Simi Bakare

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Round Rock, Texas
High School:
Cedar Ridge

2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 Team Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year
2018-19 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020 (Junior): Played in all 10 games as a junior.

2019 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games as a sophomore, posting eight carries for 37 yards … The bulk of his work came in the second half of Mizzou’s 42-10 win over Troy (10/5), toting the ball for 36 yards on seven attempts (5.14 average) … Had one carry in Mizzou’s 50-0 win over SEMO (9/14) … Added a special teams tackle as well.

2018 (Freshman): True freshman back who came on in the last half of the season and showed he was ready to play at the SEC level, contributing nicely on the offense, as well as special teams ... Saw action in eight games overall, and ended the year with 11 rushes for 53 yards (4.8 average) and one touchdown ... Took his first career rush for 12 yards against Vanderbilt (11/10), and followed the next week by posting a career-high 41 yards on nine attempts, including his first career touchdown, in MU's 50-17 road win at Tennessee (11/17) ... Made a special teams tackle on Homecoming against Memphis (10/20) ... Worked hard all throughout the season as part of the offensive scout team, and won the team's offensive scout team player of the year award at the season-ending banquet for his efforts ... Closed 2019 Spring Camp down by averaging 4.3 yards per carry (9 rushes, 39 yards) in the Black & Gold Spring Game.

High School: A two-star prospect according to Rivals and 247Sports.com … Guided Cedar Ridge to the Texas Class 6A state semifinals during his senior season ... Rushed for 1,714 yards on 181 carries with a school-record 29 touchdowns as a senior … Part of an offense that averaged 45.5 points per game … Also ran track & field and was part of a 4x800m relay team that qualified for the regional meet.

Personal: Majoring in sport management.