Ole Miss football’s defensive prospects in 2017 received a welcome jolt of good news Wednesday as rising senior DE Marquis Haynes announced that he would return to play out his eligibility in lieu of entering this year’s NFL Draft. This is very much a good thing.
After talking with my parents and coach Freeze it's best that I return to school and play my senior season as an Ole Miss Rebel.
— quis haynes (@4Quis) December 14, 2016
In 2016, Haynes registered the second most solo tackles on the team with 29.