NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Laquon Treadwell #1 of the Mississippi Rebels celebrates scoring a 14-yard touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the fourth quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Ole Miss star wide receiver Laquon Treadwell had a college football season that he will forever remember since declaring for the 2016 NFL Draft this year. In the AllState Sugar Bowl played on New Year’s Day against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Treadwell caught six receptions for 71 yards and three touchdowns for the Rebels. Ole Miss would go on to win the game 48-20 in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The 20-year-old wide receiver wanted to savor every moment of one of the best games of career by staying out with fans signing autographs until 2 a.m. Reported by Valerie Calhoun, an anchor at Fox 13 in Memphis, she praised Treadwell’s act in signing autographs for the children until the wee hours of the morning.
Laquon Treadwell.Remember that name.The Ole Miss wide receiver is being touted as the #1 Wide Receiver picked in the…
Posted by Valerie Calhoun FOX13 Memphis on Friday, January 8, 2016
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Treadwell was one of the best wide receivers in the country with hauling in 82 catches for 1,153 yards and 11 touchdowns. He is projected to be one of the top picks in the NFL draft as well as the first wide receiver to be selected.
Photo: NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: Laquon Treadwell #1 of the Mississippi Rebels celebrates scoring a 14-yard touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the fourth quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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