Ole Miss lands commitment from 4-star pass rusher in class of 2027
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Ole Miss continues to stockpile talent along the defensive line for the 2027 season.
The Rebels did it again on Saturday afternoon, getting a commitment from 4-star prize Keysan Taylor, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound EDGE rusher from Rockford, Ill. Instead of staying close to his roots in Big Ten country, Taylor is heading south to Oxford to play for Pete Golding, who will be kick-starting his head coaching stint this fall at Ole Miss.
Taylor told On3’s Hayes Fawcett of his plans to be front and center in 2027 for Golding’s second seasons in Oxford. Not only did Ole Miss continue building that defensive line in its 2027 class, with Taylor already being the Rebels’ third D-line commit for 2027, but Golding also plucked Taylor out of the Midwest at the expense of some SEC rivals.
With Vanderbilt and Kentucky also being in the mix for Taylor, Ole Miss ultimately won out as it tries to build on last season’s trip to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Taylor can’t help the Rebels until the 2027 season, but he’ll be joining fellow 4-star defensive line recruits Ben’Jarvius Shumaker and Jamarkus Pittman soon enough in Oxford.
Taylor’s commitment on Saturday gives Ole Miss 6 commits for the 2027 cycle. In addition to his 4-star rating, Taylor is the 329th-ranked player overall in the Class of 2027, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Those Composite rankings also put Taylor as the No. 28 EDGE rusher in the class and the 12th-ranked player from the state of Illinois.
While Taylor is sure to help Ole Miss during the 2027 season, the Rebels will be trying to climb the SEC mountain and win a conference crown this fall. Here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about Ole Miss’s chances to win an SEC championship in 2026:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
