University of Missouri Athletics

Heady player with great instincts who has a knack for making plays …  Plays with tremendous effort and toughness … Has three years to complete three years of eligibility at Mizzou … Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports who checks in as high as the No. 12-ranked recruit coming out of the state of Illinois … Was a two-way player during his time at East St. Louis High School,  making major contributions for head coach Darren Sunkett on both defense and offense … Recorded 94 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions as a senior in 2013, while also rushing for 1,814 yards and 22 touchdowns … Named to The St. Louis American’s all-area team … Earned all-state and all-conference recognition in his final high school season … Named All-League First Team on the defensive side as a junior and also earned All-League Third Team as a wideout …  Played at the same junior college as former Mizzou captain CB Kenya Dennis (2014-15) … Finished fifth on the team in tackles during his only season at Hinds posting 53 (34 solo), second-most among defensive backs … He also hauled in a team-high three interceptions, retuning them for 72 yards … Also had a 46-yard punt-return touchdown in a game at Southwest Mississippi, helping Hinds win, 38-17 … Junior college coach: Gene Murphy … Plans to major in communications at the University of Missouri … Lists playing football, basketball and hanging out with his teammates as hobbies … Noted that the Mizzou coaches and players made him feel like part of a  family when he visited campus … Primary recruiter: Cornell Ford … Chose Mizzou over Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois and Michigan.