The Chamber is back as Missouri gears up for a big visit weekend, one that could give the Tigers' some momentum as part of the focus shifts to preseason camp. We'll jump right into that, but first, as always -- please keep the information below confined to the Tigers' Lair.
The big event this week is obviously Saturday evening’s Night at the Zou. We really don’t know exactly what to expect because we’ve never done this either. So it will be a learning experience for all. Commitments? Possible. That would certainly be the hope. It could happen. Not sure if there’s anyone we could necessarily predict.
Anyway, here is a list of campers we’ve been able to confirm (and understand plans can change in the next 36 hours. Someone who’s said he is going could cancel, someone who hasn’t said he is going could show up. So use this as a guideline):
CLASS OF 2017 (prospects with an asterisk already have a Mizzou offer—we have included a note here and there on some)
Quarterback
Reyondous Estes, East St. Louis, IL (Western Michigan commit)
Tailback
*Deon Jackson, Atlanta, GA
Jeremiah Shaw, West Orange, TX
*Chase Hayden, Memphis, TN (visited a couple weeks ago)
Wide Receiver
*DaRon Davis, Kansas City, MO (Mizzou commit)
*Roderick Ford, Fort Worth, TX
Kai Lemons, Derby, KS
*Jeff Thomas, East St. Louis, IL
Malik Gleason, Columbia, MO
Tight End
*Logan Christopherson, Lemont, IL (Mizzou commit)
Offensive Line
Robert Hudson, Walled Lake, MI
Preston Mixon, Montgomery, AL (Now he's questionable to attend)
*Larry Borom, Detroit, MI
*Larry Boyd, St. Louis, MO
Defensive End
*Chris Turner, Hammond, LA
*Chester Graves, Kansas City, MO (Whether he makes it is in doubt due to basketball)
Calvin Pearson, University City, MO
Tijuan Mason, Memphis, TN (A Purdue commit, just confirmed with Gabe)
Troy James, Baton Rouge, LA (Kansas commit)
Defensive Tackle
Jhalin Witherspoon, Bessemer City, AL
Devin Winters, New Orleans, LA
Shannon Foreman, Baton Rouge, LA
Linebacker
*Jamal Brooks, Bessemer City, AL
*Chris Allen, Baton Rouge, LA
*Aubrey Miller, Memphis, TN
*Zach Morton, Detroit, MI (Syracuse commit)
Cornerback
*Ambry Thomas, Detroit, MI (recently visited)
Kevin Berthey, New Orleans, LA
Davonte White, Baton Rouge, LA
Safety
*Jaylen Kelly-Powell, Detroit, MI (recently visited)
*Alec Long, Jackson, TN (put Mizzou in top five this week)
*Josh Bledsoe, Houston, TX
Athlete
*Tony Adams, St. Louis, MO
CLASS OF 2018
Quarterback
Tyler Foote, St. Louis, MO (standout at camp this summer)
Christian Perez, O'Fallon, IL
Tailback
Caleb Marquez, Blue Springs, MO
Wide Receiver
*Jared Miles, New Orleans, LA
Tight End
None
Offensive Line
T.J. Kennedy, Lee’s Summit, MO
Deron Mack, New Orleans, LA
*Verdis Brown, Chicago, IL
Defensive End
Cartez Crooks-Jones, Grandview, MO
Defensive Tackle
*Daniel Parker, Blue Springs, MO
*Ronnie Perkins, St. Louis, MO
*Trevor Trout, St. Louis, MO
Justin Shelton, Memphis, TN
Treveon Johnson, University City, MO
Linebacker
DeAndre Square, Detroit, MI
Damone Clark, Baton Rouge, LA
Bryson Clayton, Columbia, MO
Cornerback
*Kalon Gervin, Detroit, MI
Vincent Gray, Detroit, MI
Tyrik Henderson, Carol Stream, IL
Devin Haney, Kansas City, MO
Charvis Thornton, Baton Rouge, LA
Safety
*Reggie Pearson, Jr., Detroit, MI
Shakespeare Williams (stood out at KC camp this year)
Joseph Foucha, New Orleans, LA (Tweeted last night he is going to A&M today, so seems unlikely he will make it)
Athlete
Cooper Burton, St. Joseph, MO
CLASS OF 2019
Quarterback
Graham Mertz, Bishop Miege, KS
Griffin Lamb, Oklahoma City, OK
Tailback
Jared Mangham, Detroit, MI
Wide Receiver
Julian Barnett, Detroit, MI
Offensive Line
Devontae Dobbs, Detroit, MI
Kardell Thomas, Baton Rouge, LA (Committed to LSU Friday night so probably off the list)
Linebacker
Jalen Hunt, Detroit, MI
Cornerback
Patrick Lupro, Detroit, MI
Xavier Goldsmith, Detroit, MI
Athlete
Isaiah Williams, St. Louis, MO
CLASS OF 2020
Defensive End
Johnnie Wilson, Kansas City, MO
*Just a few observations. There are quite a few teammates coming from the Detroit Area (Cass Tech and Belleville), New Orleans (McDonogh) and Baton Rouge (Southern Lab). Those are areas Missouri hasn’t recruited a lot in recent years, especially Detroit. That effort is directly related to A.J. Ofodile, who is a Cass Tech native.
