Mizzou still courting its No. 1 recruiting target, faring well so far

BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN
September 10, 2014 @ 4:00pm

Mizzou has the best player from Kansas aboard, and sometime between now and national signing day, the Tigers could very well end up with the No. 1 player from neighboring Illinois. It is that kind of class for the Tigers, and there is room to grow.

Kansas’ No. 1 player A.J. Harris is already on board, and if five-star DE Terry Beckner (Illinois) come aboard, which is possible but not definite, it would be Mizzou’s biggest pickup since Dorial Green-Beckham. Fans have to love that.

The players in the class are stoked about the possibilities, and having one of the best quarterback recruits in the country aboard (Drew Lock) doesn’t hurt either.

“It’s been a dream of mine (to play at Mizzou) since I was a little kid,” Mizzou commitment Tanner Owen told Saturday Down South. “I’ve worked very hard for this and made it become real. It’s such a great accomplishment for me to make it this far. It will be great knowing that I will be going up against the best of the best every single play out there.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: Saturday Down South’s references to recruiting rankings are to 247Sports.com industry composite ranking.

NAT RANK PLAYER H.S. (CITY, STATE) STAR POS HGT WGT
120 Drew Lock Lee’s Summit Sr. (Lees Summit, MO) 4 QB 6’5” 195
242 Natereace Strong East St Louis (East Saint Louis, IL) 4 RB 6’2” 185
326 AJ Harris Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS) 3 OL 6’4” 297
692 Ryan Williams Lee’s Summit West (Lees Summit, MO) 3 RB 5’11” 185
706 Cameron Hilton Webster Groves (St. Louis, MO) 3 DB 6’1? 175
715 Ronnell Perkins University City (St. Louis, MO) 3 ATH 6’2? 190
857 Emanuel Hall Centennial (Franklin, TN) 3 WR 6’2” 182
JUCO 08 Chase Abbington Hutchinson C.C. 4 RB 6’2? 210
n/a Daniel Imatorbhebhe North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA) 3 TE 6’4? 220
n/a Tanner Owen Kearney (Kearney, MO) 2 OL 6’5? 265
n/a Corey Fatony Franklin (Franklin, TN) 2 P 5’11? 190
n/a Richaud Floyd Gulfport (Gulfport, MS) 3 WR 5’10? 165