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Yes, Ole Miss missed on some key defensive prospects on National Signing Day and yes, that could lead to some concerns down the road. But you know what Hugh Freeze is not concerned about? His ridiculously loaded offense.
Here's the sum of the offensive recruiting haul from Wednesday: the No. 1 quarterback, the No. 1 offensive tackle, a quartet of four-star pass catchers, a top-10 running back and a bevy of offensive line depth. It's not just this year either: over the past three years combined, Freeze has bagged 13 offensive prospects who ranked in the top 200 overall and 16 that ranked in the top 20 at their position. By the time the 2017 season rolls around, most of these guys will be sharing the field.
Let's take a look at the offense prospects Freeze has pulled in over the last three years, all of whom could be on the roster in two seasons (Damore'ea Stringfellow is the only likely risk of jumping pro early). Note: this isn't a projected depth-chart, just a list of the top offensive recruits at each position. Guys are listed in order of their overall recruiting rank via 247Sports.
Quarterback
Shea Patterson
2016 5-star | No. 4 overall | No. 1 QB
Running back
Eric Swinney
2015 4-star | No. 122 overall | No. 13 RB
Jordan Wilkins
2014 4-star | No. 229 overall | No. 10 all-purpose RB
D'Vaughn Pennamon
2016 4-star | No. 239 overall | No. 6 all-purpose RB
Wide receiver
A.J. Brown
2016 4-star | No. 38 overall | No. 5 WR
Damarkus Lodge
2015 4-star | No. 42 overall | No. 6 WR
Damore'ea Stringfellow
2013 4-star (sat out transfer year) | No. 76 overall | No. 9 WR
Van Jefferson
2015 4-star | No. 108 overall | No. 11 WR
D.K. Metcalf
2016 4-star | No. 112 overall | No. 18 WR
Markell Pack
2014 4-star | No. 133 overall | No. 20 WR
Tre Nixon
2016 4-star | No. 182 overall | No. 36 WR
Tight end
Octavious Cooley
2016 4-star | No. 174 overall | No. 6 TE
Gabe Angel
2016 4-star | No. 331 overall | No. 12 TE
Jacob Mathis
2016 4-star | No. 338 overall | No. 13 TE
Offensive tackle
Greg Little
2016 5-star | No. 3 overall | No. 1 OT
Bryce Mathews
2016 4-star | No. 245 overall | No. 23 OT
Offensive guard
Rod Taylor
2014 4-star | No. 47 overall | No. 2 OG
Javon Patterson
2015 4-star | No. 52 overall | No. 3 OG
Center
Eli Johnson
2016 3-star | No. 454 overall | No. 4 C
And this list doesn't even include some lower rated guys that are developing into impact players, particularly O-linemen Sean Rawlings, Jordan Sims and Alex Givens.