Mississippi schools fill needs on signing day

CHRIS TALBOTT,Associated Press Writer

JACKSON — Ole Miss landed its top target and one of the nation's best recruiting classes on national signing day.

The Rebels signed heralded wide receiver Vincent Sanders, new Wild Rebel quarterback Randall Mackey and filled needs in the secondary and along both sides of the line of scrimmage Wednesday, the first day high school players can sign national letters of intent.

Recruiting analysts put the class in or near the top 15.

Mississippi State's class, headlined by gargantuan offensive lineman Damien Robinson and defensive end Kaleb Eulls, is considered top 40, while Southern Miss appears to have signed another group under coach Larry Fedora that could land in the top 50 for the third straight season.

2010 national signing day

From The Associated Press

Ole Miss

Bryon Bennett, dl, 6-2, 250, Madison (Miss.) Central HS

Cliff Coleman, db, 5-10, 170, Boyd H. Anderson HS, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.

Will Denny, ol, 6-0, 245, Jackson Academy, Jackson, Miss.

Jared Duke, ol, 6-6, 325, Walker Valley HS, Cleveland, Tenn.

Martez Eastland, rb, 6-0, 235, Ringgold (Ga.) HS

Cordell Giles, te, 6-3, 235, Ray Brooks HS, Benoit, Miss.

Tony Grimes, db, 5-11, 165 Hollywood Hills HS, Hollywood, Fla.

Terrence Hackney, ol, 6-4, 320, Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, Va.

Chase Hughes, ol, 6-3, 290, Springville (Ala.) HS

Clarence Jackson, lb, 6-2, 220, North Clayton HS, Atlanta, Ga.

Delvin Jones, dl, 6-3, 230, Palmetto HS, Miami, Fla.

Randall Mackey, qb, 6-0, 190, East Mississippi CC, Bastrop, La.

Carlton Martin, dl, 6-2, 270, Madison (Miss.) Central HS

Brishen Mathews, db, 6-1, 190, Monticello (Ark.) HS

Quadarias Mireles, wr, 5-11, 175, Atlantic HS, Delray Beach, Fla.

Eric Mitchell, db, 5-11, 175, Atlantic HS, Delray Beach, Fla.

Nicholas Parker, rb, 6-2, 210, South Panola HS, Batesville, Miss.

Jeff Scott, rb, 5-8, 170, Archbishop Carroll HS, Miami, Fla.

Cedric Smith, db, 5-10, 170, Prattville (Ala.) HS

Carlos Thompson, dl, 6-5, 220, Simmons HS, Hollandale, Miss.

Ralph Williams, lb, 6-1, 220, Southridge HS, Miami, Fla.

Mississippi State

Vick Ballard, rb, 5-11, 210, Miss. Gulf Coast CC, Pascagoula, Miss.

Ferlando Bohanna, lb, 6-0, 230, Whitehaven HS, Memphis, Tenn.

James Carmon, dl, 6-7, 360, Miss. Gulf Coast CC, Baltimore, Md.

Michael Carr, ath, 6-1, 195, West Point (Miss.) HS

Blaine Clausell, ol, 6-7, 310, Baker HS, Mobile, Ala.

Paul Crawford, dl, 6-8, 235, Hebron HS, Lewisville, Texas

Dillon Day, ol, 6-4, 260, West Monroe (La.) HS

Kaleb Eulls, dl, 6-4, 255, Yazoo City (Miss.) HS

Dylan Favre, qb, 5-11, 190, St. Stanislaus HS, Bay St. Louis, Miss.

Nick Griffin, rb, 5-11, 195, Perry Central HS, New Augusta, Miss.

Corvell Harrison-Gay, lb/de, 6-3, 220, NE Jones HS, Laurel, Miss.

Brandon Hill, ath, 6-2, 210, West Lowndes HS, Crawford, Miss.

Christian Holmes, db, 6-2, 235, Puckett (Miss.) HS

Jeffrey Howie, ol/dl, 6-4, 330, Itawamba CC, Fulton, Miss.

