It’s been a winding road to get there but Brentwood (Tenn.) Ravenwood wide receiver Van Jefferson made his final decision on Sunday night and committed to Hugh Freeze and Ole Miss.

The four-star wide receiver was once a Georgia commit but recently opened up his recruitment. Following a strong push from Oklahoma last weekend, Jefferson took an unofficial visit to Ole Miss this weekend and the visit was enough to convince him that Oxford was where he needs to be.

“It’s just a home environment,” Jefferson said. “Going to play down there at Ole Miss with Quincy (Adeboyejo) and Laquon (Treadwell) and Evan (Engram), those guys are going to be something special. I always wanted to go down there but my dad had reservations about it. He’s on board with it now. He told me he wants what’s best for me. I picked it so it’s time to get rolling.”

The visit over the weekend for Jefferson was an unofficial visit. He had taken an abbreviated official visit back in December but his time on campus with the other visitors and commits sold the U.S. Army All-American that Oxford was the place he needed to be.

"Coming back on campus and seeing it for the last time, coming back and meeting with Coach (Hugh) Freeze, hanging with the guys, it's going to be something special. Drew (Richmond) was down there with me and me and drew always wanted to play together so that's going to be something special."

With his decision finally behind him, Jefferson is just ready to come in and compete for playing time immediately.

"I’m very confident in myself coming in and playing early. I have no doubt in that. No matter who they have on the roster, I’m still going to perform and I just thank God for the opportunity. I'm going to go down there and get to work."

With a host of big-name, high-profile prospects still on the board as possible Ole Miss signees, Jefferson is also ready to get to work on the recruiting trail. There is just over a week left before signing day and Jefferson has one primary name on his target list.

"I’m definitely going to do some recruiting," he said. "Signing day is almost here so I’ve got a lot of work to do but I'm gonna get it done. Damarkus (Lodge), We hit it off real well. I know Damarkus from The Opening so we already had a really good relationship so this weekend, it was pretty fun."

Initially Jefferson had scheduled an official visit to Florida for next weekend. As of right now, it looks as though that visit is unlikely to happen.

"I'm probably done with visits," Jefferson said.

Jefferson is a U.S. Army All-American and is ranked by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite as the No. 11 wide receiver in the country and a four-star prospect. Jefferson's commitment to Ole Miss moves the Rebels up to No. 13 in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings.

I have officially committed to The University of Mississippi. I want to thank my family, friends, and God through this process. #HottyToddy — âš¡ï¸Van Jeffersonâš¡ï¸ (@Vj2kAllDay) January 26, 2015



