Early look at state’s top recruits for class of ’25
As the 2023 high school football season is wrapped up and the early signing period is here, we take a look at an early projection of Mississippi's Dandy Dozen list featuring the best college football prospects in the Class of 2025. Players are listed in alphabetical order.
This is not the official 2024 Dandy Dozen football list.
Caleb Cunningham
Choctaw County | Wide receiver The five-star recruit, and No. 1 recruit in Mississippi and No. 2 wide receiver in the country according to the 247Sports
Composite, has offers from a surplus of Power 5 schools including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Oregon. This season, the 6-foot-3 wideout broke Choctaw's yards and receptions record with 1,138 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns on 48 receptions.
Akylin Dear
Quitman | Running back
The 6-1 senior and four-star running back is the No. 4 recruit in the state. Dear has offers from many Division I programs including Alabama, Florida State, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. Dear has elite speed and power at the line and quickly finds gaps in defenses. Once he shreds tackles and is in open space, it's a difficult task to catch him.
Jarcoby Hopson Jr.
Lake Cormorant | Safety Hopson, a strong safety who rotates between linebacker, is the No. 5 recruit in the state. He is explosive, quick, and can read offense plays like second nature. The 6-1, four-star recruit has offers from many Division I schools including LSU, Florida State Ole Miss and Mississippi State.
Deuce Knight
George County | Quarterback Knight, a Notre Dame commitment, is the highest-rated quarterback in Mississippi's 2025 class and threw for