Channing Ward
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Aberdeen, Miss. High School: Aberdeen Height / Weight: 6-4 / 256 Position: DE Experience: 1L

2012: Played in 12 games at DE and on special teams ... Recorded 21 tackles with 1.5 TFLs ... Helped Ole Miss lead all SEC teams and rank fourth in the nation in TFLs (7.9/game) and rank second in the SEC and 11th nationally in sacks (2.9/game) ... Earned first letter ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/1): Made his college debut and posted one solo stop ... vs. UTEP (9/8): Assisted on a TFL ... vs. #12 Texas (9/15): Made three tackles (one solo), including half a tackle for loss ... at #1 Alabama (9/29): Made two stops (one solo) ... vs. Auburn (10/13): Posted two stops (one solo) ... at Arkansas (10/27): Assisted on a tackle ... at #6 Georgia (11/3): Recorded three tackles (one solo) ... at #7 LSU (11/17): Posted four tackles (one solo) including 0.5 TFL for one yard ... BBVA Compass Bowl vs. Pitt (1/5): Season-high four tackles (three solo) ... Member of the 2012 signing class ... HIGH SCHOOL: An Under Armour All-America selection ... Listed No. 2 on The Clarion-Ledger's Top 10 Most Wanted list ... Earned first team All-State honors from The Clarion-Ledger his junior and senior seasons ... Also named to the publication's Dandy Dozen list and ranked the No. 2 player on the paper's Top Ten Most Wanted List ... A member of the ESPN150 and rated the No. 48 player and No. 5 defensive end in the nation by and No. 2 In Mississippi by ESPN.com ... A SuperPrep All-America selection and rated the No. 1 player in the state ... Earned first team Class 3A All-State honors from the Mississippi Association of Coaches as a junior and senior and was named Defensive Player of the Year as a junior ... Listed No. 20 on the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 ... Member of the Rivals100 and rated the No. 51 player in the nation by Rivals.com ... Rated the No. 1 player in Mississippi and the No. 4 defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com ... Listed as the No. 48 player in the nation by PrepStar and No. 1 in Mississippi ... Rated the No. 6 defensive end in the nation by PrepStar ... Rated a 5-star player and the No. 8 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com ... Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game as a senior ... Recorded 116 tackles and 16 QB sacks his senior year ... Posted 119 tackles and 13 QB sacks as a junior ... Participated in the Under Amour All-America Game recording 2.0 sacks and 3.5 TFLs ... Led team to 3A state runner-up finishes his sophomore and junior seasons ... Coached in high school by Chris Duncan.