Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Antonio Kite
Senior cornerback on Ole Miss's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Anniston, AL · Anniston
CFB Index 27 · #297 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Ole Miss for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 167 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Ole Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2022.
- Transferred from Auburn to Ole Miss in 2025.
Antonio Kite
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Nick Saban, Hugh Freeze, Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Louisville — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Anniston
20244 games
- Entered the portal
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Ole Miss
2026era →
Pete Golding
Ole Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy
2024Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Ole Miss2-0HC: Pete Golding · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
27 · #297 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #297 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #19 of 22 SEC CBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–38
vs Louisville
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Louisville at home in a shootout.
With T. Chambliss — 336 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.7 · 60 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · D. Alexander — 5 rec · 159 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ole Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Ole Miss
Returning around him
- 2 Ole Miss players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (28 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ole Miss · Last season: 13-2 (AP #6) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #22
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Don Callis’s 2023 season.
86%match
Matches Don on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Benjamin Morrison's junior season at Notre Dame (2024).
90%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 21
Matches Benjamin on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Antonio Kite
Background
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2026 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Athlon) ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2025-26) • Dean's Honor Roll (Fall 2025) 2026 (FIFTH YEAR): Preseason All-SEC third team (Athlon). 2025 (SENIOR): Started in 12 games for the Rebels at cornerback ... Recorded...
The secondary · Ole Miss
- #7Sharif Denson52 tackles · 2025
- #14Edwin Joseph37 tackles · 2025
- #6Joenel Aguero36 tackles · 2025
- #8Antonio Kite33 tackles · 2025
- #2Jaylon Braxton24 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology