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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football continued its momentum on Wednesday, adding 20 signees and inking a third Top 25 recruiting class in the past four years on the first day of the early signing period for college football.
Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz, coaches and staff reached into nine states to sign nine offense players, nine defensive players and two athletes. Nineteen are high-school signees while one – OL Jayven Richardson – is a junior-college transfer. Richardson is ranked as one of the top three junior college players on the offensive line in this cycle.
Consensus five-star prospect Williams Nwaneri is the top-ranked player in the state of Missouri and ranks as one of the top five players nationally in the 2023 class. He is the fifth five-star prospect signed by the Tigers and the second in the past three years with WR Luther Burden III.
The class, which features a five-star recruit (Nwaneri) and 11 four-star prospects, was rated as No. 23 by 247Sports, On3.com and Rivals while ranking No. 24 by ESPN.com. The 11 four-star players in the most by MU in a single class.
Mizzou kept five signees from the state of Missouri home, while also signing five from the state of Florida. MU signed three players from Arkansas, including top-ranked wideout Courtney Crutchfield.
Seven of the signees – QB Aidan Glover, LB Brian Huff, OL Talan Chandler, OL Ryan Jostes, OL Caleb Pyfrom, DB Cameron Keys and Richardson – will be midyear enrollees.
View the signing day page online to keep track of the latest commits to #Chase2Drea4ms!
No. 9 Missouri (10-2) continues its 2023 season against No. 7 Ohio State in the 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday, Dec. 29 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. CT with ESPN and Tiger Radio Network providing coverage.
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