Because recruiting never stops right? There's a golden opportunity brewing to land a stacked class. While Missouri is taking a step back talent-wise from 2024, Illinois and Kansas are picking up the slack with talent right over the borders. Here is what you are looking at between Missouri, KCK and the Metro East:
Missouri:
Kansas:
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https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/dawson-merritt-311137
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/brock-heath-302380
Illinois:
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Mizzou has the chance to really build on its momentum here. There's plenty of talent in their recruiting footprint to build a really strong foundation and then go chase some big dogs out of state. Really excited to watch this unfold.
Missouri:
Kansas:
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/dawson-merritt-311137
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/brock-heath-302380
Illinois:
Iose Epenesa 2025 Strongside Defensive End
Iose Epenesa - 2025 4 Star Strongside defensive end for Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) on Rivals.com
Dierre Hill 2025 Running Back Oregon
Dierre Hill - 2025 4 Star Running back for Althoff (Belleville, IL) on Rivals.com
Charles Bass 2025 Safety
Charles Bass - 2025 4 Star Safety for East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL) on Rivals.com
Jason Dowell 2025 Defensive Tackle Missouri
Jason Dowell - 2025 4 Star Defensive tackle for Althoff (Belleville, IL) on Rivals.com
Mizzou has the chance to really build on its momentum here. There's plenty of talent in their recruiting footprint to build a really strong foundation and then go chase some big dogs out of state. Really excited to watch this unfold.
