Ole Miss has had several players step up under Hugh Freeze that have led the Rebels to have better than expected seasons. These players aren’t necessarily the highly recruited players, but the ones the coaching staff knows can contribute.
The breakout players will not be talked about on sports talk radio shows often or preseason magazines. However, their emergence, or lack thereof, can be crucial to how the season will play out.
A few of these players in the Freeze era are household names now, but were overlooked by fans and media in the recruiting process. Some current Rebels who were breakout players include Evan Engram, Demarquis Gates and Marquis Haynes just to name a few.