Overall defensive line is much deeper

I'm excited this year and think that the defense will be improved overall this year simply because the same players won't have to play 80 plays a game and we will have players to rotate into positions this year and should finsih at least in the middle of the pack if we can pressure the QB better than last year and get any help from the safties (Only reason I'm ) In order of players we will get most production from

Kony Elay- 6'5 275 reminds me a little bit of Aldon Smith and look for him to make a great leap foward this season now that Richardson is gone and could work his way into becoming a late first round pick some have him already projected as an early second round pick

37 tackles 3.5 sacks


Matt Hoch Junior - is an underrated player from last year who played well throughout the season
36 tackles 2 sacks

Josh Agusta- 6'4 300 pounds our future first round pick on the defensive line this guy is mammoth and has the potential to be better than Sheldon man this guy is going to be mammoth next to Hoch and will not be taking any redshirt this year he immediately looks like one of our better defensive lineman ( See this video at about 1:49 mark man he looked dominant)LINK



Micahel Sam- 6'2 255 seems more like a LB but was playing defensive line last year a lot and did an ok job of putting pressure on the QB
22 tackles 4.5 sacks

Lucas Vincent- 6'2 3-5 pounds will probably be one of the rotating starters at defensive tackles (Matt Hoch and Vincient or Agusta) the staff was high on him last year before he tore his pectoral muuscle



Harold Brantly- 6'3 290 Pinkel won't stop raving about this guy and don't really know much about him seems like a project but if Pinkel likes him he must be a quality player

Nate Crawford- 6'5 285 don't really know if he is going to be a d-lineman or a LB has the size to play both but has put on a lot of weight since arriving at Mizzou



A.J. Logan- 6'2 310 pounds probably will be redshirted unless we start seeing injuries pile on again this year but projects as stout DT aganist teams that run the ball a lot (i.e. Georgia, Ole Miss)


Shane Ray- 6'3 245 saw time on the defensive line due to lack of depth last year and seems more suited moving back to LB because we aren't really that deep at that position

16 tackles 2.5 sacks

Markus Golden- 6'3 260 saw time at both LB and defensive line but looks better playing LB

10 tackles 3 FF's


the rest fall into the category of needing redshirts to grow and to keep exra year of elibility

Ricky Hatley- recruit from Texas

DeQuinton Osborne- 12th hour signing in 2013 recruiting class see big things in future for him

Marcus Loud- recruit from Texas that flip flopped like 5 times