Ole Miss didn't sign an elite defensive line class. But they did sign a pretty damn good one.
It may sound silly, given that Ole Miss did just sign the second top-10 recruiting class in school history, but the end of yesterday's National Signing Day hooplah felt a bit like a disappointment for Ole Miss fans. With the Rebels inching towards the top spot in the recruiting rankings, two big defensive line prospects committed elsewhere and took with them a lot of Ole Miss' good vibes. But the commitments of Jeffrey Simmons to Mississippi State and Johnathan Kongbo to Tennessee didn't exactly leave Ole Miss in a lurch, as the 2016 class does include two blue chip defensive linemen who are already enrolled in classes.