Player Spotlight: Jordan Watkins

Jeremiah jean-Baptise trying to catch the ball during a game against Arkansas on Oct 7, 2023 in Vaught Hemingway Stadium. The rebels won, 27-20. Photo by Antonella Rescigno.Ole Miss has recently become a sleeper pick for the school that produces top-tier talent in the NFL. DK Metcalf and AJ Brown spring to mind as some of the school’s home-run alumni. Since those two left Oxford for the NFL, the Rebels have turned to a more committee-based receiver room. Receivers have come and gone, but one player has stuck around: Jordan Watkins.

In a preseason press conference this year, Ole Miss Head Coach Lane Kiffin let everyone know just how special Watkins is, both in his abilities and his effect on…