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Ole Miss Tight End Michael Trigg Commits to Baylor

January 12, 2024
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Ole Miss tight end Michael Trigg is the latest to give his pledge to Baylor following an official visit last weekend. The 6-foot-4, 245-pound prospect was the only tight end visitor Baylor has brought in during the transfer portal window making him the priority at the position.

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In 15 career games over the course of three seasons at USC and Ole MIss, Trigg tallied 28 receptions for 330 yards and five touchdowns. Trigg played 460 snaps over those three seasons with 45 targets in the passing game.

After two strong spring in 2023 at Ole Miss, Trigg was expected to be a major contributor for the Rebels’ offense. He dazzled in both intra-squad scrimmages with 138 yards and a touchdown in 2023 and 89 yards with three touchdowns in 2022. However, Trigg played in just three games for the Rebels in 2023 before opting to sit the remainder of the season and enter the transfer portal. 

Trigg was a four-star prospect, top 150 player in the nation, and the No. 4 rated tight end as a member of USC’s 2021 class. He held 49 offers from schools like Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, and Utah among many others. He was also a highly regarded basketball prospect. 

The loss of starting tight end Drake Dabney to the porta and the recent departure of Jake Roberts to the transfer portal gave Jake Spavital the opportunity to upgrade the position with a best available type prospect who profiles as a better slot receiver weapon and has the upside to be an NFL tight end.

With two years of eligibilty remaining, Trigg has the potential to be legit a difference maker in this offense with his athletic profile.

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Ole Miss Tight End Michael Trigg Commits to Baylor

10,435 Views | 21 Replies | Last: 3 mo ago by Yogi
SATXBear
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When one door closes, another opens.
Bear8084
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Wow, what a grab! Impressive offer list. He will probably start right away too. Welcome, and Sic 'Em Michael!
Bear2014
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good to see players from the SEC and not the G5
GoodOleBaylorLine
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I do like this addition
dstaylor57
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Looks a little like Jalen Hurts at inside receiver
ImABearToo
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A Corey Coleman type after the catch.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
BearlyBeloved
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Yes!
MrGolfguy
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W
bear2be2
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Trigg looks like a great athlete. Hopefully he can produce at a higher level for us than he has his previous two schools.

Just spit-balling, I would say he's an upgrade over Roberts and a downgrade from Dabney.
Ewalker80
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He has more pure receiving upside than Dabney and is a great fit for Spav offense.
BellCountyBear
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Guess he didn't care for hotty toddy?
IowaBear
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Great get!
Still not understanding the lack of DL and lB via the portal. Would be a huge mistake not addressing those areas
Killing Floor
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I love this transaction. He's already a P5 contributor.
Let’s Go!
blackie
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IowaBear said:

Great get!
Still not understanding the lack of DL and lB via the portal. Would be a huge mistake not addressing those areas
How do we know they are not? You can address all you want, but if the players aren't out there at the quality level you believe you need, they aren't out there or are more interested in going somewhere else.
blackie
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Killing Floor said:

I love this transaction. He's already a P5 contributor.
No way to know till we seen him and the others next September.
IowaBear
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I have no idea what they're doing. What I do is the so called defensive genius Dave had one of the worst defenses in FBS. And our front 7 was pure garbage all season. And not adding impact players in the front 7 is a colossal failure.
Killing Floor
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Meaning that he was an active contributor on a competitive P5 roster and has made SEC catches and Touchdowns. Might be mistaken but I believe he's the first game experienced offensive P5 transfer incoming.
Let’s Go!
blackie
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IowaBear said:

I have no idea what they're doing. What I do is the so called defensive genius Dave had one of the worst defenses in FBS. And our front 7 was pure garbage all season. And not adding impact players in the front 7 is a colossal failure.
That statement should be made after the spring portal, not now.....the votes are still out. Change "is" to "would be" and I would whole-heartedly agree with you. But as stated you are making a criticism that hasn't seen the last chapter written. That is why I said we don't know what they are trying to pick up. I'm sure there are probably players out there for those positions. But if they aren't any better it would be a more colossal failure to bring them in taking a spot for others. I have no problem leveling criticism, but I think it needs to be leveled after what I am criticizing has played out the string.
IowaBear
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Obviously there's still time. And I'm solely speaking as of now I view that as a gigantic failure. My apologies that wasn't clear. Perhaps we're swinging and missing on DL and LB who knows. I just know we can't go into next year with the same players at those positions that we currently have.
Daveisabovereproach
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Solid pick up. This has been our best off-season in recent memory in terms of improving the roster at least on paper.
Yogi
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Does Aranda get class credit for now having took Trigg at Baylor?
"Smarter than the Average Bear."
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