Ole Miss running back signee Shekai Mills-Knight is now a high school All-American. The Candian-born running back out of the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., has been selected to compete in the Navy All-American Bowl. The all-star game featuring top players from across the country will be played on Jan. 11, at the Alomodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The Navy All-American Bowl will be nationally televised on NBC.
Mills-Knight signed with Ole Miss on Wednesday.
The 6-1, 217-pounder is a four-star prospect rated as the nation's No. 7 runnning back, the No. 2 prospect from the state of Tennessee's 2025 class and No. 155 in the Top247. In the industry-generated 247Sports Composite index, Mills-Knight comes in as the No. 8 running back in America, the No. 2 player from Tennessee and No. 143 nationally. He chose Ole Miss over offers from SEC programs Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State, Missouri, Soutrh Carolina and Vanderbilt, as well as Miami, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Utah, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, UCF, Syracuse, Minnesota, Michigan State, Louisville, Liberty, Indiana and others.
Shekai Mills-Knight (Photo: Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK, USA TODAY Sports)
Mills-Knight took his official visit to Ole Miss in July. He is excited about becoming an Ole Miss Rebel.
"I'm pumped. I can't wait to see what Coach (Kevin) Smith and Coach (Enrique) Davis do to bring my game to the next level," said Mills-Knight.