The first month of Ole Miss’ season has plenty of goals. The goal to get in the College Football Playoff picture is challenging but clear.

Beat Florida State, Georgia and Alabama all in the first four weeks of the season and all eyes are on Oxford. There are a lot of individual goals to work out during practice, such as replacing the irreplaceable Robert Nkemdiche.

1. Will Greg Little emerge atop the depth chart?

Greg Little is arguably the biggest recruit for the latest Ole Miss class. But without a practice under his belt, the heralded five-star tackle wasn’t listed on the Rebels’ first preseason depth chart.

Instead, said chart listed Jeremy Liggins at left tackle in front of an Alex Givens/Talbot Buys combo. Chances are when Labor Day arrives, it will be either Little or four-star redshirt freshman Givens at one tackle and Liggins back to a wildcat QB/H-back role. Moving Liggins, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound senior, around is all good. But with the national spotlight on the Rebels and their recruiting, not starting Little isn’t likely, unless of course he doesn’t live up to his (probably unfair) billing early on in workouts.

2. Dividing up those wide receivers

There are so darn many of them. The early clubhouse leaders at starter are Quincy Adeboyejo, Damore’ea Stringfellow and Van Jefferson.

The first two are no surprise, and watching Jefferson in the spring makes that pick a no-brainer. It wouldn’t be shocking to see any of the rest of the group start and/or play significant minutes. Derrick Jones and Markell Pack are seniors and DaMarkus Lodge is a five-star from 2015 who could break out at any time.

The loaded 2016 trio of A.J. Brown, DK Metcalf and Tre Nixon have the chops to earn their name in practice. If they don’t, no shame. Their practice competition is loaded.

There is no question at quarterback. Chad Kelly is going to have plenty of hands to throw to, deep ball, short ball, jump balls alike. But so will Jason Pellerin and Shea Patterson. The backup quarterbacks may have a lot to say in practice about how the minutes will be divided amongst the receivers.

3. Who’s next?

Lodge is a fine example of this. Jefferson has emerged ahead in the battle for receiver playing time. But Lodge hasn’t lost the talent that got him to Oxford, and despite only one catch last season – against Tennessee-Martin – any week could be his week.

Same goes for Eric Swinney. Akeem Judd and Jordan Wilkins are getting all the starting nods. But one of them won’t be starting, and Swinney could feasibly overtake them both. The lone recruited back of 2015 had his season ended before it started due to a stress fracture in his leg. Swinney is only 5-foot-9 but in the spring was bowling over tacklers.

Seeing Hugh Freeze continue the Rebels’ trend of smaller backs would not be a big surprise. The No. 1 spot currently belongs to Judd and/or Wilkins. But if Swinney’s fall practice sticks to his spring production, things could get interesting at the top.

The defensive tackle spot is waiting for its winner. Is it sophomore Breeland Speaks, who started two games last season and played in all 13? Is it freshman Benito Jones, a 6-foot-2, 308-pound five-star recruit? Speaks has the numbers to earn first crack. Jones is explosive enough to make a big impression before Florida State.