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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Football 2018 Position Preview: Defensive Line
8/23/2018 | Football
Replacing Two Rebel Great, Haynes and Speaks, in the Trenches
This is the seventh of an eight-part position-by-position preview series looking ahead at what the Ole Miss Rebels' depth chart might look like for the 2018 season.
Ole Miss lost two all-conference ends in Marquis Haynes and Breeland Speaks. Haynes, Ole Miss' modern-era sack leader, has graduated, and Speaks decided to forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft. The pair combined for 115 tackles and accounted for more than half of Ole Miss' 29 sacks.
Victor Evans (18 tackles), Markel Winters, Ryder Anderson, Qaadir Sheppard, Brenden Williams return from last season to fill their shoes. Austrian Robinson, who moved from defensive tackle in the spring, will also play a key role on the defensive front.
At defensive tackle, the Rebels return former freshman All-American Benito Jones, Josiah Coatney, Ross Donelly, Sincere David.
Coatney, a preseason All-SEC pick, tallied 65 tackles and 3.5 sacks, while Jones compiled 1.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss. Hal Northern earned 2017 NJCAA first team All-America honors and joins the Rebels for the 2018 season. Tariqious Tisdale, K.D. Hill and Quentin Bivens are newcomers who will add depth come the fall.
Top Performer: Breeland Speaks (27 solo tackles, 40 assisted tackles, 67 total tackles, 10 TFLs, two sacks), Marquis Haynes (27 solo tackles, 18 assisted tackles, 48 total tackles, 11 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, three forces fumbles)
Returning in 2018: Victor Evans (Sr., 3L), Markel Winters (Sr., 1L), Amani Johnson (Fr., RS), Ryder Anderson (So., 1L), Qaadir Sheppard (Jr., 1L), Charles Wiley (So., 1L), Josiah Coatney (Jr., 1L), Austrian Robinson (Jr., 2L), Ross Donelly (Sr., 3L), Sincere David (Fr., RS), Benito Jones (Jr., 2L), Jordan Hebert (Sr., 2L), Brenden Williams (Jr., 1L), Ty Reyes (So., SQ)
Newcomers in 2018: James Williams (Fr., Jackson, Miss.), Jalen Cunningham (Fr.,Odenville, Ala.), Hal Northern (Jr., Senatobia, Miss.), KD Hill (Fr., Eufaula,Ala.), Quinten Bivens (Fr., Waynesboro, Miss.), James Coley (Jr., Co-Lin CC), Tariqious Tisdale (So., Northwest Mississippi CC), Lawson Stockett (Fr., Madison, Miss.)
Losing from 2017 Team: Breeland Speaks (NFL Draft), Marquis Haynes (Graduation), Herbert Moore (Graduation)
To purchase tickets for the 2018 season, call 888-REB-TKTS. Follow Ole Miss Football on Twitter (@OleMissFB), Facebook and Instagram.
Ole Miss lost two all-conference ends in Marquis Haynes and Breeland Speaks. Haynes, Ole Miss' modern-era sack leader, has graduated, and Speaks decided to forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft. The pair combined for 115 tackles and accounted for more than half of Ole Miss' 29 sacks.
Victor Evans (18 tackles), Markel Winters, Ryder Anderson, Qaadir Sheppard, Brenden Williams return from last season to fill their shoes. Austrian Robinson, who moved from defensive tackle in the spring, will also play a key role on the defensive front.
At defensive tackle, the Rebels return former freshman All-American Benito Jones, Josiah Coatney, Ross Donelly, Sincere David.
Coatney, a preseason All-SEC pick, tallied 65 tackles and 3.5 sacks, while Jones compiled 1.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss. Hal Northern earned 2017 NJCAA first team All-America honors and joins the Rebels for the 2018 season. Tariqious Tisdale, K.D. Hill and Quentin Bivens are newcomers who will add depth come the fall.
Top Performer: Breeland Speaks (27 solo tackles, 40 assisted tackles, 67 total tackles, 10 TFLs, two sacks), Marquis Haynes (27 solo tackles, 18 assisted tackles, 48 total tackles, 11 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, three forces fumbles)
Returning in 2018: Victor Evans (Sr., 3L), Markel Winters (Sr., 1L), Amani Johnson (Fr., RS), Ryder Anderson (So., 1L), Qaadir Sheppard (Jr., 1L), Charles Wiley (So., 1L), Josiah Coatney (Jr., 1L), Austrian Robinson (Jr., 2L), Ross Donelly (Sr., 3L), Sincere David (Fr., RS), Benito Jones (Jr., 2L), Jordan Hebert (Sr., 2L), Brenden Williams (Jr., 1L), Ty Reyes (So., SQ)
Newcomers in 2018: James Williams (Fr., Jackson, Miss.), Jalen Cunningham (Fr.,Odenville, Ala.), Hal Northern (Jr., Senatobia, Miss.), KD Hill (Fr., Eufaula,Ala.), Quinten Bivens (Fr., Waynesboro, Miss.), James Coley (Jr., Co-Lin CC), Tariqious Tisdale (So., Northwest Mississippi CC), Lawson Stockett (Fr., Madison, Miss.)
Losing from 2017 Team: Breeland Speaks (NFL Draft), Marquis Haynes (Graduation), Herbert Moore (Graduation)
To purchase tickets for the 2018 season, call 888-REB-TKTS. Follow Ole Miss Football on Twitter (@OleMissFB), Facebook and Instagram.
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