Former Auburn football QB Deuce Knight announces transfer to Ole Miss
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos...
AUBURN — Deuce Knight will face his former team in 2026, as the former Auburn football quarterback announced Sunday, Jan. 11, he was transferring to Ole Miss.
Knight was among the headliners of Auburn‘s 30-plus players to enter the transfer portal this offseason, and he’s among six players set to square off with the Tigers in 2026, including Malik Blocton and Eric Singleton Jr., among others.
Knight was lauded, by both former head coach Hugh Freeze and interim head coach DJ Durkin, as not only a talent but someone who could be the program’s future under center. A former Notre Dame commit, Knight chose Auburn from a list of more than two dozen offers, which included 18 Power 4 programs and eight SEC schools. Knight was the highest-rated signee in Auburn’s 2025 class, and he was the 15th-highest-rated signee in program history.
However, Knight’s freshman season was rather quiet. That was expectedly so at the start, as Freeze brought in Jackson Arnold, also a former five-star prospect, to helm Auburn’s offense. Arnold was eventually benched partway through SEC play, but Freeze turned to Ashton Daniels, in a switch that didn’t save the coach’s job.
After Daniels started games against Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Durkin opted to sit him for Auburn’s late-season matchup against FCS Mercer, in an effort to preserve his redshirt. Knight started in his place and finished with 401 yards of total offense and six total touchdowns.
What Auburn football players have entered the transfer portal? Full list
- Quarterback: Ashton Daniels (Florida State); Deuce Knight (Ole Miss); Jackson Arnold (UNLV)
- Running back: Damari Alston; Durell Robinson Jr.
- Wide receiver: Cam Coleman; Cam’Ron King; Eric Singleton Jr. (Florida); Horatio Fields (Missouri); Malcolm Simmons; Perry Thompson (Minnesota)
- Tight end: Hollis Davidson; Preston Howard
- Offensive line: Broderick Shull; DeAndre Carter (Iowa State); Dylan Senda (Toledo); Favour Ebuka Edwin; Seth Wilfred; Tyler Johnson; Xavier Chaplin (Florida State)
- Defensive line: Amaris Williams (Georgia); Antonio Coleman; James Ash; Malik Blocton (LSU)
- Edge rusher: Jamonta Waller (Arkansas)
- Linebacker: Caleb Wheatland (Michigan State); Robert Woodyard Jr. (Missouri)
- Cornerback: A’Mon Lane-Ganus (South Florida); Donovan Starr (Clemson); Jay Crawford (Ole Miss); Kayin Lee (Tennessee); Raion Strader (Pitt)
- Safety: Kensley Louidor-Faustin (Missouri); Taye Seymore (North Texas)
- Specialists: K Towns McGough
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.To support Adam’s work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Former Auburn football QB Deuce Knight announces transfer to Ole Miss
More at NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos