Mississippi high school football: Caleb Cunningham leads list of 2025 top football recruits

Get to know Caleb Cunningham, Deuce Knight and the other top 2025 football recruits in Mississippi

Sam Brown | Aug 15, 2024

Get to know Caleb Cunningham, Deuce Knight and the other top 2025 football recruits in Mississippi / Taylor Balkom

Mississippi is a state that not only loves its football, but is responsible for NFL Hall of Famers such as Walter Payton, Jerry Rice and Brett Favre, as well as other greats like 2003 NFL Co-MVP Steve "Air" McNair and Super Bowl champion Fletcher Cox.

With the 2024 Mississippi high school football season kicking off later this month, now is a good time to talk about some key players to watch this year who might be the next NFL stars to hail from the Magnolia State.

Here is a look at the top 10 recruits in Mississippi's Class of 2025 in order of their state ranking:

Mississippi's Top 10 Class of 2025 high school football prospects

1. Caleb Cunningham - Wide receiver

High school: Choctaw County
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190 pounds
247 Sports rating: 5-star (98)
National ranking: 22
Position ranking: 3
College: Committed to Alabama

2. Deuce Knight - Quarterback

High school: George County
Height: 6'4.5"
Weight: 206 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (94)
National ranking: 34
Position ranking: 5
College: Committed to Notre Dame

3. Akylin Dear - Running back

High school: Quitman
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (94)
National ranking: 45
Position ranking: 1
College: Uncommitted

4. Tyler Lockhart - Linebacker

High school: Winona
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (92)
National ranking: 141
Position ranking: 17
College: Uncommitted

5. KaMario Taylor - Quarterback

High school: Noxubee County
Height: 6'3.5"
Weight: 205 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (91)
National ranking: 200
Position ranking: 14
College: Committed to Mississippi State

6. Tyler Miller - Offensive tackle

High school: Laurel
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 315 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (91)
National ranking: 225
Position ranking: 24
College: Committed to LSU

7. Tyshun Willis - Edge

High school: Velma Jackson
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (90)
National ranking: 237
Position ranking: 23
College: Committed to Mississippi State

8. Mario Nash Jr. - Interior offensive line

High school: Kemper County
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 280 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (90)
National ranking: 238
Position ranking: 14
College: Committed to Mississippi State

9. Kevin Oatis - Defensive line

High school: Hattiesburg
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 285 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (90)
National ranking: 243
Position ranking: 27
College: Uncommitted

10. Jarcoby Hopson - Linebacker

High school: Lake Cormorant
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (90)
National ranking: N/A
Position ranking: 23
College: Committed to Ole Miss

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Published Aug 9, 2024|Modified Aug 15, 2024

SAM BROWN

Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.