Has to be a good sign that Chase Hayden, Jaylen Kelly-Powell and Ambry Thomas are all coming back after visiting recently. May not mean anything, but can’t be a bad sign.
If we had to give you three most likely to commit players, we’d go with Tony Adams, Larry Borom and Ronnie Perkins (which means we’ll probably be completely wrong).
Getting Jeff Thomas and Chester Graves to town is big. Neither of those kids gets all that involved in the recruiting process (also worth noting that each of them has a teammate who’s been invited and in Thomas’ case, it’s his quarterback). Any chance you get to get those guys on your campus is major.
As we said, there could still be some changes on this list.
*Chase Hayden tweeted last night he's committing at 8 p.m.Sunday. Assuming he makes the trip, that seems like a good thing for Mizzou. The obvious conclusion to draw is that he already knows where he's going. That would make sense. We've heard that Arkansas is the favorite, but Missouri will have one more shot to make him change his mind. His presence on Saturday certainly won't hurt the Tigers.
We will have plenty of coverage from Saturday night's event, so stay tuned this weekend for more.
The big event this week is obviously Saturday evening’s Night at the Zou. We really don’t know exactly what to expect because we’ve never done this either. So it will be a learning experience for all. Commitments? Possible. That would certainly be the hope. It could happen. Not sure if there’s anyone we could necessarily predict.
Anyway, here is a list of campers we’ve been able to confirm (and understand plans can change in the next 36 hours. Someone who’s said he is going could cancel, someone who hasn’t said he is going could show up. So use this as a guideline):
CLASS OF 2017 (prospects with an asterisk already have a Mizzou offer—we have included a note here and there on some)
Quarterback
Reyondous Estes, East St. Louis, IL (Western Michigan commit)
Tailback
*Deon Jackson, Atlanta, GA
Jeremiah Shaw, West Orange, TX
*Chase Hayden, Memphis, TN (visited a couple weeks ago)
Wide Receiver
*DaRon Davis, Kansas City, MO (Mizzou commit)
*Roderick Ford, Fort Worth, TX
Kai Lemons, Derby, KS
*Jeff Thomas, East St. Louis, IL
Malik Gleason, Columbia, MO
Tight End
*Logan Christopherson, Lemont, IL (Mizzou commit)
Offensive Line
Robert Hudson, Walled Lake, MI
Preston Mixon, Montgomery, AL (Now he's questionable to attend)
*Larry Borom, Detroit, MI
*Larry Boyd, St. Louis, MO
Defensive End
*Chris Turner, Hammond, LA
*Chester Graves, Kansas City, MO (Whether he makes it is in doubt due to basketball)
Calvin Pearson, University City, MO
Tijuan Mason, Memphis, TN (A Purdue commit, just confirmed with Gabe)
Troy James, Baton Rouge, LA (Kansas commit)
Defensive Tackle
Jhalin Witherspoon, Bessemer City, AL
Devin Winters, New Orleans, LA
Shannon Foreman, Baton Rouge, LA
Linebacker
*Jamal Brooks, Bessemer City, AL
*Chris Allen, Baton Rouge, LA
*Aubrey Miller, Memphis, TN
*Zach Morton, Detroit, MI (Syracuse commit)
Cornerback
*Ambry Thomas, Detroit, MI (recently visited)
Kevin Berthey, New Orleans, LA
Davonte White, Baton Rouge, LA
Safety
*Jaylen Kelly-Powell, Detroit, MI (recently visited)
