#ShowMe18 Roster
Jalen Knox
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- High School:
- Timberview
Versatile talent whose major strength is his ability to contribute at a variety of spots on the offensive side of the ball … Tremendous ball skills with great quickness and agility … His incredible change-of-direction gives him the potential to be a dynamic return man … Was the third Mizzou commit in the #ShowMe18 class as he committed to Mizzou early in the process … Four-star athlete according to ESPN.com and listed as the nation’s No. 28 athlete by the national recruiting service … Clocked a 4.51 40-yard dash time … Three-star all-purpose back and the nation’s No. 15 all-purpose back by Rivals.com … Three-star athlete by 247Sports.com … Texas District 14-5A Newcomer of the Year as sophomore in 2015 … Earned All-Texas District 10-5A as a junior in 2016 after posting 684 total combined yards, rushing and receiving, with seven touchdowns … Also ran track & field at Timberview, clocking personal-best times of 10.66 in the 100m dash and 21.54 in the 200m dash, both coming during the 2017 season … His 10.66 in the 100m dash won the Allen Eagle Relays, ahead of the next-best time of 10.73 … Primary recruiters: Andy Hill and Joe Jon Finley … Cited the belief in his ability from Mizzou’s coaches as a key reason for why he signed … Chose Mizzou over offers from Baylor, Boise State, Colorado State, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Kanas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon State, Tulane, Utah and Wisconsin.
