Auburn football: Ole Miss rushing attack could present early test for Tigers defense

Jerrion Ealy #9 of the Mississippi Rebels (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Jerrion Ealy #9 of the Mississippi Rebels (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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Luke Logan #92 of the Ole Miss Rebels (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
Luke Logan #92 of the Ole Miss Rebels (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

In terms of kick and punt returners, Ealy was a great return man for Ole Miss last season. The true freshman averaged 24.4 yards per return (13 total returns) and even ran one back 94 yards in the team’s game against Southeast Louisiana in 2019.

Moore served as the team’s punt returner last season but only averaged 6.4 yards per return on 14 total attempts which put him near the bottom of the conference in that stat.

After a strong 2018, big things were expected out of Ole Miss placekicker Luke Logan. Instead, Logan took a major step back in 2019 and connected on just 11 of his 19 field goal attempts (57.9 percent) and also missed three extra points on the year.

Senior punter Mac Brown will be back next season and after averaging 44.3 yards per punt on 57 attempts last season, he should continue to be an above-average punter in the SEC.