#ShowMe18 Roster
Daniel Parker
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Blue Springs, Mo.
- High School:
- Blue Springs
Big-time pass rusher who has all the tools to follow in the #DLineZou lineage … Great first step with a physical presence who uses his feet and his hand well … Was a menace in the trenches during his high school career, playing on both the defensive and offensive lines … A four-star prospect at defensive end, Rivals.com rates him as the nation’s No. 18 DE prospect and the sixth-best prospect in all of Missouri … ESPN and 247Sports.com rated him as three-star prospect … Guided Blue Springs High School to the 2017 Class 6A State Championship game vs. CBC (St. Louis), finishing as state runner-up … Totaled 16 sacks as a senior and was a two-way standout, also playing along the offensive line at Blue Springs … Second-Team All-Suburban Gold selection at offensive line … 2016 First-Team All-State honoree at Class 6 as an offensive lineman … Also earned First-Team All-District and All-Suburban Golf (unanimous) … Buck Buchanan Award finalist in 2016 and 2017 … Also competed in track & field at Blue Springs, winning the Rust Hodge Award in May, 2017 … Chose Mizzou over offers from Arizona State, Cincinnati, Cornell, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Memphis, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue and UCF, among others … Primary recruiter: Andy Hill … High school coach: Kelly Donohoe … Cited Mizzou’s proximity to his hometown and ability to produce top-notch defensive linemen as key reasons for his commitment to Mizzou.
