#33

Shekai Mills-Knight

Freshman running back for Ole Miss. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Ole Miss · Fr. · #33

6′2″ · 220 lb · Montreal, PQ · Baylor School

Returning to Ole Miss for 2026

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Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs LSUVaught-Hemingway StadiumLSU by 3

How he plays

Rush TDs: 3rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2025

3.1 per carry

2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 19 rush yds, vs The Citadel

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 running back for Ole Miss. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2025.

His career, year by year

Shekai Mills-Knight

RB · Ole Miss · Fr · #33

The receipt on tape: 19 rush yds against The Citadel, Week 11, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rush TDs#326 / 349 · 3rd pct

Yards / carry#342 / 349 · 2nd pct

3.1

Long run#344 / 349 · 1st pct

Rush yards#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 12.5 YDS/g, 3.1 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Golding

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Ole Miss	8	25	3.1	0	--
Career		8	25	3.1	0	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · The Citadel · 4&4 · Q4 · EPA -3.91(00:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 S.Mills-Knight rush middle for 0 yards to the CIT08, End Of Play, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Week 11 · The Citadel · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.98(02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 S.Mills-Knight rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CIT46 (#32 T.Elam), 1ST DOWN
Week 11 · The Citadel · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.64(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 S.Mills-Knight rush right for 13 yards gain to the CIT33 (#32 T.Elam), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Tulane · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.60Shekai Mills-Knight run for 2 yds to the MISS 35
Week 11 · The Citadel · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.54(01:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 S.Mills-Knight rush left for 2 yards loss to the CIT16 (#32 T.Elam)
Week 11 · The Citadel · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +0.38(02:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 S.Mills-Knight rush middle for 6 yards gain to the CIT48 (#31 J.Mosley)
Week 11 · The Citadel · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.31(01:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 S.Mills-Knight rush middle for 0 yards to the CIT14 (#52 C.Smith)
Week 4 · Tulane · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.12Shekai Mills-Knight run for 4 yds to the MISS 39

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 4	W 45-10vs Tulane	2	6	3.0	4
Wk 11	W 49-0vs The Citadel	6	19	3.2	13	Season-high 19 yds
Total		8	25	3.1	13

The backfield · Ole Miss

#5Kewan LacyRB · Jr.1,567 rushing yards · 2025
#25Makhi FrazierRB · Jr.520 rushing yards · 2025
#33Shekai Mills-KnightRB · Fr.25 rushing yards · 2025
#28Joshua DyeRB · Jr.no box-score line yet
#35Damarius YatesRB · Fr.no box-score line yet

2 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2025