JJ Pegues

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 or 6:45 PM

Ole Miss Football vs Alabama on November 12th, 2022 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS.Photos by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter @OleMissPix

Ole Miss Football headshots in Starnes Athletic Center on July 17, 2024 in Oxford, MS.

Photos by Reed Jones/Ole Miss Athletics
Instagram/Twitter: @OleMissPix

Position:
DT
Collegiate Letters Earned:
5
Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
3
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 325
Hometown:
Oxford, Miss.
High School:
Oxford
Prev. College:
Auburn
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 NFL Draft Selection (Round 6, Pick 180 - Las Vegas Raiders)
• 2025 NFL Combine Invitee
• 2024 Chucky Mullins Courage Award
• 2024 All-America Honorable Mention (CFN)
• 2024 All-SEC First Team (CFN)
• 2024 All-SEC Third Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
• SEC Community Service Team (2023, '24)
• 2024 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist
• 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
• Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (2023, '24)
• Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee (2023, '24)

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2023)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020-21 - Auburn)

CAREER: 2025 NFL Draft sixth round selection (180th overall) by the Las Vegas Raiders … Concluded Ole Miss career as a versatile weapon on both defense and offense across 38 games played and 23 starts … Defensively as a Rebel, accounted for 110 total tackles (51 solo), 26.5 tackles for loss (115 yards), 10.0 sacks (68 yards), nine QB hurries, seven pass breakups and one fumble recovery … Offensively, rushed 26 times for 86 yards and seven touchdowns and caught one pass for one yard and one touchdown … All seven of his rushing touchdowns came in the 2024 campaign … Finished tied for 16th in Ole Miss history with 26.5 tackles for loss … Combined with his time at Auburn, played in 62 total games with 25 starts, recorded 126 total tackles (62 solo) and 28.5 TFL (117 yards), with all of his remaining defensive statistics recorded at Ole Miss … Finished career with 158 combined all-purpose yards and eight touchdowns, all scored as a Rebel.

2024 (SENIOR): 2025 NFL Combine invitee … All-America Honorable Mention (CFN) … All-SEC First Team (CFN) … All-SEC Third Team (Coaches, Phil Steele) … SEC Community Service Team … Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist … Allstate AFCA Good Works Team … Played in all 13 games for the Rebels and started 11, helped anchor the best rush defense in the nation and one of the best defenses in Ole Miss history … Contributed to team school records in sacks (52) and tackles for loss (120), which both led the nation … Finished 10th on the team with 42 total tackles (18 solo) … Tied for third on the team with 13.5 tackles for loss (53 yards), tied for the 10th-most in Ole Miss single-season history … Added 3.5 sacks (26 yards), five QB hurries, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup … Saw considerable playing time on offense as part of Ole Miss jumbo package, rushed 21 times for 69 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 3.3 yards per carry … Was second on the team in rushing touchdowns … Tied for third on the team in scoring by a non-kicker with 42 points, the most ever scored by a Chucky Mullins Award winner … Led the nation in rushing touchdowns by a defender with seven … Ranked sixth in the SEC in total TFL (13.5) … Rated as PFF’s No. 3 interior defensive lineman in the SEC in pressures (31), also ranked fifth in run defense grade (81.8) and sixth in defensive season grade (74.6) … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Started at DT, recorded four tackles (three solo) and 2.0 TFL, along with two carries for 12 yards and one rushing TD on offense … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Started at DT, picked up one solo TFL and one QB hurry in 45 snaps … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Started at DT, recorded three tackles, a half-sack and TFL with two QB hurries, along with two rushes for four yards … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Started at DE, got three tackles (two solos), a TFL and recovered a fumble, along with a rushing TD … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Started at DT, made four tackles (one solo) and 0.5 TFL … at South Carolina (10/05/24): Made two solo tackles, one for a three-yard loss, and rushed for two touchdowns in 40 snaps … Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Recorded four tackle (two solo) with one TFL and one QB hurry, rushed once for five yards … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Started at DT, notched career-high six tackles (four solo) with additional highs of 3.0 TFL for 23 yards and 2.0 sacks for 15 yards, also rushed once for a one-yard TD … Reese’s Senior Bowl Stock Up Player of the Week … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Started at DT, recording five tackles (one solo), also rushed for a TD in two attempts … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Started at DT, had one solo TFL and one rush for nine yards and a first down … at Florida (11/23/24): Started at DT, assisted on two tackles with a half sack, had career-highs in rushing attempts (6) and yards (19) … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Started at DT, tied career-high with six tackles with 1.5 TFL and one half sack while also rushing two times for six yards and one TD … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Started at DT, assisted on one tackle and added one QB hurry in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory … Also rushed once for seven yards for a first down and was targeted once in the passing game … Chucky Mullins Courage Award winner … Will wear #38 at home and will remain in his #89 for road games … Wuerffel Trophy and AFCA Good Works nominee … Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List.

