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Ole Miss Rebels JJ Pegues Named To Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List

Another Ole Miss Rebel was recently named to a watchlist for a postseason accolade.

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OXFORD, Miss. -- Ole Miss Rebels defensive lineman JJ Pegues was named to the Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List on Thursday by the Wuerffel Foundation. The Oxford, Miss., native is one of 110 football student-athletes selected to the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy.

The award is presented annually to the FBS player who best combines outstanding community service with leadership achievement on and off the field. The trophy was named after former Florida Gators quarterback Danny Wuerffel, who won the Heisman in 1996.

Pegues made the watchlist after appearing in all 12 games with Ole Miss in 2022. In his first season with the Rebels, Pegues registered 26 total tackles, five tackles for a loss, and three sacks. He ended the regular season on a high note in 2022, recording four tackles, one TFL, a pass breakup, and a one-yard touchdown reception versus the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Pegues spent his freshman and sophomore campaigns with the Auburn Tigers, before electing to transfer back home to Ole Miss ahead of the 2022 season.

Pegues has led by example since returning to his hometown and is heavily active in the Lafayette-Oxford-University community. 

He is active in community service events such as Feed the Sip, Adopt-A-Basket, Reading with the Rebels, the Boys and Girls Club, the CASA of North Mississippi Adopt-A-Child Christmas Program, KD's Community Fun Event, a water drive to benefit the city of Jackson, Mississippi, and numerous other programs that have helped people recover from the devastating tornadoes this past spring.

Semifinalists for the Wuerffel trophy will be announced on Nov. 2, and finalists will be announced on Nov. 28. 

The presentation of the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy will be held on Feb. 17, 2024, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The winner will get the chance to accompany Wuerffel to New York City to attend the Heisman Trophy ceremonies.

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