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Plumlee
The Season Episode 11
John Rhys Plumlee
John Rhys Plumlee
John Rhys Plumlee
John Rhys Plumlee
John Rhys Plumlee
John Rhys Plumlee - LSU
John Rhys Plumlee - LSU
Rhys Plumlee, John
John Rys Plumlee
John Rhys Plumlee - Missouri
Plumlee, John Rhys
Plumlee, John Rhys
Plumlee
Plumlee
Plumlee
Plumlee
The Season Episode 11
2020 Football Headshots
Jersey Number 10

John Rhys Plumlee

  • Position:
    WR
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Hattiesburg, Miss.
  • High School:
    Oak Grove
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2019 True Freshman All-America (247Sports)
 • 2019 Freshman All-America Second Team (Athletic)
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
 • Dean's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
 • Chancellor's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020)
 • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020)
 • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)

2020 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in seven contests with one start at wide receiver ... Rushed 25 times for 94 yards ... Hauled in six receptions for 79 yards ... Completed 5-of-7 passes for 65 yards and one touchdown ... vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Started at wide receiver ... Carried the ball four times for four yards ... Also hauled in a catch for six yards ... Completed his only pass for a 3-yard gain ... at Kentucky (10/3/20): Ran the ball five times for 16 yards, including a key first-down rush in the OT victory ... vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Completed his only pass for 14 yards and ran the ball once for no gain ...vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Ran the ball eight times for 48 yards and added seven yards passing on one attempt ... at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Threw a 27-yard touchdown pass as a reserve quarterback ... Added 22 yards rushing on six carries ... at LSU (12/19/20): Saw action at quarterback on a two-point conversion attempt ... vs. #7 Indiana (1/2/21): Caught a career-best five passes for 73 yards, including a 44-yard reception to set up the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Also ran the ball once for four yards and completed his lone pass for four yards.

2019 (FRESHMAN): Garnered Freshman All-America recognition by The Athletic at the all-purpose position ... Named to 247Sports’ True Freshman All-American team ... Appeared in nine games with eight starts at quarterback position ... Finalist for the C Spire Conerly Trophy ... Holds the Ole Miss freshman rushing record with 1,023 yards as well as total touchdowns 16 TDs (four passing, 12 rushing) ... Finished eighth in the country with 113.7 rushing yards per game and highest among freshmen ... Ended rookie campaign as the sixth Rebel (eighth time overall) to surpass the 1,000-yard plateau ... The 12 rushing scores were the most by any Ole Miss freshman and fifth in school history ... The 1,023 rushing yards shattered the Ole Miss record by a quarterback, passing Jeremiah Masoli’s 544 rushing yards set in 2010 ... Became the first Power 5 QB to rush for 100+ yards in each of his first three starts since Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez and Michigan’s Denard Robinson in 2010 ... 470 rushing yards in first four games of career set program record for a freshman Ole Miss QB ... Became the first Rebel QB to rush for 100 yards three straight games, beginning on Sept. 28 ... vs. #23 Cal (9/21/19): Was 7-for-7 for 82 yards in reserve role in collegiate debut ... Ran three times for 53 yards ... at #2 Alabama (9/28/19): Completed 10-of-28 passes for 141 yards with two TDs and one INT in first career start ... Ran for 109 yards and one TD ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/5/19): Earned SEC Freshman of the Week after he ran for 165 yards with one TD and threw for 99 yards in first home start ... at Missouri (10/12/19): Ran for 143 yards and two TDs on 23 carries, while completing 8-for-17 passes for 103 yards and two TDs ... Four total TDs marked a career high ... Tallied a TD rush in third consecutive game ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19/19): Totaled 31 yards passing and 38 yards rushing before exiting early (knee) ... at #11 Auburn (11/2/19): Was 11-for-21 passing for 86 yards (1 INT) and ran 17 times for 92 yards (1 TD) ... vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Ran for 177 yards and two TDs, and went 11-for-17 for 124 yards passing ... Was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week following performance ... Set career highs for rushing yards (177), longest rush (75), and rushing TDs (two) ... vs. #1 LSU (11/16/19): Set Ole Miss QB single-game rushing record with 212 yards and tied career high with four scores ... Finished 9-of-16 passing for 123 yards ... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors ... at Mississippi State (11/28/19): Was 9-for-14 passing for 121 yards ... Ran 18 times for 34 yards and a score ... Member of the 2019 signing class ... Enrolled early and participated in spring drills.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and in 247Sports Composite rankings ... Tabbed a three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports ... No. 7 dual-threat quarterback in the nation and No. 13 prospect in Mississippi (247Sports composite) ... Mississippi Class 6A Offensive Player of the Year (2018) ... Played in Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game ... Named one of the Clarion Ledger’s 2018 Dandy Dozen ... Led Oak Grove to South State Championship and runner-up finish in 2018 state title game ... Threw for 5,430 yards with 51 TDs and 19 INTs throughout high school career ... Added 2,314 rushing yards and 31 scores on the ground ... Threw for 2,834 yards with 33 TDs and 3 INTs with 64.3% completion rate as a senior (2018) ... Played center field for Oak Grove baseball team ... Hit .330 as a sophomore and .455 as a junior ... Coached by Drew Causey.

PERSONAL: Son of Denton and Lori Plumlee ... Full name is John Rhys Plumlee ... Born Jan. 2, 2001 ... Member of the Ole Miss baseball team, appearing in 13 games last season, with two starts ... Also a talented pianist and musician ... 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll ... SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2020 ... Dean’s Honor Roll in spring 2021 ... Chancellor’s Honor Roll in fall 2019, spring 2020 and fall 2020 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.