(QB Brady Cook – USA Today Sports)
Key Players Returning:
QB Brady Cook, WR/PR Luthern Burden III, WR Mookie Cooper, WR Theo Wease Jr., OC Connor Tollison, OG Cam’Ron Johnson, OT Armand Membou, DE Johnny Walker Jr., DT Kristian Williams, LB Chuck Hicks, LB Tristan Newson, NB Daylan Carnell, FS Joseph Charleston, FS Tre’Vez Johnson, KR Marquis Johnson, and PT Luke Bauer.
Key Players Departing:
RB Nathaniel Peat, RB Cody Schrader, OG Xavier Delgado, OT Javon Foster, DE Niles Gaddy, DE Darius Robinson, NT Realus George Jr., LB Ty’Ron Hopper, CB Kris Abrams-Draine, CB Ennis Rakeshaw Jr., FS Jaylon Carlies, SS Josh Landry, PK Harrison Mevis, and PT Riley Williams.
(EDGE Williams Nwaneri – GoPowercat.com/247Sports)
Top 10 Recruits:
Blue Chip Recruits: EDGE Williams Nwaneri (Lee’s Summit, Missouri).
4 Star Recruits: WR Courtney Crutchfield (Phone Bluff, Arkansas), OT Cayden Green (Oklahoma transfer), DE Jaylen Brown (Madison, Alabama), CB Toriano Pride (Clemson transfer), CB Trajen Greco (Hoschton, Georgia), CB Jaren Sensabaugh (Nashville, Tennessee), EDGE Darris Smith (Georgia transfer), CB Cameron Keys (Lynn Haven, Florida), and EDGE Elias Williams (Hudson, Florida).
2023 Results:
G01 SOUTH DAKOTA W 35-10
G02 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 23-19
G03 #15 KANSAS STATE W 30-27
G04 vs. Memphis W 34-27
G05 @ Vanderbilt W 38-21
G06 #23 LSU L 39-49
G07 @ #24 Kentucky W 38-21
G08 SOUTH CAROLINA W 34-12
G09 @ #2 Georgia L 21-30
G10 #13 TENNESSEE W 36-7
G11 FLORIDA W 33-31
G12 @ Arkansas W 48-14
BOWL vs. #7 Ohio State W 14-3
Team Info:
2023 Overall: 11-2 (2nd in SEC East)
Home: 6-1
Away: 3-1
Neutral: 2-0
SEC: 6-2
Non-SEC: 5-0
Head Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz
Missouri: 28-21
Career: 40-22
Bowls: 1-2
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Brady Cook (244-369, 3317 yards, 66.1%, 9.0 avg., 21 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing: Brady Cook (113 car., 319 yards, 2.8 avg., 8 TD)
Receiving: Luther Burden III (86 rec., 1212 yards, 14.1 avg., 9 TD)
TD’s Scoring: Luther Burden III (9)
Sacks: Johnny Walker Jr. (5)
Tackles: Joseph Charleston (61)
Interceptions: Marcus Clarke (2)
Pass Deflections: Davian Carnell (7)
Tackles For Loss: Chuck Hicks (11)
Forced Fumbles: Johnny Walker Jr. (3)
Kick Returns: Marquis Johnson (7 ret., 146 yards, 20.9 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Luther Burden III (8 ret., 70 yards, 8.8 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: None
Punting: Luke Bauer (22 punts, 927 yards, 42.1 avg., 8 in20)
(WR Luther Burden III – USA Today Sports)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 12 Brady Cook (RS SR)
RB: 8 Nate Noel (SR/TR)
WR: 1 Theo Wease Jr. (RS SR/TR)
WR: 5 Mookie Cooper (RS SR/TR)
WR: 3 Luther Burden III (JR)
TE: 87 Brett Norfleet (SO)
LT: 52 Marcus Bryant (GR/TR)
LG: 70 Cayden Green (SO/TR)
OC: 55 Connor Tollison (RS JR)
RG: 74 Cam’Ron Johnson (RS SR/TR)
RT: 79 Armand Membou (JR)
KR: 2 Marquis Johnson (SO)
PK: 19 Blake Craig (SO)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 9 Zion Young (JR/TR)
DT: 5 Kristian Williams (RS SR/TR)
DT: 7 Chris McCellan (JR/TR)
DE: 15 Johnny Walker Jr. (RS SR)
LB: 30 Chuck Hicks (RS SR/TR)
LB: 14 Triston Newsom (SR/TR)
NB: 13 Daylan Carnell (RS JR)
CB: 2 Toriano Pride Jr. (JR/TR)
CB: 12 Dreyden Norwood (RS JR/TR)
FS: 28 Joseph Charleston (RS SR/TR)
SS: 1 Marvin Burks Jr. (SO)
PR: 3 Luther Burden III (JR)
PT: 93 Luke Bauer (RS SR)
(DE Johnny Walker Jr. – Getty Images)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: A
Secondary: C
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: B
Schedule:
08/29 MURRAY STATE RACERS | Missouri won (58-14) the only prior meeting between schools in 2013.
09/07 BUFFALO BULLS | Missouri won (42-21) the only prior meeting between schools in 2008.
09/14 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES | Missouri lost (34-41) the only prior meeting between schools in 2021.
09/21 VANDERBILT COMMODORES | Missouri leads the series 11-4. The Tigers are 8-2 since 2014, and their last series loss (14-21) was in 2019.
10/05 @ Texas A&M Aggies | Missouri trails the series 7-9. The Tigers lost (14-35) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
10/12 @ UMASS Minutemen | First meeting between schools.
10/19 AUBURN TIGERS | Missouri trails the series 1-3. The Tigers lost (14-17) the last meeting between schools in 2022.
10/26 @ Alabama Crimson Tide | Missouri trails the series 2-5. The Tigers lost (19-38) the last meeting between schools in 2020.
11/09 OKLAHOMA SOONERS | Missouri trails the series 24-67-5. The Tigers lost (28-38) the last meeting between schools in 2011.
11/16 @ South Carolina Gamecocks | Missouri leads the series 9-5. The Tigers are 7-3 since 2014, and their last series loss (35-37) was in 2018.
11/23 @ Mississippi State Bulldogs | The series is tied 2-2. The Tigers lost (32-51) the last meeting between schools in 2020.
11/30 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS | Missouri leads the series 11-4. The Tigers are 8-2 since 2014, and their last series loss (17-34) was in 2021.
Predictions:
Home: 6-1
Away: 2-3
Neutral: 0-0
SEC: 4-4
Non-SEC: 4-0
Overall: 8-4 (8th in SEC)
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