Star RB Kewan Lacy may have played his last snaps for Ole Miss

Ole Miss is 6-3 and likely on the outside looking in on the College Football Playoff, with games against Oklahoma, Wofford and Mississippi State remaining.

It makes sense, then, for Lacy's long-term health to shut him down for the rest of the season. With that said, and speaking of long-term, it will be interesting to see if the Rebels can retain his services for the 2027 season.

Kewan Lacy could hit the transfer portal or even the 2027 NFL Draft

First of all, he's going to be a massive name on the transfer portal market if he can get healthy. You can bet that Kiffin and LSU will try to take a pass at poaching him again, considering their previous ties, but just about every blue-blood program in the country will at least think about reaching out to see if Lacy would like a change of scenery after two seasons in Oxford.

Remember, he started his career at Missouri and he's from Dallas, Texas. Perhaps a program like Texas or even SMU could get him to consider coming back home.

There's also the 2027 NFL Draft, which could be an intriguing option for Lacy. Were he able to come out after the 2025 season (as a sophomore), he very well could have been a first-round pick.

His draft stock has dropped significantly because of the injuries he suffered in 2026, but there is a world in which he decided to go to the NFL even as a later-round selection. If he gets hurt playing college football in 2027, he could go from an intriguing NFL prospect coming off an injury to undraftable.

Either way, it's realistic that Lacy has played his last snaps for the Rebels.

This season, he rushed 78 times for 388 yards and five touchdowns. In 2025, he carried the ball 306 times for 1,567 yards and 24 touchdowns.