Auburn Tigers Transfer, Ole Miss Football Cornerback Turning Heads in Fall Camp

Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels reconstructed the roster in Oxford this offseason after utilizing the NCAA Transfer Portal to the program's advantage

Now, with Fall Camp in full swing, Kiffin and Co. are mixing different rotations across the first three weeks in order to find the ideal rotation.

A position group of intrigue remains at cornerback with the Rebels giving opportunities to multiple newcomers.

Ole Miss does not have a single returning piece of the defensive backfield from a season ago, but one newcomer that has been a "constant" is Auburn Tigers transfer cornerback Antonio Kite.

According to Rivals, Kite has been a staple in the program's secondary across the first few weeks of Fall Camp in the Magnolia State.

“It’s been great,” Kite said after practice on Monday. “My teammates are doing a great job just welcoming me in. I’m just trying to grind every day and get better with my teammates. I love coach [Lane] Kiffin as a guy. He pushes his players. I just wanted to be around a guy like that.”

Ole Miss Rebels Football: Antonio Kite. — Courtesy of Antonio Kite's Instagram.

Kite has been running with the first-team during Fall Camp where he's been presented with an opportunity to make an instant impact in 2025 after a stint with Auburn.

He's lined up alongside true freshman Dante Core at the cornerback slots during practice this week, Rivals reported.

“I feel like we played lights out,” Kite said. “We know we’ve got a lot of things to work on individually and with the team. I feel like I played OK, not my best.

"Dante’s my guy, man. He’s getting better every day. He’s a young guy, but he’s come in and worked hard, and he’s mentally there.”

For Kiffin, he's been impressed with the defensive backfield as the unit looks to round the corner, get healthy and lock in for the 2025 season.

“I think a number of guys hurt early on and missing time back there limited us,” Kiffin said. “Some coming back now. For instance, Dante Core had a really good Saturday and did some good things coming back from injury, so it would be good to continue to get people back.

“We’re not all the way back, but a lot of moving pieces there, and a lot of confidence in our coaches that like we have in the years before getting them put together in the right spots.”

Now, all eyes are on the Rebels as Week 3 of Fall Camp rolls on Oxford as position battles take shape for the program.

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