Chris Hughes, db, 6-0, 215, Davidson HS, Mobile, Ala.

Jay Hughes, ath, 5-11, 175, Oak Grove HS, Hattiesburg, Miss.

Malcolm Johnson, wr, 6-2, 205, Northridge HS, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Robert Johnson, wr, 6-0, 195, Oak Grove HS, Hattiesburg, Miss.

Eric Lawson, ol, 6-6, 320, Olive Branch (Miss.) HS

Jeremy Lee, ath, 5-10, 170, Hinds AHS, Utica, Miss.

Jameon Lewis, ath, 5-9, 175, Tylertown (Miss.) HS

Jamerson Love, db, 5-11, 175, Aberdeen (Miss.) HS

Archie Muniz, ol, 6-5, 255, Cypress Creek HS, Houston, Texas

Damien Robinson, ol, 6-8, 330, Olive (Miss.) Branch HS

Curtis Virges, dl, 6-3, 290, West Point (Miss.) HS

Matthew Wells, ath, 6-0, 190, Lawrence Co. HS, Monticello, Miss.

Southern Miss

Corey Acosta, k, 5-10, 182, Christian Brothers HS, Memphis, Tenn.

Kelvin Bolden, wr, 6-0, 165, Gulf Coast CC, Ocean Springs, Miss.

Cortez Bowen, lb, 6-2, 218, Tresevant HS, Memphis, Tenn.

Furious Bradley, ath, 5-8, 158, Harrison Central HS, Gulfport, Miss.

O.C. Brown, ol, 6-2, 319, Manassas HS, Germantown, Tenn.

Jacorius Cotton, ath, 5-11, 179, Troup County HS, LaGrange, Ga.

Arsenio Favor, qb, 6-3, 226, Stanhope Elmore HS, Montgomery, Ala.

David Fowler, ol, 6-3, 289, Daphne (Ala.) HS

Jeremy Hester, rb, 5-7, 172, Arnold HS, Panama City, Fla.

Lamar Holmes, ol, 6-6, 335, Itawamba CC, Gastonia, N.C.

Alan Howze, rb, 6-1, 209, Ocean Springs (Miss.) HS

Reggie Hunt, ath, 5-9, 175, Copiah-Lincoln CC, Robertsdale, Ala.

Josh Magee, wr, 5-10, 170, Hoover (Ala.) HS

Dasman McCullum, de, 6-3, 226, West Jones HS, Taylorsville, Miss.

Steve McNair Jr., wr, 6-1, 195, Oak Grove HS, Hattiesburg, Miss.

Justin Penn, lb, 6-1, 193, Bassfield (Miss.) HS

Taylor Peterson, ol, 6-4, 296, Auburn (Ala.) HS

Seth Reedy, ol, 6-3, 270, Piedmont (Ala.) HS

Brandon Smith, de, 6-3, 247, Carver HS, Columbus, Ga.

Dominque Sullivan, qb, 6-3, 189, Taylorsville (Miss) HS

Markese Triplett, wr, 6-4, 199, Louisville (Miss.) HS

Alex Walters, db, 5-10, 163, Tuscaloosa Co. HS, Northport, Ala.

Zeke Walters, te, 6-2, 217, Briarwood Christian HS, Birmingham, Ala.

Anthony Wilson, de, 6-3, 225, Midfield (Ala.) HS

Jason Weaver, ol, 6-5, 320, Arizona Western CC, New Orleans, La.

Jamal Woodyard, ath, 5-8, 200, Fairhope (Ala.) HS

Clilck here for Itawamba Community College signees. Click here for Northeast Mississippi Community College signees.



10:40 a.m. Lee Adams of the Itawamba County Times reports - Former IAHS and ICC standout, Bret Jefcoat signed with University of Tennessee at Martin earlier today.

Click here for more, including video at Itawamba360.com. 10:39 a.m.: Paul Jones in Starkville, who will be covering MSU signing day for the Journal, reports it has been a good day for the Bulldogs. "I think this was a great day for them. The two offensive lineman (Damien Robinson, 6-foot-7, 320 pounds and Eric Lawson OL 6-6 320) for Olive Branch are great pick ups,” Paul told us. “That was big question mark going into the last week how they would do with offensive line recruits and they did great. Robinson is a four-star player and Lawson is a big body.”

