Spring practices are coming to a close across the country. Teams have gotten their first looks at all the winter additions, and know where they will likely need reinforcements before the season starts. The Ole Miss Rebels decided to get a jump on this and forego the final three practices they could’ve taken. In the spring, each team is allowed 15 practices, in addition to a spring game. Head Coach Lane Kiffin decided to give his players some extra time to recover and cut things off at 12.

This gives him a jump on recruiting in the two-week-long transfer portal window that just opened. In Ole Miss’ spring game, Kiffin purposefully held the defense back from showing too much so as to entertain the fans with more points. However, reports from those in the know suggest the Rebels will go heavy on defense in this portal window to find more pieces at all three levels.

This list is by no means full of insider knowledge, it’s just a few players available that would fit positions of need. With that being said, here are 3 players Ole Miss should target in the spring portal window.

3. Bear Alexander, DL, Georgia

If you need help on defense, why not go after possibly the best defensive lineman available? Bear Alexander is a 6’3 305 pound sophomore out of Denton, TX. In his freshman campaign, he totaled nine tackles and two sacks, one of which in the national championship. Also, Alexander was a consensus four-star and the #50 overall prospect in his class.

In effect, he’s a big, disruptive defensive tackle that teams love to have in the modern game. Not to say he’s as good as these players, but he would fill a similar role as a Jeffrey Simmons or Aaron Donald. Absolute game wreckers on the interior who can stop the pass and the run. Again, this isn’t to say that Ole Miss is after Alexander, but if they were to pursue him it would be for good reason.