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In 2017 as a freshman, Albert Okwuegbunam caught 11 touchdown passes from former Missouri quarterback Drew Lock. Now, the former Missouri tight end will reunite with Lock in Denver as the Broncos drafted Okwuegbunam in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft on Saturday. Lock was chosen in the second round of last year's draft by John Elway and Co. "I can't wait to get up there," Okwuegbunam said during a phone call with Elway on Saturday, which the Broncos recorded and posted to their social media accounts. "Man, this is amazing. I can't wait to get back with Drew. It's gonna be great." "We're really excited about you," Elway replied. "You're going to be a great fit for us. We talked to Drew this morning and he loves you to death, so we're thrilled that you're there." Okwuegbunam proved himself to be among the elite tight ends in this draft class when it came to receiving and running. He ran the fastest 40-yard dash time of any tight end at the NFL Combine in 4.49 seconds. - Columbia Daily Tribune

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TE *Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
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03/22/20 - Kelly Bryant, rSr/2020, Missouri, 6-3, 229 (DS#16 QB) + More +

Bryant rated himself at 100% health at the combine. He took a moment before he ran the 40-yard dash to relax and purely soak in the experience. "This is it. Me being from a small town, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, this is what all the kids back home and all over dream about - being in a position right here to showcase your abilities across the world," Bryant said. From that moment on, Bryant said his movements felt smooth at the combine and he was pleased with his performance. While in Indianapolis, no team asked Bryant about changing positions, though he's shown elusiveness as a dual-threat quarterback.

Since leaving Columbia, Bryant has worked on playing in an offense that would force him to take snaps from under center, which he rarely did at Missouri or Clemson. He's also worked on the mechanics of his throws, to not just use his arm strength, but his entire body for deeper throws. Bryant was preparing for Missouri's pro day, which would've been this past Tuesday, before its cancellation due to the novel coronavirus. "I wash my hands so much that I can basically see the bone in my hand," Bryant said, adding that the constant use of hand sanitizer is also among his precautions for COVID-19. He's currently working out at D1 Training in Powdersville, South Carolina, with the draft just more than a month away. - Columbia Daily Tribune

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QB Kelly Bryant, Missouri
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03/17/20 - Yasir Durant, Sr/2020, Missouri, 6-6, 331 (DS#19 OT) + More +

Former Missouri offensive lineman Yasir Durant returned to Columbia a few days ago thinking he was here to participate in the Tigers' pro day. His plans for Tuesday - like most people's - have since changed. The showcase event, set to take place on campus with NFL scouts coming to town to get an up-close look at Durant, Albert Okwuegbunam, Kelly Bryant and other MU football alumni, was canceled late last week due to the novel coronavirus. Gone with it was another chance for Durant, a three-year starter with the Tigers, to raise his stock for the NFL Draft later this year. The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Durant said Monday afternoon he was scheduled to participate in position drills at the Missouri pro day along with testing his vertical jump and strength on the bench press.

One reason why the Missouri pro day was important to Durant was improving upon his combine statistics and showing growth to professional scouts. Durant wanted to finish 24 or 25 reps on the bench press to further prove he's ready to contribute at the next level. "Since they shut everything down, I haven't really been going anywhere to train," Durant said. "I've been doing stuff on my own, push-ups, abs and stuff that I can do at my house that can keep me still working. Not so much of all the extra stuff, all the advanced stuff, because I haven't been able to go anywhere." Durant is looking for another gym to continue his pre-draft workouts while also studying online to finish his degree in sports management at Missouri. - Columbia Daily Tribune

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OT Yasir Durant, Missouri
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02/18/20 - Kelly Bryant, rSr/2020, Missouri, 6-3, 229 (DS#16 QB) + More +

2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Kelly Bryant, QB, Missouri,...Bryant was one of the most highly coveted graduate transfers in the off-season, and he was a major recruiting win for Mizzou when he chose to play his last season in a Tiger uniform. Injuries kept Bryant from showing his true abilites during the year, but he still managed to throw for 2,215 yards and 15 touchdowns, while rushing for 242 yards and one score despite not being 100 percent for much of the year. Bryant was outstanding in his Tiger debut, when he threw for a career-best 423 yards at Wyoming, and when he led the team to a five-game win streak, which included three-touchdown passing games against West Virginia and Troy. - Missouri Football

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QB Kelly Bryant, Missouri
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02/18/20 - Yasir Durant, Sr/2020, Missouri, 6-6, 331 (DS#19 OT) + More +