Click here to read more at the Miss. State sports blog. 10:30 a.m.: SEC beat writer extraordinaire Chris Lowe, just like our own Brad Locke and Parrish Alford, reports - Bulldogs, Rebels split top in-state prospects. Click here to read more. 10:16 a.m. From OleMissNow on Twitter - As of this moment, Scout.com ranks the Ole Miss signing class 15th in the nation and Rivals.com has it at 17th.

10:11 a.m. Wes Rucker of the Chattanooga Times-Free Press reports on Twitter that Miami LB Ralph Williams has picked Ole Miss over the Vols.

10:03 a.m. Click here for link to Northeast Miss. football signees. 10 a.m.: Juco QB Randall Mackey is now a Rebel.

9:58 a.m.: Miami Herald reporting that Palmetto's Delvin Jones signs on with Ole Miss. Click here for more.

Also DB Tony Grimes has signed with Ole Miss. Tony Grimes DB 5-11 165 Hollywood, Fla. (Hollywood Hills)

9:50 a.m.: Add one for Rebels - 9:45 am Carlos Thompson DL 6-5 220 Hollandale, Miss. (Simmons)

9:50 a.m. List of signees reported as of 9:48 a.m.

Miss. State

Ferlando Bohanna LB 6-0 230 Memphis, TN (Whitehaven HS)

Michael Carr ATH 6-1 195 West Point, MS (West Point HS)

Paul Crawford DL 6-8 235 Lewisville, TX (Hebron HS)

Dillon Day OL 6-4 260 West Monroe, LA (West Monroe HS)

Kaleb Eulls DL 6-4 255 Yazoo City, MS (Yazoo County HS)

Dylan Favre QB 5-11 190 Bay St. Louis, MS (St. Stanislaus HS)

Nick Griffin RB 5-11 195 New Augusta, MS (Perry Central HS)

Corvell Harrison-Gay LB/DE 6-3 220 Laurel, MS (Northeast Jones HS)

Brandon Hill ATH 6-2 210 Crawford, MS (West Lowndes HS)

Christian Holmes DB 6-2 235 Puckett, MS (Puckett HS)

Jeffrey Howie OL/DL 6-4 330 Fulton, MS (Itawamba CC)

Chris Hughes DB 6-0 215 Mobile, AL (Davidson HS)

Jay Hughes ATH 5-11 175 Hattiesburg, MS (Oak Grove HS)

Malcolm Johnson WR 6-2 205 Tuscaloosa, AL (Northridge HS)

Robert Johnson WR 6-0 195 Hattiesburg, MS (Oak Grove HS)

Eric Lawson OL 6-6 320 Olive Branch, MS (Olive Branch HS)

Jeremy Lee ATH 5-10 170 Utica, MS (Hinds AHS)

Jameon Lewis ATH 5-9 175 Tylertown, MS (Tylertown HS)

Jamerson Love DB 5-11 175 Aberdeen, MS (Aberdeen HS)

Archie Muniz OL 6-5 255 Houston, TX (Cypress Creek HS)

Curtis Virges DL 6-3 290 West Point, MS (West Point HS)

Matthew Wells ATH 6-0 190 Monticello, MS (Lawrence County HS)

Ole Miss

9:32 am Nicholas Parker RB 6-2 210 Batesville, Miss. (South Panola)

9:29 am Cordell Giles TE 6-3 235 Benoit, Miss. (Ray Brooks)

9:11 am Will Denny OL/LS 6-0 245 Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy)

8:59 am Jared Duke OL 6-6 325 Cleveland, Tenn. (Walker Valley)

8:57 am Cliff Coleman DB 5-10 170 Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd H. Anderson)

8:57 am Brishen Mathews DB 6-1 190 Monticello, Ark. (Monticello)

8:57 am Quadarias Mireles WR 5-11 175 Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic)

