2024 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2024 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach Lane Kiffin. The team played its home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Expectations were high for the Rebels going into the 2024 season as they were coming off of a 2023 season in which they won Peach Bowl, went 11–2 on the season, and finished #9. They were #6 in the preseason polls and started out 4–0 before suffering a shocking 20–17 loss at home to unranked Kentucky. The next week, they rebounded by beating South Carolina 27–3 in Columbia, however the week after that, they lost 29–26 to #13 LSU in overtime despite the Tigers never having the lead during regulation. This loss caused the Rebels to fall to 5–2 and #18, but they rebounded with a home win over Oklahoma and a road win over Arkansas (the latter of which featured a record-setting performance from Jaxson Dart in which he threw for 515 yards and 6 touchdowns in a 63–31 rout of the Razorbacks). Following those wins, they were 7–2 and returned home to face the #3 Georgia Bulldogs, whose only loss was to Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In front of a then-record crowd of 68,126, Ole Miss' defense dominated the game and the Rebels won 28–10, securing Lane Kiffin's first Top 5 win as Ole Miss' head coach. Fans stormed the field in celebration (although they had to be pushed back initially as they went on the field too early when 16 seconds were still on the clock) and they tore down the goalposts. This win helped Ole Miss keep their Playoff chances alive as they moved up to #11 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Additionally, Jaxson Dart became the winningest quarterback in program history. The Rebels were upset 24–17 by Florida on November 22 and fell to #14. They beat Mississippi State 26–14 in Jaxson Dart's final home game as a Rebel. They were not selected for the College Football Playoff, but they did receive an invite to the Gator Bowl, which they won 52–20 over Duke to finish 10–3. This was the first time since 1959–1960 that the Rebels had back-to-back 10-win seasons. Jaxson Dart would go on to be selected to the All-SEC First Team.

Three Rebels were selected in the 2024 NFL draft.

The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2024. The Rebels were predicted to finish fourth in the conference.

2 – Jaxson Dart – Senior (6'2, 225) – Kaysville, Utah 7 – Walker Howard – Sophomore (6'0, 190) – Lafayette, Louisiana 13 – Austin Simmons – Freshman (6'4, 215) – Pinecrest, Florida 15 – AJ Maddox – Freshman (6'1, 185) – Hattiesburg, Mississippi 16 – Justin Kowalak – Sophomore (6'0, 205) – Crystal Lake, Illinois 16 – Braden Waterman – Sophomore (6'3, 200) – Bakersfield, California Running backs

0 – Matt Jones – Junior (5'7, 200) – Jackson, Mississippi 21 – Henry Parrish Jr. – Senior (5'10, 185) – Goulds, Florida 22 – Logan Diggs – Senior (6'1, 215) – Boutte, Louisiana 24 – Ulysses Bentley IV – Senior (5'10, 200) – Houston, Texas 26 – Domonique Thomas – Senior (5'9, 210) – Ohatchee, Alabama 33 – Rashad Amos – Senior (6'1, 235) – Fayetteville, Georgia 35 – Raphael Ekechi – Junior (5'10, 195) – Tampa, Florida 37 – Austin Acton – Freshman (5'11, 200) – Meridian, Mississippi 40 – Jason Albritton – Sophomore (5'9, 220) – Lithia, Florida 44 – Ali Scott – Junior (5'10, 220) – Powder Springs, Georgia Wide receivers

1 – Ayden Williams – Sophomore (6'3, 205) – Ridgeland, Mississippi 3 – Juice Wells – Junior (6'0, 205) – Richmond, Virginia 4 – Micah Davis – Senior (5'11, 185) – Atlanta, Georgia 9 – Tre Harris – Senior (6'3, 210) – Lafayette, Louisiana 11 – Jordan Watkins – Senior (5'11, 200) – Louisville, Kentucky 14 – Izaiah Hartrup – Senior (6'0, 180) – O'Fallon, Missouri 17 – Devin Price – Senior (6'3, 195) – College Station, Texas 19 – Cayden Lee – Sophomore (5'11, 175) – Kennesaw, Georgia 20 – Joshua Aka – Senior (5'9, 185) – Starkville, Mississippi 23 – Drew Burnett – Sophomore (6'1, 190) – Memphis, Tennessee 31 – Calvin Wilson – Junior (6'1, 195) – Thompson's Station, Tennessee 32 – Torian Kelly – Junior (5'11, 175) – Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39 – Ciaran Pedulla – Freshman (6'3, 205) – Edmond, Oklahoma 43 – Dylan Davis – Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 180) – Frisco, Texas 81 – Noreel White – Freshman (6'1, 185) – Moss Point, Mississippi 83 – Jarnorris Hopson – Junior (5'10, 200) – Tunica, Mississippi 84 – Mac Owen – Sophomore (6'0, 185) – Tunica, Mississippi 85 – Joshua Pfeifer – Junior (6'1, 185) – Nashville, Tennessee 89 – Jordan Smart – Senior (5'10, 185) – Round Rock, Texas Tight ends

