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***Missouri is set to host their last official visit weekend and it will be jam-packed with numerous commitments and top targets. We broke down the full list on Thursday - CLICK HERE to view that.
Here is a breakdown of the uncommitted targets expected to visit.
- After visiting Missouri in April, Olougbode will return to Columbia for his official visit with the Tigers. The Top100 prospect has already taken officials with Florida, USC, and Washington.
- Boggs has cut Georgia and USC from his list of contenders earlier this month, it is now a two-team race between Missouri and UCF for the No. 67 player in the country. The Tigers made a strong impression on Boggs during his March visit and they are hoping to seal the deal after this weekend as he'll make his college announcement on July 4th.
- Simms has taken summer officials with Penn State, and USC. Now, Missouri will get the last shot to make a strong impression on the Top100 talent from St. Louis. The Tigers were Simms' first P4 offer back in the summer of 2022 and he's been to Columbia numerous times in the past, we'll see if relationships and proximity pay off.
- Bass has taken official visits with Arkansas and Illinois this summer. Much like Simms, the East St. Louis product has been a frequent visitor to Missouri throughout his recruiting process and the Tigers are hoping to put the icing on the cake this weekend with the Top100 talent.
- Ole Miss, Miami, and Cincinnati have received officials from the three-star cornerback. Manfred took an unofficial with Missouri back in mid-May and will return for his official with the Tigers this weekend.
- Oiler picked up an offer from Missouri back on April 12th during a spring visit with the Tigers. He'll return to Columbia this weekend for his official visit. Depending on how things shake out with Missouri's other tight end targets, Brody Lennon and Chase Loftin, the Tigers could very well make a strong push for the Wisconsin native this weekend.
***We know the first question (and really the only question) anybody has is "Who's going to commit?" The earliest you'll get any news is Sunday night and it very well could take longer (because graphics and videos don't make themselves). The two most likely commits out of this weekend in our opinion are Bass and Boggs. Boggs isn't announcing until July 4th. Bass hasn't announced a date at this point in time.
Next up would probably be Trent Oiler. He's not quite in the same demand that Loftin and Lennon are. He was supposed to visit Rutgers last weekend, but the Knights filled their tight end spot and he didn't visit. If Missouri wants to put on a little bit of a press, it probably can. As mentioned above, this could be pretty dependent on how Mizzou feels about the other two. With Lennon, he's an Ohio kid who just got an Ohio State offer and will visit Columbus this weekend. It would be awfully surprising if he wasn't a Buckeye. Missouri probably has a better shot with Loftin, but he's visited Florida State and Texas A&M and he's at Nebraska this weekend, although they aren't viewed as the same level threat. So Oiler really appears to be a question of how hard Missouri wants to push. Simply because he's on an official visit doesn't mean he's guaranteed a spot if he wants to commit.
***Here is a breakdown of the other uncommitted targets that have taken summer officials with Missouri the previous weeks and where things stand with each.
Michael Fasusi, OL - Cancelled a mid-week OV with Oregon and will be at Texas this weekend for an official with the Longhorns. Was previously at Oklahoma and Texas A&M. Longhorns appear to be in the driver's seat.
Lamont Rogers, OL - Will visit Florida State this weekend after previous stops with Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, and SMU. Still seems Missouri is in the best spot here for now.
Andrew Babalola, OL - Will visit Oklahoma this weekend after trips to Michigan, Stanford, and Auburn previously. Stanford has the momentum at the moment, but Michigan is a threat.
Keiton Jones, OL - Will visit Kansas State this weekend after taking a trip to Arkansas the previous weekend.
Iose Espenesa, DL - Will trek to Miami this weekend after previous stops at Iowa, Utah, and Penn State. Missouri has a shot here, but family history says Iowa will be tough to beat.
Jacob Washington, WR - Will visit Michigan this weekend after trips to Baylor and Georgia Tech. He named Missouri his top school after his visit with the Tigers, we'll see how this plays out on the WR tier.
Chase Loftin, TE - Will visit the home state program Nebraska this weekend after stops at Florida State and Texas A&M.
Brody Lennon, TE - Is visiting Ohio State after receiving a recent offer from the Buckeyes, so they appear to be in the driver's seat here. He's also taken officials to Wisconsin and Kentucky.
***We've been projecting a class of about 20. Missouri has 11 right now. For the sake of this argument, let's say Boggs and Bass jump in. That gets Mizzou to 13 and leaves approximately seven spots. Ideally they lock up Lamont Rogers and we like their chances with Keiton Jones. If all four of those happen, here's what the class looks like by position:
QB 1
RB 1
WR 2
TE 0
OL 4
DL 3
LB 2
DB 2
That would leave five spots. We know Missouri wants another running back in this class and would take 3 or 4 wide receivers, so that knocks us down to two available spots (in an ideal world you're looking at Corey Simms, Jacob Washington and whoever their top RB target is). We know one of the spots will likely be used on a tight end (whether it's Oiler, Loftin or someone else). If Michael Fasusi, Andrew Babalola or Iose Epenesa (the most likely of these three) wants to jump on board, obviously you take any of them and worry about the numbers later. Bottom line, if things go according to plan, this entire class except a second running back will have taken an official visit by the end of this weekend.
Understand, the above is simply our best read on the situation, not a guarantee of how the Missouri coaching staff feels. If we get information that contradicts anything we currently think, obviously we'll keep you updated.
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