8:57 am Cedric Smith DB 5-10 170 Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)

8:30 am Martez Eastland RB 6-0 235 Ringgold, Ga. (Ringgold)

8:30 am Terrence Hackney OL 6-4 320 Chatham, Va. (Northwood; Hargrave)

8:30 am Chase Hughes OL 6-3 290 Springville, Ala. (Springville)

8:30 am Clarence Jackson LB 6-2 220 Atlanta, Ga. (North Clayton)

8:30 am Eric Mitchell DB 5-11 175 Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic)

Southern Miss

1. Kelvin Bolden (Dec. Signee) WR Ocean Springs, Miss. Gulf Coast CC 6-0 165

2. Lamar Holmes (Dec. Signee) OL Gastonia, N.C. Itawamba CC 6-6 335

3. Jason Weaver (Dec. Signee) OL New Orleans, La. Arizona Western CC 6-5 320

4. Brandon Smith (6:01 CST) DE Columbus, Ga. Carver HS 6-3 247

5. Taylor Peterson (7:02 CST) OL Auburn, Ala. Auburn HS 6-4 296

6. Cortez Bowen (7:07 CST) LB Memphis, Tenn. Tresevant HS 6-2 218

7. O.C. Brown (7:08 CST) OL Germantown, Tenn. Manassas HS 6-2 319

8. Zeke Walters (7:09 CST) TE Birmingham, Ala. Briarwood Christian HS 6-2 217

9. Jamal Woodyard (7:10 CST) ATH Fairhope, Ala. Fairhope HS 5-8 200

10. Jeremy Hester (7:14 CST) RB Panama City, Fla. Arnold HS 5-7 172

11. Markese Triplett (7:34 CST) WR Louisville, Miss. Louisville HS 6-4 199

12. Furious Bradley (7:36 CST) ATH Gulfport, Miss. Harrison Central HS 5-8 158

13. Alex Walters (7:40 CST) DB Northport, Ala. Tuscaloosa Co. HS 5-10 163

14. Dasman McCullum (7:44 CST) DE Taylorsville, Miss. West Jones HS 6-3 226

15. Jacorius Cotton (7:48 CST) ATH LaGrange, Ga. Troup County HS 5-11 179

16. David Fowler (7:52 CST) OL Daphne, Ala. Daphne HS 6-3 289

17. Justin Penn (8:08 CST) LB Bassfield, Miss. Bassfield HS 6-1 193

18. Dominque Sullivan (8:17 CST) QB Taylorsville, Miss. Taylorsville HS 6-3 189

19. Seth Reedy (8:20 CST) OL Piedmont, Ala. Piedmont HS 6-3 270

20. Steve McNair Jr. (8:28 CST) WR Hattiesburg, Miss. Oak Grove HS 6-1 195

21. Reggie Hunt (8:32 CST) ATH Robertsdale, Ala. Copiah-Lincoln CC 5-9 175

22. Josh Magee (8:42 CST) WR Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS 5-10 170

23. Corey Acosta (9:01 CST) K Memphis, Tenn. Christian Brothers HS 5-10 182

24. Alan Howze (9:29 CST) RB Ocean Springs, Miss. Ocean Springs HS 6-1 209

9:41 a.m.: Conference recruiting rankings from the Rivals.com - Click here for rankings. 9:35 am. TE Cordell Giles, who committed to Miss. State, has signed with Ole Miss.

9:24 a.m.: From Scout.com on Vincet Sanders - "Vincent is perhaps the most gifted athlete in the state of Mississippi. He possesses elite athleticism and is a huge weapon in the Red Zone as he can go up and get the ball with the best of them. Sanders will need to continue to get stronger and bigger for the next level."

Click here for more on Vincent Sanders. 9:22 a.m.: Noxubee County's Vincent Sanders has signed with Ole Miss.

