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Mizzou football recruiting class 2023: Meet the newest Tigers

The newest class of Missouri football Tigers is official.

Eli Drinkwitz's top 40 recruiting class for 2023 isn't as star-studded as the 2022 class, but it still features key additions in significant areas.

Mizzou football signees

WR Theo Wease

Vitals: 6-3, 200 pounds

Wease is a transfer from Oklahoma. He logged 19 catches for 378 yards and four touchdowns last season.

EDGE Jakai Lang

Vitals: 6-3, 240 pounds

Lang will join the Tigers as a three-star prospect from Troy Buchanan. The three-star edge defender is ranked No. 62 nationally at his position.

OL Brandon Solis

Lipscomb Academy offensive lineman Brandon Solis (77) blocks CPA defensive lineman Whit Stout (6) during the second half of the 2022 Division II Class AA State Football Championship at Finley Stadium Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Lipscomb Academy offensive lineman Brandon Solis (77) blocks CPA defensive lineman Whit Stout (6) during the second half of the 2022 Division II Class AA State Football Championship at Finley Stadium Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Vitals: 6-7.5, 275 pounds

Solis attended Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, where he played for new Alabama-Birmingham head coach Trent Dilfer. He is a three-star offensive tackle who ranks 78th at his position.

K Blake Craig

Vitals: 5-11, 180 pounds

Craig is an in-state kicker prospect from Liberty North. He is not star-rated by 247, but was highly touted by Kohl’s Kicking Camps.

S Marvin Burks

Marvin Burks Jr. is a Class of 2023 safety who played at Cardinal Ritter College Prep and is from St. Louis, Missouri
Marvin Burks Jr. is a Class of 2023 safety who played at Cardinal Ritter College Prep and is from St. Louis, Missouri

Vitals: 6-2, 190 pounds

A relatively recent addition to the class, Burks was committed to Ole Miss before flipping to Missouri. The safety from Cardinal Ritter in St. Louis is a four-star prospect.

TE Brett Norfleet

Vitals: 6-7, 220 pounds

The tight end is a four-star prospect out of Francis Howell in St. Charles. He ranks 14th nationally at his position.

EDGE Serigne Tounkara

Vitals: 6-3, 240 pounds

Tounkara is an edge defender from Clear Springs in Texas. He is a three-star prospect and ranks 98th nationally at his position.

TE Jordon Harris

Vitals: 6-4.5, 232

Harris, who can play tight end and defensive end, committed to Missouri on Monday. He was not star-rated out of Pine Bluff in Arkansas, but his lone season of high school football garnered him multiple SEC offers.

DE Austin Firestone

Vitals: 6-5, 260 pounds

Firestone is a class of 2022 transfer from Northwestern.

WR Marquis Johnson

Vitals: 5-11, 176 pounds

Johnson is a three-star wide receiver from Dickinson, Texas. He ranks as the No. 80 wide receiver in the 2023 class.

OL Logan Reichert

Vitals: 6-6, 350 pounds

Another in-state commit from Raytown. Reichert is a three-star offensive lineman and the 30th- ranked offensive tackle in his class.

DB Shamar McNeil

Vitals: 6-3, 175 pounds

The cornerback from American Heritage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a three-star prospect. He is the 99th- ranked corner in the 2023 class.

LB Triston Newson

Vitals: 6-2, 210 pounds

Newson is a linebacker transfer from Northeast Community College in Mississippi. The three-star junior college prospect was Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference defensive player of the year last season.

LB Brayshawn Littlejohn

Gaffney played South Pointe in high school football at South Pointe on Aug. 20, 2022. South Pointe's Aiden Turner (20) tries to get passed Gaffney's BrayShawn Littlejohn (7) on a play.
Gaffney played South Pointe in high school football at South Pointe on Aug. 20, 2022. South Pointe's Aiden Turner (20) tries to get passed Gaffney's BrayShawn Littlejohn (7) on a play.

Vitals: 6-1, 220 pounds

The Gaffney, South Carolina linebacker earned a three-star ranking from 247. He is the 99th- ranked player at his position in the 2023 class.

WR Daniel Blood

Vitals: 6-0, 175 pounds

Blood is the only player from Louisiana in his class for MU after attending Destrehan for his high school football. He is a three-star prospect.

Destrehan's Daniel Blood (10) pulls in a pass as the Destrehan Wildcats face the Ruston Bearcats for the  Division I non-select Louisiana High School State Championship at the Superdome on Friday, December 9, 2022.  (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Destrehan's Daniel Blood (10) pulls in a pass as the Destrehan Wildcats face the Ruston Bearcats for the Division I non-select Louisiana High School State Championship at the Superdome on Friday, December 9, 2022. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

WR Joshua Manning

Vitals: 6-3, 190 pounds

A wide receiver from Lee’s Summit, Manning is a four-star prospect, ranking 36th nationally at his position.

DL Sam Williams

Vitals: 6-3, 260 pounds

A lineman from Hogansville, Georgia, Williams is a three-star prospect, and ranked 145th at his position.

S Phillip Roche

Vitals: 6-1, 190 pounds

Roche is a three-star safety from Merrillville in Indiana.

WR Nicholas DeLoach

Vitals: 6-2, 175 pounds

Another St. Louis-area prospect, Deloach is a wide receiver from Cahokia in Illinois. He is a three-star recruit.

St. Mary's running back Jamal Roberts (20) faces the St. Dominic defense as he lines up in the backfield during the MSHSAA Class 4 state championship game on Dec. 2, 2022, at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo.
St. Mary's running back Jamal Roberts (20) faces the St. Dominic defense as he lines up in the backfield during the MSHSAA Class 4 state championship game on Dec. 2, 2022, at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo.

RB Jamal Roberts

Vitals: 5-11, 200 pounds

The running back from St. Mary’s in St. Louis is a three-star prospect. He was ranked as the 42nd running back in his class.

QB Gabarri Johnson

Vitals: 6-0, 200 pounds

A four-star quarterback from Lincoln in Tacoma, Washington. Johnson is a four-star prospect and ranks 30th nationally for 2023 QBs.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Mizzou football recruiting class 2023: Meet the newest Tigers