Three-star edge defender Graham from Daphne commits to Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss

6-foot-2, 240-pound first-team all-county athlete headed to Southeastern Conference

BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor
cole@gulfcoastmedia.com
Posted 4/8/24

The Ole Miss Rebels picked up a big commitment to help anchor the defensive line in junior Talib Graham from Daphne.

“It’s official I’m 1000% committed,” Graham posted on …

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Three-star edge defender Graham from Daphne commits to Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss

6-foot-2, 240-pound first-team all-county athlete headed to Southeastern Conference

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The Ole Miss Rebels picked up a big commitment to help anchor the defensive line in junior Talib Graham from Daphne.

“It’s official I’m 1000% committed,” Graham posted on Sunday, April 7, with a picture of him and Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin.

Graham landed on the Rebels out of 15 total Division I offers according to recruiting services 247Sports and On3. Seven of those offers came in the last 11 days of January, including Ole Miss on Jan. 23.

The first-team all-county edge defender racked up 46 tackles, including 18 tackles for loss, 7 sacks for 23 yards lost and 3 forced fumbles according to MaxPreps stats. Graham helped the Trojans return to the playoffs for the first time since 2021 with a third-place finish and a 4-2 record in Class 7A Region 1.

In the most recent edition of the 247Composite state rankings for the Class of 2025, Graham is listed as the No. 18 overall prospect with a 3-star rating and a scout grade of 0.89. He was ranked No. 31 at his position across the country.

In the On3 database, he’s the 19th-ranked prospect in the state with a scout grade of 88 and on ESPN Recruiting, he’s a 4-star recruit with a grade of 80 and ranked No. 17 overall in Alabama.

Graham’s busy offseason also included being named the Defensive Line MVP at Rivals’ March 17 camp in Dothan.

Ole Miss went 11-2 overall last season with a 6-2 mark in the SEC. The Rebels finished on a three-game win streak including a 38-25 win over Penn State in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.