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Prized Ole Miss Football Target on Flip Watch Surges in Recruiting Rankings Update

Pete Golding and Co. are battling for the Texas Tech commit, multiple SEC schools in the race.
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Humble (Tex.) Summer Creek four-star wide receiver Benny Easter Jr. continues his meteoric rise this offseason with Pete Golding and the Ole Miss Rebels among the SEC programs in pursuit.

Easter Jr. checks in as the No. 3 rated wideout in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle with a myriad of schools pushing to flip him away from his Texas Tech commitment.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder has earned scholarships from the likes of the Ole Miss Rebels, Texas Longhorns, LSU Tigers, and Texas Tech Red Raiders, among several others, across his time on the prep scene in the Lone Star State.

But it's head coach Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech Red Raiders that hold the verbal commitment as it currently stands after popping to the hometown program last November following time in Lubbock.

Now, Easter Jr. sits as one of the top wide receivers committed in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle with the Texas Tech coaching staff looking to hold on.

"Texas Tech has some serious recruiting momentum and that helped it land Easter Jr. on Nov. 20. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder plays for one of the top high school football programs in Texas and tallied over 1,000 receiving yards as a junior this fall," Rivals wrote of Easter Jr.

"Easter is also the No. 5 WR in the Rivals300 and one of four blue-chippers pledged to the Red Raiders so far in the cycle."

Golding and the Ole Miss Rebels are fighting for his services this offseason with the program emerging as new contenders, according to Rivals, alongside other powerhouse Southeastern Conference schools.

Along with Ole Miss, it's the LSU Tigers, Texas Longhorns, and Vanderbilt Commodores - along with the Ohio State Buckeyes - as the new schools to watch in Easter Jr.'s recruitment.

“Benny Easter brings a strong combination of size, movement skills and production from his junior season. He is a big, filled-out receiver at around 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds. He moves really well for his size and is a high-volume target for his high school," Rivals wrote.

"Easter is one of the stronger receivers in contested-catch situations with his play-strength and strong hands. He’s dynamic after the catch, too. This is someone who had really strong raw production as a junior. When you look at the full breadth of what he brings, we feel good about him being one of the top receiver prospects to this point in the cycle.”

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ZACK NAGY

Zack Nagy is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Ole Miss Rebels On SI, a Sports Illustrated Publication. Nagy has covered Rebel Football, Baseball, Basketball and Recruiting, looking to keep readers updated on anything and everything involving Ole Miss athletics. Nagy has covered the Southeastern Conference for over half a decade after being born and raised in New Orleans (La.).

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