2023 (SENIOR*): SEC Community Service Team ...Played in all 13 games, started 12 on the defensive line ... Rated as Ole Miss' top tackler per PFF with an 85.1 tackling grade ... Played 619 snaps across defense, special teams and offense ... Career-highs in tackles (42), TFL (8.0), sacks (3.5) and pass breakups (4), also added two QB hurries ... Rushed four times for 13 yards ... vs. Mercer (9/2/23): First career Ole Miss start on the defensive line, made one tackle ... at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Started and made four total tackles, all solo, while adding one sack for a loss of nine yards and one pass breakup ... vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Started and made two tackles ... at #12 Alabama (9/23/23): Started and played 48 defensive snaps, tallying four total tackles and a career-high 1.5 tackle for loss ... vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Started and made four tackles (two solo), while adding a QB hurry and a pass breakup ... vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Started on the defensive line, making four total tackles (two solo) and one solo sack ... at Auburn (10/21/23): Appeared on 25 defensive snaps, making one solo tackle ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/28/23): Tied a career-high with six total tackles (two solo), set a new career-high with 2.0 TFL for 12 yards and added a sack for eight yards in 31 defensive snaps ... Also had one rush for zero yards on the goal line ... vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Started on the defensive line, tallied three tackles (one solo), one tackle for a loss of three yards and one QB hurry ... Also had one rush for two yards ... at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Started on the defensive line, notched two solo tackles ... vs. ULM (11/18/23): Started on the defensive line, notched four total tackles (one solo) and a half sack in 41 total snaps ... at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Started at DT, assisted on five tackles and notched 1.0 TFL in 63 total snaps ... Also had one rush for three yards and a first down ... vs. Penn State (12/30/23): Started at defensive tackle, recorded two tackles (one solo), two pass breakups and rushed once for eight yards and a first down in Ole Miss’ Peach Bowl victory ... Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List ... Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List ... Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee … Expected to see significant playing time on the defensive line.

2022 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman … Totaled 26 tackles with five tackles for a loss … Recorded three sacks … vs. Troy (9/3/22): Rotated into the Rebels’ defensive line to tally a sack for the team, his lone tackle of the game ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Made one solo tackle after coming off the bench on the defensive line ... at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Tallied one solo tackle and a QB hurry as a rotational piece of the Rebel defensive line ... vs. #7 Kentucky (10/1/22): Recorded four total tackles after rotating into the defensive line for the Rebels ... at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Made a total of three tackles off the bench for the Rebel defense ... vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Accounted for six total tackles on the Rebel defensive line, along with having one QB hurry in the team’s 48-34 victory ... at LSU (10/22/22): Recorded no stats following 39 snaps of action on the Rebel defensive line ... at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Finished his night with two total tackles, including a TFL and a sack … Also helped the Rebels convert on a fake punt try with a 4-yard run for a first down ... vs. # 9 Alabama (11/12/22): Tallied two total tackles against the Crimson Tide, including one TFL and one sack ... at Arkansas (11/19/22): Recorded one tackle as a rotational piece of the Rebel defensive line ... vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Capped off his regular season by recording four total tackles, including three solo tackles and one TFL while also breaking up one pass attempt … Also caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Jaxson Dart on a Rebel goal line stand, marking his first career touchdown reception … vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): recorded one solo TFL and one pass breakup ... Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

AUBURN: Played in 24 games with two starts over two seasons at Auburn ... Converted to defensive line from tight end during spring practice in 2021 and finished the season with 16 tackles ... A Preseason All-SEC 4th team selection by Phil Steele ... Hauled in seven receptions for 57 yards as a true freshman in 2020 ... Also recorded 14 rushing yards ... Had a season-high three receptions for 29 yards against LSU ... Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led the Oxford Chargers to the Class 6A state championship as a senior ... Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game honoree ... Named to the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen ... Also a basketball letterman ... Top 10 prospect nationally at his position by 247, Rivals, ESPN ... Ranked among top six recruits overall in state of Mississippi ... Coached by Chris Cutcliffe.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jeremiah J’veon Pegues ... Son of Jerry and Allison Pegues ... Born Nov. 25, 2001 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2023.