8 – Dae'Quan Wright – Junior (6'4, 255) – Perry, Georgia 42 – Jack Harper – Freshman (6'5, 240) – Oxford, Mississippi 45 – Sean Judge – Freshman (6'5, 220) – Attleboro, Massachusetts 46 – Salathiel Hemphill – Senior (6'3, 250) – Winona, Mississippi 47 – Wyatt Smalley – Freshman (6'3, 215) – Milton, Georgia 86 – Caden Prieskorn – Senior (6'6, 255) – Lake Orion, Michigan 87 – Hudson Wolfe – Junior (6'6, 245) – Savannah, Tennessee 88 – Dillon Hipp – Freshman (6'5, 240) – Scottsdale, Arizona Kicker/Punter

12 – Fraser Masin – Senior (6'4, 230) – Brisbane, Australia 41 – Caden Davis – Senior (6'2, 210) – Coppell, Texas 45 – Mike Baker – Freshman (5'9, 180) – Wilmette, Illinois 48 – Charlie Pollock – Junior (6'1, 250) – Marietta, Georgia Long snappers

93 – Carter Short – Junior (5'9, 195) – Hoover, Alabama 94 – Caleb Blankenship – Freshman (6'2, 220) – Ashdown, Arkansas | | Offensive Lineman

50 – Jayden Williams – Junior (6'4, 315) – Conway, Arkansas 51 – Trey Nightingale – Freshman (6'2, 270) – Wyckoff, New Jersey 52 – Julius Buelow – Senior (6'8, 320) – Kapolei, Hawaiʻi 53 – Joe Koury – Freshman (6'1, 290) – Madison, Mississippi 54 – Caleb Warren – Senior (6'5, 305) – Louisville, Mississippi 55 – Preston Cushman – Sophomore (6'5, 305) – St. Petersburg, Florida 56 – Reece McIntyre – Senior (6'5, 320) – Buford, Georgia 57 – Micah Pettus – Junior (6'7, 350) – Madison, Alabama 58 – Jude Foster – Freshman (6'4, 305) – Baton Rouge, Louisiana 59 – Mana Taimani – Senior (6'4, 345) – Antioch, California 60 – Lane Hewett – Freshman (6'1, 320) – Ocean Springs, Mississippi 61 – Diego Pounds – Junior (6'6, 340) – Raleigh, North Carolina 62 – Brycen Sanders – Freshman (6'6, 310) – Chattanooga, Tennessee 65 – Gerquan Scott – Senior (6'3, 320) – Mobile, Alabama 68 – Jack Mills – Sophomore (6'4, 320) – Medfield, Massachusetts 71 – Nate Kalepo – Senior (6'6, 335) – Renton, Washington 72 – Ethan Fields – Freshman (6'3, 320) – Geismar, Louisiana 73 – Eli Acker – Senior (6'5, 300) – Columbus, Mississippi 75 – Kavion Broussard – Freshman (6'6, 290) – New Iberia, Louisiana 76 – John Wayne Oliver – Freshman (6'5, 295) – Nashville, Tennessee 77 – Cam East – Sophomore (6'7, 320) – Marrero, Louisiana 78 – Jeremy James – Senior (6'6, 335) – Cumming, Georgia Defensive Lineman

1 – Princely Umanmielen – Senior (6'4, 255) – Manor, Texas 2 – Walter Nolen – Junior (6'3, 305) – Powell, Tennessee 14 – Kam Franklin – Freshman (6'5, 275) – Lake Cormorant, Mississippi 15 – Jared Ivey – Senior (6'6, 285) – Suwanee, Georgia 35 – Cam Clark – Freshman (6'3, 250) – Medina, Tennessee 38 – JJ Pegues – Senior (6'2, 325) – Oxford, Mississippi 47 – DeeJay Holmes Jr. – Freshman (6'0, 245) – Pahokee, Florida 51 – Zxavian Harris – Junior (6'7, 320) – Canton, Mississippi 52 – Will Echoles – Freshman (6'3, 310) – Houston, Mississippi 55 – Lakendrick Clancy – Freshman (6'0, 280) – Northport, Alabama 57 – Paris Evans – Freshman (6'3, 260) – Waynesboro, Mississippi 90 – Jeffery Rush – Freshman (6'1, 265) – Pascagoula, Mississippi 91 – Chris Hardie – Senior (6'2, 265) – Vincent, Alabama 92 – Chamberlain Campbell – Freshman (6'6, 240) – St. Petersburg, Florida 94 – Tavion Prather – Senior (6'3, 285) – Oxford, Mississippi 95 – Akelo Stone – Senior (6'2, 285) – Savannah, Georgia 96 – Jamarious Brown – Freshman (6'1, 315) – Moss Point, Mississippi 97 – Kamron Beavers – Freshman (6'3, 255) – Bay Springs, Mississippi | | Linebackers