2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Yasir Durant, OT, Missouri,...Durant was a three-year starter at left tackle for the Tigers, where he made 34 starts from 2017-19. Mizzou went a combined 20-14 in those starts, and the Tiger offensive line was among the nation's best in both 2017 and 2018, paving the way for record-setting offenses. Mizzou led the nation in 2017 in fewest tackles for loss allowed and ranked sixth nationally (first in the SEC) in the same category in 2018. As a junior in 2018, Durant was part of a line that helped the Tigers produce one of the most balanced offensive attacks in the nation. That season, Mizzou was one of only three Power 5 offenses to throw for at least 279 yards per game, while rushing for at least 200 yards per game. - Missouri Football

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OT Yasir Durant, Missouri
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01/30/20 - Cody Schrader, rSr/2024, Missouri, 5-09, 202 (DS#19 RB) + More +

2019 ALL-GREAT LAKES VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Cody Schrader, Fr., RB, TSU,...Schrader gained 558 yards on the ground in 90 attempts and had seven touchdowns. He added 29 catches for 223 yards. - Truman State Football

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RB Cody Schrader, Missouri
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12/23/19 - DJ Coleman, rSr/2023, Missouri, 6-5, 264 (DS#35 DE) + More +

2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL - DJ Coleman, Jacksonville State,...Coleman, a sophomore from Atlanta, grabbed his first All-OVC honor as one of the OVC's top pass rushers. He created havoc for opposing quarterbacks in his second season in Jacksonville, leading JSU with five sacks and 10.5 tackles for a loss. His five sacks tallied a total loss of 31 yards, while he also picked up a team-best 28 quarterback hurries, broke up a pair of passes and forced a fumble. He totaled 59 tackles, tied with Bridges for fourth on the team. - Jacksonville State Football

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DE DJ Coleman, Missouri
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12/19/19 - Blaze Alldredge, rSr/2022, Missouri, 6-1, 225 (DS#23 ILB) + More +

2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Blaze Alldredge, Jr., Rice,...One of two first-team selections who were also C-USA football all-academic honorees, (Harrison Bryant of FAU), Alldredge started all 12 games and posted career-bests in tackles (102), tackles for loss (21.5) and sacks (4). He closed out the regular season tied for the C-USA lead and for second nationally with 21.5 tackles for loss, just missing the school record of 22 set by Brian Womac in 2017. He was credited 16 with solo tackles for loss and shared credit on 11 others, and his 27 total plays resulting in a loss led the nation. Alldredge reached double figures in tackles three times—all in conference action-capping the season with a career-best 14 tackles at UTEP. He was named to Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College Team of the Week four times during the season and was added to the Nagurski Award Watch List at midseason. - Rice Football

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ILB Blaze Alldredge, Missouri
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12/19/19 - Jack Abraham, rSr/2023, Missouri, 5-11, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): QB Jack Abraham, R-Jr., Southern Miss,...Eleven Golden Eagles earned honorable mention honors including quarterback Jack Abraham (Oxford, Miss.), running back De'Michael Harris (Vicksburg, Miss.), offensive lineman Arvin Fletcher (Madison, Miss.), defensive lineman Delmond Landry (Donaldsonville, La.), defensive end Jacques Turner (D'Iberville, Miss.), linebacker Racheem Boothe (Bassfield, Miss.), linebacker Swayze Bozeman (Flora, Miss.), defensive back Ky'el Hemby (Abingdon, Md.), Rachuan Mitchell (Jacksonville, Fla.), Stein and T.J. Harvey (Columbus, Ga.). - Southern Miss Football

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QB Jack Abraham, Missouri
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12/09/19 - *Nick Bolton, Jr/2021, Missouri, 5-11, 237 (DS#2 ILB) + More +

Missouri reached an agreement Sunday with Eliah Drinkwitz to take over the Tigers' once-proud football program, a person with knowledge of the hiring told The Associated Press, making Appalachian State's successful coach the second-youngest in a Power Five conference. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract was still being drawn up and the school had not made an announcement. Drinkwitz was also being pursued by SEC rival Arkansas for its head-coaching vacancy.

