2016 National Signing Day Roster
Brendan Scales
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Wildwood, Mo.
- High School:
- Lafayette
A tight end who brings great toughness and athleticism to the position and has explosive skills with the ball in his hands … A consensus three-star recruit, ESPN and 247Sports rank Scales as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Missouri at any position … ESPN ranks him as the No. 11 tight end nationally while 247Sports ranks him as the No. 16 tight end nationally … He is also a top-25 tight end nationally by both Rivals and Scout.com … Named St. Louis American Prep Athlete of the Week on Nov. 5, 2014, after catching six passes for 185 yards and two scores while passing for another in a 40-35 upset win over Eureka in the District 1 semifinal … As a senior he caught 34 passes for 400 yards and four scores and was a standout defensive player as well, posting 42 total tackles (24 solo) with a team-high nine sacks … As a junior in 2014, Scales led Lafayette with 49 catches for 670 yards (13.7 per catch) and 12 touchdowns (one score for every 4.1 catches) … Multi-sport athlete at Lafayette High School where he also competed in the shot put and relay sprint events … Primary recruiter: Cornell Ford … Chose Mizzou over offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan State, Nebraska, New Mexico, NC State, Ohio and West Virginia among others.