4 – Suntarine Perkins – Sophomore (6'1, 210) – Raleigh, Mississippi 6 – TJ Dottery – Sophomore (6'1, 225) – Montgomery, Alabama 11 – Chris Paul Jr. – Junior (6'1, 235) – Cordele, Georgia 21 – Daniel Demery – Freshman (5'11, 205) – Flower Mound, Texas 23 – Khari Coleman – Senior (6'1, 220) – New Orleans, Louisiana 27 – Rodney Groce Jr. – Senior (6'0, 220) – Pleasant Grove, Alabama 30 – Trip White – Sophomore (6'3, 220) – Little Rock, Arkansas 34 – Tyler Banks – Junior (6'2, 245) – Blackstone, Virginia 36 – Raymond Collins – Junior (6'1, 235) – Gulfport, Mississippi 48 – Mark Trigg Jr. – Freshman (6'2, 200) – Roswell, Georgia 56 – CJ Barney – Junior (6'1, 220) – Madison, Mississippi Defensive backs

3 – Isaiah Hamilton – Senior (6'1, 175) – Houston, Texas 5 – John Saunders Jr. – Senior (6'2, 210) – High Point, North Carolina 7 – Louis Moore – Senior (5'11, 200) – Mesquite, Texas 8 – Brandon Turnage – Senior (6'1, 185) – Oxford, Mississippi 9 – Trey Amos – Senior (6'1, 190) – New Iberia, Louisiana 12 – Key Lawrence – Senior (6'0, 205) – Nashville, Tennessee 13 – Cedrick Beavers – Junior (5'10, 175) – Taylorsville, Mississippi 16 – Yam Banks – Senior (5'11, 210) – Ridgeland, Mississippi 17 – Richard O'Bryant – Junior (5'9, 180) – Brandon, Mississippi 19 – Travaris Banks – Freshman (6'1, 190) – Tuscaloosa, Alabama 20 – Anthony Robinson III – Freshman (5'11, 195) – St. Rose, Louisiana 22 – Jarell Stinson – Junior (5'9, 185) – Opelika, Alabama 25 – Trey Washington – Senior (5'10, 205) – Trussville, Alabama 26 – Katrevrick Banks – Freshman (6'2, 180) – Homer, Louisiana 27 – Pat Broomfield – Freshman (6'1, 155) – Clarksdale, Mississippi 28 – Jadon Canady – Junior (5'10, 175) – Jacksonville, Florida 29 – Nick Cull – Sophomore (5'11, 180) – Donalsonville, Georgia 31 – Antione Johnson – Senior (5'10, 200) – Louisville, Kentucky 32 – Chris Graves – Sophomore (6'0, 185) – Fort Myers, Florida 33 – Shamaar Darden – Freshman (6'1, 175) – Tupelo, Mississippi 37 – AJ Brown – Sophomore (6'1, 195) – Cordele, Georgia 39 – Zach Johansen – Sophomore (5'10, 205) – Suwanee, Georgia 40 – Micah Stallworth – Freshman (5'11, 200) – Ridgeland, Mississippi 41 – John Ross Ashley – Freshman (5'11, 180) – Vestavia Hills, Alabama 42 – Andy Jaffe – Freshman (6'0, 185) – Tampa, Florida 43 – Dylan Davis – Freshman (6'0, 180) – Frisco, Texas 46 – Harrison Craig – Sophomore (5'11, 200) – Collierville, Tennessee | | Legend

(C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured | | | | | | | | | | |

Ole Miss and the SEC announced the 2024 football schedule on December 13, 2023. The 2024 Rebels schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. Ole Miss will host four SEC conference opponents Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State (Egg Bowl) and Oklahoma at home and will travel to four SEC opponents, Arkansas (rivalry), Florida, LSU (Magnolia Bowl) and South Carolina to close out the SEC regular season on the road. The Rebels will have bye weeks that comes in week 8 and 12 (October 19 and November 16, respectively).

Oklahoma is one of two new members of the SEC that will join in July 2024, the Rebels will play the Sooners for the first since the 1999 season at the 1999 Independence Bowl. Ole Miss will host Oklahoma for the time in program's history.

With the two new teams to the SEC (Oklahoma and Texas) and the conference dropping divisions in a new scheduling format, Ole Miss this season will not play notable SEC rivals for the first time in years; Alabama (1991), Auburn (1989) and Vanderbilt (1969).

The 2024 season's out of conference opponents represent the ACC, CUSA, SoCon and the Sun Belt conferences. The Rebels will host three of their four non–conference games which are against Furman from the SoCon, Georgia Southern from the Sun Belt, and Middle Tennessee from CUSA. The Rebels will travel to Wake Forest from the ACC.

*Statistics in italics set new single-game school records (although Jaxson Dart's six touchdown passes tied, rather than broke, the school record). Additionally, the 63 points scored tied the school record for most points scored against an SEC opponent.

• Season summary at Sports Reference