9:18 a.m.: Miss. State lands a top recruit OL Damien Robinson. "Robinson has many of the tools that make him one of the top offensive tackles in the country. He has great size, length, feet, and potential. He needs to play better at the point of attack and drive his opponent off the ball better. He get can stronger, use his hands better, and just improve his overall technique. One of his strengths is pass protection, but his run blocking is solid as well." - Chad Simmons - South Recruiting Manager

Click here for more on Robinson. 9:13 a.m.: Up to 11 for Rebs - Will Denny OL/LS 6-0 245 Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy)

9:04 a.m Rebels are up to 10 signed, including

- Jared Duke OL 6-6 325 Cleveland, Tenn. (Walker Valley)

- Cliff Coleman DB 5-10 170 Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd H. Anderson)

- Brishen Mathews DB 6-1 190 Monticello, Ark. (Monticello)

8:57 am Quadarias Mireles WR 5-11 175 Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic)

- Cedric Smith DB 5-10 170 Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)

9:02 a.m. From Tupelo High School -

THS's Skye Jones and Ro Hogan signed today with the ICC. Chris Donald signed with Northeast.

8:55 a.m. Signed with USM so far ...

1. Kelvin Bolden (Dec. Signee) WR Ocean Springs, Miss. Gulf Coast CC 6-0 165

2. Lamar Holmes (Dec. Signee) OL Gastonia, N.C. Itawamba CC 6-6 335

3. Jason Weaver (Dec. Signee) OL New Orleans, La. Arizona Western CC 6-5 320

4. Brandon Smith (6:01 CST) DE Columbus, Ga. Carver HS 6-3 247

5. Taylor Peterson (7:02 CST) OL Auburn, Ala. Auburn HS 6-4 296

6. Cortez Bowen (7:07 CST) LB Memphis, Tenn Tresevant HS 6-2 218

7. O.C. Brown (7:08 CST) OL Germantown, Tenn. Manassas HS 6-2 319

8. Zeke Walters (7:09 CST) TE Birmingham, Ala Briarwood Christian HS 6-2 217

9. Jamal Woodyard (7:10 CST) ATH Fairhope, Ala Fairhope HS 5-8 200

10. Jeremy Hester (7:14 CST) RB Panama City, Fla. Arnold HS 5-7 172

11. Markese Triplett (7:34 CST) WR Louisville, Miss. Louisville HS 6-4 199

12. Furious Bradley (7:36 CST) ATH Gulfport, Miss Harrison Central HS 5-8 158

13. Alex Walters (7:40 CST) DB Northport, Ala. Tuscaloosa Co. HS 5-10 163

14. Dasman McCullum (7:44 CST) DE Taylorsville, Miss. West Jones HS 6-3 226

15. Jacorius Cotton (7:48 CST) ATH LaGrange, Ga. Troup County HS 5-11 179

16. David Fowler (7:52 CST) OL Daphne, Ala. Daphne HS 6-3 289

17. Justin Penn (8:08 CST) LB Bassfield, Miss. Bassfield HS 6-1 193

18. Dominque Sullivan (8:17 CST) QB Taylorsville, Miss Taylorsville HS 6-3 189

19. Seth Reedy (8:20 CST) OL Piedmont, Ala. Piedmont HS 6-3 270

8:30 a.m. - Signed so far with the Rebels -

- Martez Eastland RB 6-0 235 Ringgold, Ga. (Ringgold)

- Terrence Hackney OL 6-4 320 Chatham, Va. (Northwood; Hargrave)

- Chase Hughes OL 6-3 290 Springville, Ala. (Springville)

- Clarence Jackson LB 6-2 220 Atlanta, Ga. (North Clayton)

- Eric Mitchell DB 5-11 175 Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic)

8:12 a.m.: - According to Miss. State, two West Point Green Wave players have signed to become Bulldogs.

Michael Carr ATH 6-1 195 West Point, MS (West Point HS)

Curtis Virges DL 6-3 290 West Point, MS (West Point HS)

8:01 a.m. -

Click here for Ole Miss updates at Parrish Alford's blog. Click here for Miss. State updates 7:30 a.m. -

Here is our coverage from this morning

FOOTBALL RECRUITING: Rebels await some late decisions FOOTBALL RECRUITING: Bulldogs focus on in-state wins Watch for more updates during the day.