Ole Miss football has landed three four-star talents in less than 24 hours. But its second on Sunday after pulling in Miguel Whitley away from LSU. This time linebacker Jeremiah Culpepper adds to the growing 2027 College Football Recruiting class.
Culpepper turns down two Southeastern Conference powers too for the Rebels: Tennessee and Auburn. The 6-foot-3, 212-pound linebacker also had Virginia Tech on his final list, per Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals.
But he adds to what’s become an aggressive and impressive recruiting blitz done by head coach Pete Golding and his staff. Ole Miss landed four-star edge rusher Marvin Nguestop following the Whitley commitment. The Rebels beat out SEC rival Georgia and Michigan for the 6-foot-7 defender.
Culpepper hands Ole Miss a Georgia talent, as he stars for Troup County in LaGrange. He hands Golding and his staff the nation’s No. 14 overall linebacker, plus the 15th-ranked prospect in the Peach State. Assistant coach Lou Spanos helped Golding with securing the verbal commitment of Culpepper.
Auburn originally was courting Culpepper the hardest. He visited the campus during the weekend of May 20, even telling Jeffrey Lee of On3/Rivals that he had a blast on the visit.
“We were running around the buildings and stuff. I felt like a kid again for just a moment. It was fun. The food was great. Everything was great,” Culpepper explained. “It gave a family atmosphere. It gave what it’s supposed to give, especially when you want people to come together and have fun.”
But now Oxford rises as his collegiate home.
Ole Miss football has landed three four-star talents in less than 24 hours. But its second on Sunday after pulling in Miguel Whitley away from LSU. This time linebacker Jeremiah Culpepper adds to the growing 2027 College Football Recruiting class. Culpepper turns down two Southeastern Conference powers too for the Rebels: Tennessee and Auburn.
