Ole Miss Football, Florida Gators, Texas Longhorns Fighting for Blue-Chip Linebacker

Palmer is coming off of a productive 2025 campaign as a junior at Toombs County High School after logging 79 tackles, nine tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.

Now, with the offseason in full swing, the highly-touted Georgia defender is locking in on his finalists with the Ole Miss Rebels fighting for his commitment.

Ole Miss is gearing up for a pivotal offseason stretch with visitors galore set to make their way down to the Magnolia State for unofficial and official visits.

Golding and Co. have another linebacker on the program's radar with Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) four-star linebacker Kenneth Simon II.

Simon has enjoyed a meteoric rise where he checks in as the No. 7 rated linebacker in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle as programs across America quickly enter the race following a strong junior campaign.

"Modern 3-4 linebacker projection with the athleticism, physicality and awareness to play all three downs," 247Sports wrote of Simon. "Began prep career as a safety, but got more and more snaps in the box as a junior for a Brentwood Academy squad that captured a Tennessee Division II-AA championship.

Simon is expected in Oxford during the weekend of April 3 for a visit wth the Ole Miss Rebels staff as the program puts a foot on the gas for his services.