Ranking Mizzou Recruiting Classes
PowerMizzou.com looked back at 14 years of Mizzou recruiting. Our goal was to rank the Mizzou recruiting classes from best to worst in that time span. We started in 2002, which is the first year of archived data on rivals.com. We stopped with 2015 because that is the last class that has completed three years of eligibility, which gives us a decent idea of what the players will be by the end of their college careers.
The “overrated” category (for lack of a better word) is a four- or five-star who didn’t turn out that way. The hidden gem is a three-star or lower player who turned out better. The biggest misses are players Missouri offered and had a reasonable shot to get that went elsewhere.
Here are the classes in the order we ranked them from best to worst.
Total Commits: 24
Class Rank: 25
Average Stars: 2.875
The Star: Blaine Gabbert
Overrated: Andrew Jones
Hidden Gem: Michael Egnew
Biggest Miss: Will Compton
Total Commits: 25
Class Rank: 47
Average Stars: 2.52
The Star: Jeremy Maclin/Sean Weatherspoon
Overrated: None
Hidden Gem: Cornelius Brown
Biggest Miss: Adrian Clayborn
Total Commits: 23
Class Rank: 21
Average Stars: 3.304
The Star: Henry Josey
Overrated: Tyler Gabbert
Hidden Gem: E.J. Gaines
Biggest Miss: Dexter McDonald
Total Commits: 23
Class Rank: 28
Average Stars: 3.00
The Star: Lorenzo Williams, Martin Rucker
Overrated: Josh Barbo
Hidden Gem: Adam Spieker
Biggest Miss: Laurence Maroney
Total Commits: 25
Class Rank: 40
Average Stars: 2.80
The Star: Michael Sam
Overrated: Blaine Dalton
Hidden Gem: L’Damian Washington, Justin Britt
Biggest Miss: Montee Ball
Total Commits: 25
Class Rank: 27
Average Stars: 3.20
The Star: Drew Lock
Overrated: Marquise Doherty, Natereace Strong
Hidden Gem: Marcell Frazier
Biggest Miss: Hale Hentges
Total Commits: 23
Class Rank: 39
Average Stars: 2.826
The Star: Chase Daniel
Overrated: None
Hidden Gem: Evander Hood
Biggest Miss: Brandon LaFell
Total Commits: 19
Class Rank: 31
Average Stars: 3.105
The Star: Markus Golden
Overrated: Dorial Green-Beckham
Hidden Gem: Ricky Hatley, Harold Brantley
Biggest Miss: Germain Ifedi
Total Commits: 25
Class Rank: 29
Average Stars: 2.56
The Star: William Moore
Overrated: Chase Patton
Hidden Gem: Jimmy Jackson
Biggest Miss: Charles Godfrey
Total Commits: 17
Class Rank: 48
Average Stars: 3.058
The Star: Sheldon Richardson
Overrated: None
Hidden Gem: Kentrell Brothers
Biggest Miss: Kody Walker
Total Commits: 23
Class Rank: 29
Average Stars: 3.043
The Star: David Overstreet
Overrated: Mario Whitney
Hidden Gem: Brian Smith
Biggest Miss: Lawrence Pinson
Total Commits: 27
Class Rank: 33
Average Stars: 2.888
The Star: Dominique Hamilton
Overrated: Gilbert Moye, Andy Maples
Hidden Gem: Andrew Gachkar
Biggest Miss: Marvin McNutt
Total Commits: 21
Class Rank: 41
Average Stars: 2.952
The Star: Charles Harris
Overrated: Chase Abbington
Hidden Gem: Charles Harris
Biggest Miss: Ezekiel Elliott
Total Commits: 28
Class Rank: 34
Average Stars: 2.785
The Star: Paul Adams
Overrated: Andy Bauer
Hidden Gem: Ish Witter
Biggest Miss: Derek Barnett