Ole Miss Football, Miami Hurricanes Among Finalists for Dynamic Top-50 Safety

Ridgeland (Miss.) four-star safety Trae Collins has narrowed his focus to four schools with Pete Golding and the Ole Miss Rebels surging for the talented Magnolia State defensive back.

For Golding and the Ole Miss staff, there is familiarity here with Collins a former Rebels commit prior to backing off of his pledge once Lane Kiffin departed Oxford for the LSU Tigers gig.

The 6-foot-2, 175-pounder has earned offers from the likes of the Ole Miss Rebels, Arkansas Razorbacks, Miami Hurricanes, Mississippi State Bulldogs, and Tulane Green Wave, across his time on the prep scene, but contenders are emerging this offseason.

“I was supposed to go to Ole Miss last month but the weather was still bad there,” Collins said. “I also have visits planned for Mississippi State and I am going to Miami in April. I am also going to Purdue, Michigan, Arkansas and Georgia State in the spring.

"Then I went ahead and set up official visits to Mississippi State and Ole Miss in June, and i will set up some more later.”

Now, Collins has narrowed his focus to the Ole Miss Rebels, Miami Hurricanes, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and Mississippi State Bulldogs, he revealed via X on Thursday.

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— supaman (@TraeCollins27) April 2, 2026

"So far my top offers are Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Michigan, Ole Miss and Mississippi State,” said Collins. “Florida State just offered me, too. I was committed to Ole Miss but I decommitted.

"It wasn’t just because of Lane Kiffin and it was more about my recruiting coach leaving with Lane. But when I decommitted they started talking to me a lot more. So we will see how it goes and they are still a top option.”

Ole Miss has the hometown ties, familiarity on staff, and more as the program looks to regain Collins' pledge, but it's set to be a fight this offseason amid a four-team battle.

Now, as a pivotal stretch continues, Golding and Co. will look to get over the finish line as Collins eyes Ole Miss, Miami, Mississippi State, and Georgia Tech.

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