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Among the most talented SECfootball players to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after the Dec. 5 window opened up is the former Texas A&M Aggies freshman wide receiver Chris Marshall. The former elite five-star recruit out of Fort Bend Marshall High School in Missouri City, TX, entered the transfer portal after spending one year in College Station with the Aggies.
Marshall’s one season in College Station was a turbulent time. He was suspended indefinitely after playing a half-dozen games with the Aggies. Marshall wound up taking 189 offensive snaps over the course of the six games he played for Texas A&M during the regular season.
In those six games, he hauled in 11 catches for 108 receiving yards and no touchdowns.
If Marshall can find the right landing spot that is a fit for him on and off the field, he’ll certainly bring a plethora of raw talent to the table. The 6-foot-3 and 205-pound Marshall was ranked as a top-three recruit in the nation in the 2022 class. He just ran into some issues off the field.
Top landing spots for the SEC football WR transfer Chris Marshall
Here’s a look at three possible destinations out of the transfer portal for the former Texas A&M wideout Marshall.
4 ⭐️ WR Chris Marshall (6’3” 195) commits to Texas A&M.
Rank (2022 class):
• National: 84th
• Location: 12th
Marshall had other offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, USC, Utah & many others. pic.twitter.com/Ick7ED3xUI
— Brendan Moore (@bmoorecfb) November 8, 2021
Ole miss
One of the early programs in the recruitment of Marshall out of the portal was the Ole Miss Rebels. Head coach Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss showed some interest already in nabbing Marshall out of the portal.
The early pursuit of Marshall out of the portal got Ole Miss a visit from the former five-star recruit on Dec. 13.
Despite the visit to Ole Miss, though, it looks like Kiffin and the Rebels will be fighting from behind in this recruitment. There is another school that is currently favored to win the race to land a commitment from Marshall out of the portal.
But if I had to pick a school that should be considered to be in second place for Marshall at the moment, Ole Miss would fit the bill.
Marshall would have a chance to make an immediate impact on the Rebels’ offense in 2023. And his 6-foot-3 frame certainly fits the mold of what Kiffin is looking for in his offense out of a dominant boundary receiver.
It’s worth noting that Ole Miss is already down some wideout depth thanks to two portal entrants at the position this fall, redshirt junior Dannis Jackson and redshirt freshman Bralon Brown. The Rebels need to fill that void somehow, thus the early pursuit of Marshall.
I like the fit here as Marshall could have a successful career with the Rebels if he is able to right the ship in the near future off the field.
