Top OT Gregory Little uses video to announce he's committing to Ole Miss
Just when Ole Miss' last mega recruiting class is set to leave early for the NFL, the Rebels are gearing up for another top class.
Coach Hugh Freeze landed another big commitment Wednesday in offensive tackle Gregory Little.
According to Rivals.com, the 6-foot-5, 318 Allen, Texas native is ranked as the top offensive tackle in the country and fourth prospect overall.
Like a lot of his high-caliber counterparts, Little used a video to announce his decision. The 85-second video, produced by Bleacher Report with highlight clips, featured Little walking down hallways of his finalists Alabama, Ole Miss, Auburn, Georgia, and LSU. At the end, Little is shown walking onto a football field as a crowd chants "Are You Ready?" and the clouds form "Ole Miss."
Little originally committed to Texas A&M in June 2014 but decommitted 13 months later.
The commitment comes at a good time as the Rebels are expected to lose defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche, receiver Laquon Treadwell and left tackle Laremy Tunsil as early entries into the NFL draft.
In Todd McShay's latest NFL mock draft for ESPN, he has the trio going third, seventh and 10th overall respectively.
Big-time class
Little is Ole Miss' second five-star commitment toward its 2016 signing class, joining quarterback Shea Patterson (whose younger brother is a tight end in Biloxi High's football program). Little is also the fifth lineman committed to the Rebels. Others include Jake DeFoor (Calhoun, Ga.), Eli Johnson (Lafayette High), Bryce Mathews (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Chandler Tuitt (Tyrone, Ga.).
Climbing the ranks
With the latest addition, Ole Miss' recruiting class jumped up to No. 1 on Rivals rankings. Other SEC programs in the Top 10 include LSU (3), Florida (7), Alabama (9) and Texas A&M (10).
247Sports' composite team ranking has Ole Miss third overall and second in the SEC behind No. 1 LSU.
This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 12:40 PM with the headline "Top OT Gregory Little uses video to announce he's committing to Ole Miss ."