

That said, Carlies has flashed some athleticism and playmaking ability from that deep safety spot. JC has been a bright spot at safety for Missouri this season, which is particularly hard to do when your unit is as bad as the Missouri defense has been. If he continues at the rate he’s on, we may have to worry about if he’ll be entering the NFL sooner than later. Still hasn’t missed a field goal or a PAT this season. Harrison Mevis- Arguably the best kicker in the SEC, and possibly the country.Has been a little dinged up this year, but will figure to make his mark in the second half of the season. Louis who is almost a swiss army knife in how he can be used. Mookie Cooper- A shifty, speedy receiver from St.Has started a lot of games in the last two years and will be a factor next season for sure. Martez Manuel- A talented safety out of Columbia, MO who is at his best when he is in the box and tracking running backs and tight ends.These guys don’t quite make the list, but still figure to be a moderate to large part of what Missouri is doing going forward. It may not seem like it, but the backbone for what is hopefully a great team is on this roster right now, taking their lumps.ĭespite what you have seen from this Missouri team in 2021, there really are bright spots for Drinkwitz and the staff to continue to build around. In every rebuild, though, there are the guys in the early parts of the tenure who are the first building blocks and are fighting to change the culture. Competing for division and conference titles doesn’t just happen overnight.

During a rebuild like Missouri is in, it obviously takes time to build up the roster to a point of where they can be competitive the way Missouri would like to be.
