OXFORD ― The first Ole Miss football depth chart of the 2024 season arrived, and it includes a couple of surprises.

Redshirt freshman Austin Simmons is listed as the Rebels' backup quarterback, having surpassed junior transfer Walker Howard. Coach Lane Kiffin appears to be promoting competition at one of his outside wide receiver spots, where star transfer Juice Wells and sophomore Ayden Williams are listed as co-starters.

Jordan Watkins is not listed on the depth chart and won't dress. He was an injury question mark coming into the Rebels' game against Furman on Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN+). Cayden Lee will start in his place in the slot.

Here's a look at the full depth chart:

Quarterback

Jaxson Dart | Austin Simmons | Walker Howard

Running back

Ulysses Bentley IV, OR Henry Parrish Jr. | Matt Jones OR Rashad Amos

Wide receiver

Tre Harris | Micah Davis OR Noreel White

Juice Wells | Ayden Williams

Cayden Lee | Josh Aka

Tight end

Caden Prieskorn | Dae'Quan Wright

Tackle

Diego Pounds OR Jayden Williams

Micah Pettus | Preston Cushman

Guard

Nate Kalepo OR Caleb Warren | Eli Acker

Julius Buelow OR Jeremy James

Center

Gerquan Scott OR Reece McIntyre OR Brycen Sanders

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Defensive tackle

JJ Pegues OR Akelo Stone | Zxavian Harris

Walter Nolen | Jamarious Brown OR William Echoles

Defensive end/edge rusher

Jared Ivey OR Suntarine Perkins | Kam Franklin

Princely Umanmielen | Chris Hardie

Outside linebacker

Khari Coleman OR Pooh Paul

Middle linebacker

TJ Dottery | Tyler Banks

Nickel corner

Louis Moore OR Jadon Canady

Corner

Trey Amos | Chris Graves Jr.

Isaiah Hamilton OR Brandon Turnage | TJ Banks

Safety

John Saunders Jr. OR Yam Banks

Trey Washington | Key Lawrence

Kicker

Caden Davis | Mike Baker

Punter

Fraser Masin | Charlie Pollock

Long snapper

Carter Short | Caleb Blankenship

Holder

Charlie Pollock | Fraser Masin

Kick returner

Micah Davis OR Ulysses Bentley IV | Josh Aka

Punt returner

Micah Davis OR Cayden Lee

David Eckert covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at deckert@gannett.com or reach him on Twitter @davideckert98.

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