Mississippi freshman defensive lineman Corey Adams, a three-star recruit from New Orleans, was shot and killed Saturday night near Memphis, Tenn. He was 18.

The Ole Miss football community is mourning the tragic loss of freshman defensive lineman Corey Adams, who was killed in a shooting Saturday night (July 19) in Cordova, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. Adams, just 18 years old, was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a car at an intersection, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Corey Adams' mother said the Ole Miss football freshman was pursuing his dream of playing in the NFL: "They took it from him."