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Ole Miss reeled in a big-time receiving prospect from the Sunshine State.
Four-star receiver Tre Nixon out of Melbourne, Fla., committed to the Rebels on Monday. His pledge comes just three days after his official visit to Oxford on Friday.
He announced his decision on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/tre_nixon1/status/691695852860133377
Nixon was offered by 11 of the 14 teams in the SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
The 6-foot-1, 170-pounder is the No. 36 receiver in the Class of 2016, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings.
Nixon joins fellow four-star wideout DeKaylin Metcalf as the two receivers currently committed to the Rebels for 2016.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.