Ole Miss Rebels elite four star recruiting target announces finalists and commitment date as Lane Kiffin aims to stack offense

The Ole Miss Rebels have been in on Jase Mathews for two years now, offering him a scholarship over a year before any other SEC school bothered getting involved. Since that summer of 2023 when Lane Kiffin offered him, he's taken more visits with the Rebels than any other school, including an unofficial and official in the last three months alone. It's clear Kiffin and company have been putting in the work here.

Mathews also took official visits to Colorado, Auburn, Texas A&M, and LSU through May and June, but the majority of recruiting experts still expect him to eventually land with the Rebels. If he does choose any other school it may be Auburn or LSU because despite being an "in-state" recruit he actually lives just a bit closer to both of those campuses and seemingly has his best relationships with those two (outside of Ole Miss).

If he does land with the Rebels, that would completely stack the 2026 wide receiver group for Lane Kiffin's offense as they already have two commits with yet another possible option coming in Jerquaden Guilford this week. Hopefully Kiffin can close on at least one of the two wide receivers he's currently targeting (both Guilford and Mathews).

Mathews could be an instant contributor from day one in the slot given his well-developed route running ability and insane burst out of his breaks. Guilford–if he commits–would likely play the perimeter. If both land in Oxford, the 2026 freshman wide receiver room for Ole Miss would be one of the best in the nation.

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And if you want to see just how amazingly talented Jase Mathews is just take a look at some of his best plays from last fall in the video below.