Ole Miss looking at former 5-Star Alabama OLB transfer Ben Davis

The Ole Miss Rebels have held on to a pair of scholarships for the transfer portal since they inked Maryland MLB Chance Campbell. They didn't sign a linebacker in the high school or juco ranks in the 2021 class.  Coach (Lane) Kiffin said at his signing day press conference that he would prefer for those slots to be used for his defense.

"That's why we held a few spots," Kiffin said at his signing day press conference earlier this month. "I think there's going to be some great players come through the portal.  That's why we held a few spots.  We want to add some difference makers on defense to add to what we already have. When you are down to a couple spots, you want to get great player.  I think we would like for them to be defensive players, especially some defensive linemen.  We'll see. If there is a great player at a need position, we are going to take him, because that's what big time programs do."

Alabama transfer Ben Davis put his name in the transfer portal on February 15th.  Several Ole Miss football coaches, including Lane Kiffin, have started following him on social media.  The 6-foot-4, 240-pound native was rated the No. 10 overall prospect in the 2016 class.  He looked to be in line for the starting job at edge rusher going into the 2020 season but was beat out by another top 100 prospect in  Christopher Allen.

The former 5-Star edge rusher played sparingly in ten games, getting reps on both defense and special teams, accounting for three total tackles.  Some other schools that are now following Ben on social media are Oklahoma, Southern Cal, Arkansas, and Miami.

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SOURCE: Porter, Yancy. "Ole Miss looking at former 5-Star Alabama OLB transfer Ben Davis." OMSpirit.com, 21 February 2021, https://247sports.com/college/ole-miss/Article/Rebels-have-two-open-scholarships-to-use-in-the-transfer-portal-161298293/