Missouri received its fifth commitment out of the transfer portal.
On Tuesday, the Tigers landed Northwest Missouri State transfer defensive end Langden Kitchen, a three-star in the 2025 class. Kitchen, who entered the portal after his sophomore season with the Bearcats, totaled 21 tackles and 5.5 sacks in 11 games this past season.
Kitchen visited Missouri on Monday and Tuesday, picking the Tigers over Iowa, Kansas and Wisconsin. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound edge became the program's first lineman transfer in the current cycle, joining the Tigers with two years of eligibility.
Missouri lost two defensive linemen to the portal in freshmen Jaylen Brown and Williams Nwaneri. The Tigers will also lose Johnny Walker Jr. and Joe Moore to exhausted eligibility this offseason, leading to the staff seeking out experienced depth.
Kitchen, a Division-II MIAA All-Conference player, went under the radar as a recruit in the Class of 2023. He wasn't rated by Rivals.com while a two-way player in Missouri's backyard at Huntsville (Mo.) Westran.
On Monday, the Tigers received commitments from three defensive players: safety Santana Banner and linebackers Mikai Gbayor and Josiah Trotter.
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