Mississippi wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (1) is taken off the field after being injured during the end of the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, in Oxford, Miss. Treadwell fumbled the ball at the Auburn goal line. Auburn won 35-31. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)Brynn Anderson/Associated Press

Laquon Treadwell Injury: Updates on Ole Miss Star's Recovery from Broken Leg

Timothy RappJul 16, 2015

After suffering a horrific leg injury against Auburn last season, Ole Miss wide receiver Laquon Treadwell has been rehabilitating with the hope of being ready for the 2015 season, and he appears to be on schedule to do just that.

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Per Chase Goodbread of NFL.com, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said on Thursday that Treadwell is on the way to making a full recovery. Freeze also noted that the star wide receiver should be ready for camp, per Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com, and that he lost weight and feels "more explosive," per Riley Blevins of the Clarion Ledger.

Treadwell was Ole Miss' most dangerous offensive player last year, catching 48 passes for 632 yards and five touchdowns in nine games.

But in a 35-31 loss to Auburn that ended Ole Miss' national championship aspirations, Treadwell was tackled from behind by linebacker Kris Frost a yard short of the goal line, fumbling the ball in the process after the tackle left him with a broken fibula and a dislocated ankle.

His recovery is excellent news for an Ole Miss team that will need his explosive playmaking ability to compete in the always difficult SEC. While it might take him some time to be the same player he was a year ago—recovering from such brutal injuries can take a mental toll as well as a physical one—it would appear that Ole Miss will have its catalyst back on offense for the 2015 season.