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Ashanti Cistrunk

LB · Ole Miss · Sr. · #36

Ole Miss 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ashanti Cistrunk

LB · Ole Miss · Sr · #36

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#754 national

CFB

College

Ole Miss

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021

Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss

2022

Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss

2023

Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss

Played his entire career under Lane Kiffin.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Ole Miss	71	31	4.5	2.5	--	1	--
2022	Ole Miss	60	24	3.5	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Ole Miss	28	14	2.5	0.5	2	1	--
Career		159	69	10.5	4.0	3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 55–49

vs LSU

5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 2 SACKS

Edged out LSU at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jason Henderson’s 2021 season.

Jason Henderson

86%match

Old Dominion · 2021

Larry Nixon III

North Texas · 2021

83%

DJ Taylor

Bowling Green · 2022

82%

Daniel Jackson

Florida International · 2021

82%

Khadry Jackson

Georgia Southern · 2022

82%

Matches Jason on

Solo tackle rate

Tackle volume

TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Dobbs's senior season at James Madison (2024).

Jacob Dobbs

87%match

James Madison · 2024

All-Sun Belt

Malachi Langley

Fresno State · 2023

All-Mountain West

85%

Dylan Hazen

Wake Forest · 2024

85%

Tre Pinkney

Southern Miss · 2024

85%

James Miller

South Alabama · 2023

85%

Matches Jacob on

Tackle volume

TFL rate

Sack rate