Recruits
Key Losses:
- SS Cornelius "Pig" Brown
- WR William Franklin
- OT Tyler Luellen
- TE Martin Rucker
- C Adam Spieker
- RB Tony Temple
Five junior Tigers will return for the 2008 season after turning down the NFL Draft, including QB Chase Daniel, TE Chase Coffman, SS William Moore, DE Stryker Sulak and DT Ziggy Hood. The Tigers will have 16 returning starters, 10 on defense and six on offense.
Redshirt freshman DE John Stull was removed from the team on January 11, 2008, after being arrested on drug charges.
22 Recruits list.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Burge DT |
Houston, TX | Stratford HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | 5.10 | Jun 19, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 71 | ||||||
| Taylor Davis OT |
Plano, TX | Prestonwood Christian | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 261 lb (118 kg) | 5.66 | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 70 | ||||||
| Will Ebner MLB |
Friendswood, TX | Friendswood HS | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.61 | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40 | ||||||
| Kip Edwards CB |
Arlington, TX | Bowie HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.53 | Oct 27, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40 | ||||||
| Michael Egnew WR |
Plainview, TX | Plainview HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | N/A | Jun 10, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40 | ||||||
| Blaine Gabbert QB |
Ballwin, MO | Parkway West HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.60 | Nov 10, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
| Zaviar Gooden S |
Pflugerville, TX | Pflugerville HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.50 | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40 | ||||||
| Dan Hoch OT |
Harlan, IA | Harlan Community HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | 5.21 | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
| Kenji Jackson S |
Mansfield, TX | Mansfield HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | N/A | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
| Daniel Jackson OT |
Gilmer, TX | Gilmer HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Sep 10, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
| Andrew Jones TE |
Smithville, MO | Smithville HS | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 4.78 | Mar 5, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
| Wes Kemp WR |
St. Louis, MO | DeSmet Jesuit HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | 4.60 | Jan 7, 2008 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 73 | ||||||
| Brad Madison DE |
Bethany, MO | South Harrison HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | N/A | Mar 12, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
| Marcus Malbrough DE |
Beaumont, TX | West Brook Sr. HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Jan 28, 2008 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40 | ||||||
| Gahn McGaffie RB |
Galena Park, TX | Galena Park HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | N/A | Jun 15, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
| Travis Ruth DT |
Jefferson City, MO | Jefferson City HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | N/A | Feb 7, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40 | ||||||
| Aldon Smith DE |
Raytown, MO | Raytown HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Oct 7, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 65 | ||||||
| Jacquies Smith DE |
Dallas, TX | South Oak Cliff HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | N/A | Jan 24, 2008 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
| Robert Steeples CB |
St. Louis, MO | DeSmet Jesuit HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.53 | Jun 16, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
| Drew Temple RB |
Kansas City, MO | Rockhurst HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Jul 20, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 69 | ||||||
| George White MLB |
Cincinnati, OH | Harmony Community School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | N/A | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
| Rolandis Woodland WR |
Cincinnati, OH | Harmony Community School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | N/A | Feb 7, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 31 Rivals: 25 | ||||||
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Following their Cotton Bowl Classic victory, Mizzou landed a number of previously committed recruits from the state of Missouri. QB Blaine Gabbert from Ballwin, MO is the No. 1 rated prep player in the state of Missouri, and No. 1 rated pro-style quarterback in his recruiting class. and the Tigers landed him after he had previously committed to Nebraska. According to Rivals rankings, the Tigers also landed WR Wes Kemp (#5), TE Andrew Jones (#3), DE Alden Smith (#6) and RB Drew Temple (#11), brother of former Tigers player Tony Temple all from in-state high schools.
From out of state, the Tigers landed OT Dan Hoch, who like Gabbert previously committed to Nebraska.
Read more about this topic: 2008 Missouri Tigers Football Team
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