Ole Miss Football Position Group Preview - Quarterbacks (2024)

a Heisman candidate and a bunch of young talented Gunslingers behind him I'd say that's the best your quarterback's room is going to get and think about it does it get any better than this quarterback draw by Dart he's got room to 30 35 he breaks into clear he's to Midfield to the 45 heading to the far sideline to the 30 25 20 one man there is going to knock him out of bounds inside the 10 yd line and the rebels are in business he was literally s sitting on a Defender to the Corner what a play D going deep CAU for the first down Watkins to the end zone touchdown Rebels 68 yds Jackson Dart is that Heisman Trophy candidate he's shown he can Ball but in a year where old Mrs hype train is arguably at an all-time high outside noise can be a factor and it feels like Dart is the right conductor for this train makes me think of if they had a rating of like which maybe they do of leadership of a quarterback he would be a 99 you know um because he invests into the players so much at my last place I was at the quarterbacks were always like to themselves or they only hung out with like one guy and didn't really talk to everybody but you know Jackson is like a team guy you know he talks to everybody on the team he's cool with everybody on the team you know once I entered the portal uh he was one of the first guys to reach out uh when my name uh officially went through he was one of the first guys to reach out man it was just simply you know I just want to get to know you as a person and things like that so me and him built that Bond just by video games for being honest the kville Utah native is on every preseason watch list you can imagine going into 2024 which makes sense he's coming off his best season he's had in college his Pro Football Focus grade was second among returning FBS quarterbacks at 91.4 he totaled nearly 3,400 passing yards 23 passing touchdowns rushed just under 400 yards and scored eight times on the ground Dart comes into the season ranked fifth all time inma history with 6,338 passing yards and tied sixth all time with 43 career passing touchdowns what's also huge about having Dart around is what he can offer to the younger guys in the room like Walker Howard and Austin Simmons Howard is in year two at Old Miss after transferring from LSU after the 2022 season he finished his prep career as the nation's number one dual threat quarterback by ESPN and number five by 24/7 Sports in his high school days he led St Thom more to back-to-back state titles another highly touted arm in the quarterback's room is Austin Simmons The Talented sophomore who reclassified from the class of 2025 to attend Old Miss last fall Simmons was a consensus four-star quarterback by ESPN and also made a name for himself last spring on the baseball diamond for Old Miss solidifying himself as one of the go-to relievers before he sprained his UCL late in the season all signs though point to Simmons being healthy for football this year freshman AJ MX has been making an impact for Miss in his first fall Camp the Hattisburg Mississippi native was a four-star Prospect out of high school and tabed as a top 10 QB by ESPN he capped off his senior year by Leading Oak Grove High School to its first state championship this is arguably the best QB's room that Old Miss has ever had and it's the group that will lead Old Miss into 2024 and Beyond that's it we've covered every position group leading into the 2024 season now it's time to see what this team can do we'll see you in the vog