Anthony Gatti

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Parkway North

2014 OUTLOOK
Program veteran who is in position to earn a starting role on the offensive line ... Has 23 games of experience under his belt, including two starts at left guard for the Tigers during the 2013 season ... That's where he'll line up this spring, and he begins camp listed atop the depth chart there.

2013 SEASON
Appeared in 11 games on the year, which included two starts against Indiana (Sept. 21) and Arkansas State (Sept. 28) in place of starter Max Copeland ... the two spot starts marked the first starting experience of his Tiger career.

2012 SEASON
Saw action in 10 games on the year, seeing the field for every game but Arizona State and Central Florida

2011 SEASON
Saw action in two games in reserve fashion, before being injured late in the season.

2010 SEASON
Redshirted in his first season with the program, and showed daily that he's got the potential to be an outstanding contributor for a long time.

HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 11 overall prospect in the state of Missouri, as well as the nation's No. 43 offensive tackle prospect ... Scout.com puts him at No. 74 in the nation among tackle prospects ... named a first-Team All-State selection at offensive tackle as a senior in 2009 as his team made the semi-finals of the state championships ... was forced to miss his team's playoff run due to a knee injury suffered in the final regular-season game ... was named the Suburban South Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, among other honors ... was a second-Team All-State selection as a junior in 2008, in addition to being first-Team All-Conference ... played on three district champion teams at Parkway North ... high school coach - Bob Bunton ... hails from the same high school as former fallen Tiger Aaron O'Neal.

PERSONAL
Parents - Ralph & Linda Gatti ... has two older brothers who currently attended Mizzou ... studying hospitality management at Mizzou ... lists hobbies as music, sports, video games and cars ... chose Mizzou over Wisconsin, Mississippi, Kansas, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt and Indiana, among many others ... has been a Tiger fan most of his life, but mentioned the relationships he built during the recruiting process with Tiger coaches and players, as well as MU's top-notch facilities, as major drawing points.