Ole Miss has offered the nation's No. 1 linebacker from the 2027 class. The Rebels have pulled the trigger on five-star, Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas) linebacker Cooper Witten. The 6-1.5, 210-pounder is rated as America's No. 1 linebacker, the No. 4 prospect in the Lone Star State's 2027 class and No. 17 nationally by the industry-generated composite index, which is an industry average.
Ole Miss joins an offer sheet that already includes SEC programs Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M, as well as Arizona State, Baylor, Clemson, Duke, Kansas State, Memphis, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, UAB, USC and West Virginia.