No. 68 Overall | No.3 LB
Paul arrived at Arkansas as a three-star recruit in 2021 and broke out as a redshirt freshman a season later, racking up 62 tackles, eight tackles for loss and four sacks in 13 games. He had another productive season this fall, totaling 74 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in 11 games. Paul has shown the versatility to line up at several spots in the defense. He saw snaps at defensive line (45) and slot (21) this season.
WR Antwane Wells
Transfer Profile:4-Star | 93 Rating | No. 24 Overall | No.4 WR
"Juice" Wells played in only three games at South Carolina this season due to a lower-body injury and caught three passes for 37 yards. He was the Gameco*cks' leading pass-catcher in 2022 with 928 yards receiving and six touchdowns and is one of the highlights of the Rebels' top-ranked transfer class. He and fellow transfer receiver Devin Price should bolster an Ole Miss pass-catching corps poised to be one of the SEC's best in 2024.
EDGE Princely Umanmielen
Transfer Profile:4-Star | 94 Rating | No. 16 Overall | No.2 EDGE
Umanmielen is a big part of the Rebels' revamped defense. The former Florida starter comes to Oxford with 24.5 career sacks and 14.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, much of that production coming over the last two years. He helps soften the blow of former Tennessee edgeTyler Barron, nixing a previous verbal commitment to Ole Miss for a spot at Louisville. Umanmielen's immediate aid defensively is one of the reasons why most have picked the Rebels as a preseason top-10 team.
DL Walter Nolen
Transfer Profile:5-Star |99 Rating | No. 1 Overall | No. 1 DL
Even with other schools landing immense amounts of high-end talent in the wake of the latest coaching changes, Ole Miss held onto theNo. 1 class in the 2024 transfer cycle. Nolen leads the way forLane Kiffinas his most prized newcomer, originally ranking as the top player in the portal and settling into the No. 3 spot after Alabama's exodus. The former Texas A&M star ranked as the No. 2 overall player in the class of 2022 and racked up 37 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and four sacks as a sophom*ore last season.
