Ole Miss Week 1 Opponent Preview: Troy Trojans Defense

The Rebels will face the Trojans on Saturday with a brand new quarterback under center

The Ole Miss Rebels will open the 2022 season at home against Troy on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Trojans are led by first-year head coach and former Ole Miss assistant Jon Sumrall. He served as the linebackers coach at Ole Miss beginning in 2018.

This marks Sumrall's first head coaching job at the collegiate level, and he takes over a program that went 5-7 a season ago and 3-5 in the Sun Belt. The Trojans parted ways with former head coach Chip Lindsey before their final game of the 2021 season against Georgia State.

The Rebels and Trojans will kick off at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday. 

We’ve looked at an overarching preview of Troy football, as well as the offensive playmakers for the Trojans. 

Now, we will look at some of the Trojans' defensive playmakers for the 2022 season that the Rebels should look out for:

Returning Defensive Leaders

Tackles: Carlton Martial

Martial: 127 tackles, 44 solo, 10 TFLs

Interceptions: KJ Robertson, TJ Harris, Richard Jibunor, Zion Williams

Robertson: 2 INTs

Harris: 2 INTs

Jibunor: 2 INTs

Williams: 2 INTs

The Troy defense gave up 337.9 YPG a season ago along with 26.08 PPG en route to a 5-7 campaign. The Trojans will be tasked with slowing down a revamped Ole Miss offense in 2022, complete with running back Zach Evans and a new quarterback, whether it be Jaxson Dart or Luke Altmyer. 

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