Every Sunday we hand out the grades position by position from Saturday's game. Here are the marks from the Tigers' 45-16 win over Florida.
QUARTERBACK: Drew Lock made a bad throw to start. And then didn't make any. He ended the day 15-for-20 (bringing his season completion percentage above 60) for an efficient 228 yards and three touchdowns. He is playing as well as anyone in the SEC...and maybe the country. FINAL GRADE: A-
RUNNING BACKS: Damarea Who? Okay, not really. Mizzou could still use its starter. But Larry Rountree III and Ish Witter combined for 181 yards from scrimmage on 33 touches and accounted for four touchdowns. Tough to get much better. FINAL GRADE: A
WIDE RECEIVERS: Why didn't Emanuel Hall start again? He and J'Mon Moore combined for 10 catches (on 11 targets), 177 yards and a touchdown. And there wasn't a drop on the day. FINAL GRADE: A
TIGHT ENDS: It was the first week in a while they weren't huge, but Kendall Blanton got things started with a beautiful touchdown catch and they did a nice job clearing the way for the running game. FINAL GRADE: A-
OFFENSIVE LINE: The Tigers are now playing like the group everyone expected to see at the beginning of the year. More than anything, this is probably the biggest reason for the turnaround. FINAL GRADE: A
DEFENSIVE LINE: Who knew AJ Logan would make this big a difference? It can't be the sole explanation, but the Tigers have been much better up front. Since Logan's return, Terry Beckner Jr. has been a monster. And Tre Williams and Chris Turner are coming along quite nicely. FINAL GRADE: A
LINEBACKERS: Terez Hall (11 tackles) and Cale Garrett (8) were all over the field. Brandon Lee made his presence felt a few times as well. FINAL GRADE: A
SECONDARY: It's still not great. There was a lull in the second half. But Anthony Sherrils played his best game as a Tiger, Kaleb Prewett was noticeable a number of times and the tackling was much, much better. This effort wins Missouri a lot of games down the stretch. FINAL GRADE: B+
SPECIAL TEAMS: Tucker McCann made every kick, Larry Rountree III is a very good return man and Missouri got more turnovers in the punt game than it committed, which wasn't happening early in the year. FINAL GRADE: A
COACHING: This team had been buried at 1-and-5. The fans had largely quit. But the players didn't. Yeah, the opposition has gotten easier, but this was by far Missouri's best game of the season. The focus is starting to shift from whether Barry Odom will be back to whether he'll be coaching in a bowl game. FINAL GRADE: A