Tigers athletic director Jim Sterk said he wanted to move swiftly in hiring a replacement for Barry Odom, the former player and assistant coach who went 25-25 in four seasons leading the program. Odom was fired after the Tigers finished an underwhelming 6-6, which would have been good enough for a bowl berth had the school not been slapped with a postseason ban by the NCAA following an incident involving a rogue tutor. - AP College Football

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ILB *Nick Bolton, Missouri
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12/04/19 - Damon Hazelton, rSr/2021, Missouri, 6-3, 206 (DS#68 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-ACC HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): WR - Damon Hazelton, Virginia Tech; 20,...Hazelton missed the first season's first three games due to injury, but has still posted a team-best seven TD catches. The Baltimore native earned All-ACC third-team honors in 2018. He ranks second on the squad with 30 receptions for 506 yards. A transfer from Ball State who sat out the 2017 campaign, he tied a season-high with seven catches at UVA (11/29) for 118 yards, marking his fourth career 100-yard game at Tech. - Virginia Tech Football

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WR Damon Hazelton, Missouri
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12/03/19 - *Trystan Colon-Castillo, rJr/2020, Missouri, 6-3, 313 (DS#11 C) + More +

Missouri Tigers offensive lineman Trystan Colon-Castillo is leaving college early for the NFL Draft, announcing his decision on Twitter on Tuesday. Colon-Castillo is the third Mizzou player this year who'll declare early for the draft, joining defensive tackle Jordan Elliott and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam. All three players had one year of eligibility remaining. A 6-foot-4 center from Webb City, Colon-Castillo was a 2017 SEC All-Freshman team member. He started at center his last 38 games since he took over the starting job as a freshman. - The Kansas City Star

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C *Trystan Colon-Castillo, Missouri
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12/02/19 - *Albert Okwuegbunam, rJr/2020, Missouri, 6-5, 258 (DS#4 TE) + More +

Missouri Tigers tight end Albert Okwuegbunam is headed to the NFL, forgoing his final year of eligibility, he announced on Twitter on Monday. He joins defensive tackle Jordan Elliott as the second Mizzou player who plans to declare early for the NFL Draft. Okwuegbunam, a preseason All-American, broke out during the 2017 season when he caught 11 touchdown passes. A shoulder injury against Florida last season knocked him out for the year, potentially keeping him from leaving for the draft earlier. The 6-foot-5 tight end finished with 26 catches for 306 yards and six touchdowns in 2019. He had a strong start to the season, but struggled down the stretch, much like the Mizzou offense. He also dealt with a shoulder injury that kept him out of the Tennessee game. - The Kansas City Star

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TE *Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
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12/01/19 - *Jordan Elliott, rJr/2020, Missouri, 6-4, 302 (DS#7 DT) + More +

Defensive tackle Jordan Elliott isn't waiting around to see whom Missouri hires as its next football coach. The junior announced Sunday he's making himself available for the NFL draft and won't return to MU for his final season of eligibility. "It has been an amazing three years at Missouri," Elliott posted on Twitter. "I want to thank God for teammates for pushing me and continuously holding me accountable, Coach (Barry) Odom, Coach (Brick) Haley and the staff for molding me and teaching me lessons that I will take with me for the rest of my life. Thank you all for helping me grow as a man and as a player. I am ready for the next chapter in my life and will be declaring for the NFL Draft, foregoing my final season of eligibility."

Elliott, who transferred to Missouri from the University of Texas, is coming off a strong junior season worthy of All-Southeastern Conference honors. The co-captain led the Tigers with 8 1/2 tackles for loss and finished with 44 tackles overall, 2 1/2 sacks, plus six hurries and three pass breakups. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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DT *Jordan Elliott, Missouri
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11/30/19 - Yasir Durant, Sr/2020, Missouri, 6-6, 331 (DS#19 OT) + More +

Missouri fired football coach Barry Odom on Saturday, ending the four-year stay of a respected former player who took over a program in disarray but could never get the Tigers over the hump in the brutal SEC. The Tigers finished 6-6 and 3-5 in the conference after beating Arkansas on Friday. That left Odom with a 25-25 record, a perfectly middling mark after Gary Pinkel's successful run. Athletic director Jim Sterk called the dismissal a "difficult" but "necessary" move. "He and his staff have worked diligently during the past four years," Sterk said in a statement. "Coach Odom has represented our program with integrity and dedicated himself to developing our student-athletes on and off the football field for which we are grateful."

Sterk was expected to speak later in the day at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers were projected to contend for the top of the SEC East this season with the return of several key players and the arrival of high-profile Clemson transfer Kelly Bryant at quarterback. But the season began with a bumbling loss to Wyoming and never really got on track, and the Tigers were forced to beat Arkansas just to become bowl-eligible. Not that winning six games mattered. This past week, the school lost its appeal of NCAA penalties stemming from an incident involving a rogue tutor. That decision left in place postseason bans, recruiting and scholarship restrictions levied against the football, baseball and softball programs. - AP College Football

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OT Yasir Durant, Missouri
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