You don't win national championships by not taking blue chip players. You "make room" usually that means telling a guy that has underperformed to take a hike. Denver Kirkland is an example of what separated us from Bama in that regard
If the depth chart at ole miss matters, they have both starters and 2nd string corners returning. One starter will be a junior and the other 3 seniors next year. He'd ride the pine for a year.