*Alec Long, Jackson, TN (put Mizzou in top five this week)
*Josh Bledsoe, Houston, TX
Athlete
*Tony Adams, St. Louis, MO
CLASS OF 2018
Quarterback
Tyler Foote, St. Louis, MO (standout at camp this summer)
Christian Perez, O'Fallon, IL
Tailback
Caleb Marquez, Blue Springs, MO
Wide Receiver
*Jared Miles, New Orleans, LA
Tight End
None
Offensive Line
T.J. Kennedy, Lee’s Summit, MO
Deron Mack, New Orleans, LA
*Verdis Brown, Chicago, IL
Defensive End
Cartez Crooks-Jones, Grandview, MO
Defensive Tackle
*Daniel Parker, Blue Springs, MO
*Ronnie Perkins, St. Louis, MO
*Trevor Trout, St. Louis, MO
Justin Shelton, Memphis, TN
Treveon Johnson, University City, MO
Linebacker
DeAndre Square, Detroit, MI
Damone Clark, Baton Rouge, LA
Bryson Clayton, Columbia, MO
Cornerback
*Kalon Gervin, Detroit, MI
Vincent Gray, Detroit, MI
Tyrik Henderson, Carol Stream, IL
Devin Haney, Kansas City, MO
Charvis Thornton, Baton Rouge, LA
Safety
*Reggie Pearson, Jr., Detroit, MI
Shakespeare Williams (stood out at KC camp this year)
Joseph Foucha, New Orleans, LA (Tweeted last night he is going to A&M today, so seems unlikely he will make it)
Athlete
Cooper Burton, St. Joseph, MO
CLASS OF 2019
Quarterback
Graham Mertz, Bishop Miege, KS
Griffin Lamb, Oklahoma City, OK
Tailback
Jared Mangham, Detroit, MI
Wide Receiver
Julian Barnett, Detroit, MI
Offensive Line
Devontae Dobbs, Detroit, MI
Kardell Thomas, Baton Rouge, LA (Committed to LSU Friday night so probably off the list)
Linebacker
Jalen Hunt, Detroit, MI
Cornerback
Patrick Lupro, Detroit, MI
Xavier Goldsmith, Detroit, MI
Athlete
Isaiah Williams, St. Louis, MO
CLASS OF 2020
Defensive End
Johnnie Wilson, Kansas City, MO
*Just a few observations. There are quite a few teammates coming from the Detroit Area (Cass Tech and Belleville), New Orleans (McDonogh) and Baton Rouge (Southern Lab). Those are areas Missouri hasn’t recruited a lot in recent years, especially Detroit. That effort is directly related to A.J. Ofodile, who is a Cass Tech native.
Has to be a good sign that Chase Hayden, Jaylen Kelly-Powell and Ambry Thomas are all coming back after visiting recently. May not mean anything, but can’t be a bad sign.
If we had to give you three most likely to commit players, we’d go with Tony Adams, Larry Borom and Ronnie Perkins (which means we’ll probably be completely wrong).
Getting Jeff Thomas and Chester Graves to town is big. Neither of those kids gets all that involved in the recruiting process (also worth noting that each of them has a teammate who’s been invited and in Thomas’ case, it’s his quarterback). Any chance you get to get those guys on your campus is major.
As we said, there could still be some changes on this list.
*Chase Hayden tweeted last night he's committing at 8 p.m.Sunday. Assuming he makes the trip, that seems like a good thing for Mizzou. The obvious conclusion to draw is that he already knows where he's going. That would make sense. We've heard that Arkansas is the favorite, but Missouri will have one more shot to make him change his mind. His presence on Saturday certainly won't hurt the Tigers.
We will have plenty of coverage from Saturday night's event, so stay tuned this weekend for more.
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