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Ole Miss, LSU, Mississippi State are interested in Antonio Harmon. Here's some insight into his recruitment

KOSCIUSKO — Dear college football coaches: Don't feel badly if Antonio Harmon ignores you sometimes. He does that to everyone.

A four-star wide receiver from Kosciusko High School, Harmon is one of the most sought-after commodities in Mississippi for the Class of 2021. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound pass catcher has scholarship offers from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Georgia and LSU in the SEC as well as big-name schools such as Texas and Oregon. 

Harmon gets calls and texts from coaches as often as they're allowed to reach him. But at a certain point, Harmon loses interest in picking up the phone.

"I communicate with coaches but sometimes I just turn my phone off," Harmon said.

Recruiting Antonio Harmon

Coaches have been hounding Harmon for years. The receiver says he got his first scholarship offer from Mississippi State when he was a freshman. He's honored by the interest he's receiving, but just wants to keep working hard. ranks Harmon as the No. 3 player in Mississippi and the No. 34 wide receiver in the country. 247Sports Composite, which averages ratings from major recruiting services, ranks Harmon as the fourth-best player in Mississippi and the 48th-best receiver in the country. It's pretty clear he has a future when his days at Kosciusko are finished.

Harmon hasn't named a list of his top schools yet, but he has not ruled out anyone, especially not Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

"I know Mike Leach is going to air it out. I know Lane Kiffin is going to go and do it too," Harmon said. "I just like both of them."

Defensive back or wide receiver?

Interestingly, LSU is approaching Harmon's recruitment a little differently.

While most schools have recruited Harmon as a receiver, the defending national champions are talking to him about playing safety. For a school that has produced Tyrann Mathieu, Patrick Peterson and Jamal Adams, that's definitely a compliment.

Harmon said he's open to playing receiver or defensive back at the next level. He just wants to play football, regardless of position.

"LSU has great receivers and stuff but they do have a great defense too," he said. "Most everybody who plays defense at LSU plays in the league and everything."

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Official visits

For now, Harmon wants to wait. He wants to make trips to campuses when he's allowed to and let those inform his decision.

Harmon said one of the main qualities he's looking for in a school is its engineering program. Harmon wants to major in engineering wherever he goes.

"All the schools that offered me, they're good offers," Harmon said. "I just want to take my official visits and see which school I like more and which school stands out to me. Whenever I figure that out, that's where I'm going to."
