Mizzou Football Adds Another to 2018 Recruiting Class

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Head Football Coach Barry Odom announced today the signing of another standout student-athlete to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to attend Mizzou and play football for the Tigers.

The latest to join Odom's program as part of the 2018 class is junior college DT Antar Thompson (St. Louis, Mo.). The addition of Thompson brings the current class size number to 17, after 16 standout athletes signed with Mizzou on Wednesday, the first day of the brand new early signing period, which ends Friday.

Following the end of the early period, the next opportunity for signing a football NLI will be February 7th.

A biographical sketch of the newest Mizzou Tiger follows.

Stay tuned to www.MUTigers.com and follow @MizzouFootball on Twitter for continuing signing updates.

Antar Thompson

DT – St. Louis, Mo. (Highland CC/Maplewood-Richmond Heights) – 6-5 – 310

Massive defensive tackle who is committing to Mizzou for the second time, this time out of Highland Community College … Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals … Is a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and is the top prospect in the state of Missouri … Also rated as the nation's No. 10 prospect at DT according to 247Sports … Totaled 21 total tackles (11 solo) with three sacks as a freshman in 2016 … Chose Mizzou over offers from Arkansas, Colorado, Florida State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, Ole Miss and South Carolina, among others … Credited an amazing relationship with his primary Mizzou recruiter, Cornell Ford, for his signing with Mizzou … Also cited the opportunity to finish his college degree to be able to provide for his son, Isaiah, as a reason for pursuing his degree at Mizzou … Stated that playing in the SEC in his home state was too good of an opportunity to pass up … Primary recruiters: Cornell Ford, Brick Haley … Will have three years of eligibility when he arrives on campus after redshirting as a sophomore in 2017 at Maplewood … Plans to enroll early at Mizzou.

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