2016 SEASON
Played in 11 games after joining the program as a graduate transfer from Memphis … Saw the bulk of his action on special teams... 2016-17 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE MIZZOU
Homegrown talent who transferred to Mizzou to play his final year of eligibility with the Tigers, alongside his former prep coach at Columbia Rock Bridge High School, A.J. Ofodile ... Comes to the Tigers looking to challenge for a spot on the offensive line, where he saw action in 35 career games on offense and special teams from 2012-15...
2014 (Redshirt Sophomore): Came back from a redshirt year in 2013 to play in 12 games as a third-year player for the Tigers … Saw action in 10 games at right guard, starting six games and accounting for 315 plays as an offensive lineman … Also played in two other games solely on special teams en route to participating in all 13 games of the Tigers’ American Athletic Conference championship season in 2014 … First career start came in a 63-0 shutout of Austin Peay in which Memphis had 545 yards of offense including a season-high 303 rushing yards … Was in on 41 offensive plays in the Tigers’ road game at UCLA as the Tigers rolled up 469 yards of total offense including 305 passing … Blocked for quarterback Paxton Lynch who earned American Athletic Conference and Tennessee Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week honors following the game … Memphis would produce 300+ yards of offense in every win including 400+ yards seven times and 500+ yards three times … Memphis’ offense accounted for 54 touchdowns, part of a school-record 58-touchdown season … Blocked for a team which shattered the school, season scoring record with 471 points which broke the old mark of 430 points (2004) … Played 27 offensive snaps against SMU in third career start as the Tigers notched 582 yards of total offense … Memphis had a season-high 352 passing yards against the Mustangs … SMU game represented the first of four straight starts at right guard … Played all but four offensive snaps at right guard in homecoming win over Tulsa … Credited with 68 offensive plays in the victory over the Golden Hurricane … Played 58 of 68 offensive plays at guard at Temple as the Tigers posted a 16-13 victory to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2008 … Played 41 offensive snaps against Tulane.
2013 (Sophomore): After seeing playing time as a true freshman redshirted the 2013 season.
2012 (Freshman): Saw action as a true freshman primarily on special teams as a true freshman ... Saw playing time in 11 games ... Made collegiate playing debut against Middle Tennessee ... Played six offensive plays against Duke.
Memphis Honors (Academic/Athletic): Named to the inaugural American Athletic Conference All-Academic Football Team following the 2013 season ... Earned Tiger 3.0 list recognition for the Fall 2012 semester.
At Rock Bridge High School: Played for Coach A.J. Ofodile at Rock Bridge High School ... Lettered two seasons on the offensive line ... Posted 30 pancake blocks in his career ... Did not allow a sack in 2011 ... Named the Bruins Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior ... Also earned all-district and all-area honors in 2011 ... Had a stellar game against Riverview Gardens, posting five pancake blocks ... Named to the 2011 Missouri Football Coaches Association Class 6 Academic All-State Team ... Helped the Bruins to a 7-4 overall record, their first playoff appearance since 2005 and a No. 9 ranking in The Columbia Tribune's final prep poll ... A Columbia Tribune Central Missouri All-District pick as a senior ... Also a member of Rock Bridge's Bruins wrestling team ... Active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
Personal: Son of Jim and Carolyn Stannard ... Born July 12, 1993 in Fayetteville, N.C. ... Human and Health Performance / Exercise and Sport Science major.
