Missouri recruiting notebook: March 6
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Chaminade wide receiver Elijah Griffin Elijah Griffin 6'4" | 195 lbs | WR Chaminade | 2022 State MO and Pembroke Hill tight end Miles Marshall Miles Marshall 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE Pembroke Hill | 2022 State MO were…
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Continue ReadingChaminade wide receiver Elijah Griffin Elijah Griffin 6'4" | 195 lbs | WR Chaminade | 2022 State MO and Pembroke Hill tight end Miles Marshall Miles Marshall 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE Pembroke Hill | 2022 State MO were two of the top remaining prospects in Missouri in the Class of 2022 who had yet to make college commitments leading up to Signing Day, but the talented prospects both announced their destinations recently.
Griffin, a talented 6-foot-4 athlete also capable of playing defensive back, verbally committed to Western Illinois on Friday, joining a recruiting class that includes Liberty running back Wentric Williams and CBC linebacker Kendall Huston Kendall Huston 6'2" | 190 lbs | LB CBC | 2022 State MO .
Marshall, a 6-5, 225-pound tight end/outside linebacker, pledged to Southern Illinois on February 25. He joins a talented recruiting class that includes Lee’s Summit North quarterback Tre Baker Tre Baker 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Lee's Summit North | 2022 State MO , St. Dominic tight end Ryan Schwendeman Ryan Schwendeman 6'4" | 240 lbs | TE St. Dominic | 2022 State MO , Lutheran North defensive tackle Jaylen Banks Jaylen Banks 6'4" | 270 lbs | DL Lutheran North | 2022 State MO , Chaminade offensive tackle Jimmy Lansing Jimmy Lansing 6'7" | 300 lbs | OL Chaminade | 2022 State MO and Lutheran-St. Charles cornerback Charles Young Charles Young 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Lutheran-St. Charles | 2022 State MO .
LUTHERAN NORTH’S JONES GETS FIRST OFFER
Lutheran North defensive tackle Demetrius Jones Demetrius Jones 6'2" | 265 lbs | DL Lutheran North | 2024 State MO (pictured above) had a great sophomore season last fall when he recorded 69 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 13 sacks – all team highs – and earned first-team all-state honors in Class 3.
Jones, a 6-2, 265-pounder, picked up his first scholarship offer from Iowa State on Friday.
The Class of 2024 standout has plenty of time to go through the recruiting process over the next few years. He tweeted on Sunday that he’ll take an unofficial visit to Arkansas next weekend.
JACKSON’S TERRY PICKS UP BIG 12 OFFER
Jackson junior athlete Tony Terry Jr, who could play defensive end or tight end at the next level, has seen his recruiting pick up momentum over the past month, but it jumped up a notch this weekend when he received his first Big 12 Conference offer from Kansas State.
Terry is ranked as the No. 11 defensive line prospect in Missouri and No. 36 overall prospect in the Class of 2023.
A 6-5, 245-pounder, Terry picked up an offer from New Mexico State on February 8 and then added offers from Utah State, Central Michigan and Western Illinois before his offer from K-State.
BLUE SPRINGS’ YOUMAN GETS FIRST OFFER
Big Blue Springs junior tight end-defensive end Eli Youman Eli Youman 6'6" | 235 lbs | TE Blue Springs | 2023 State MO picked up his first scholarship offer, from Northern Iowa, on February 28.
Youman, a 6-6, 235-pounder, is ranked as the No. 5 tight end prospect and No. 51 overall prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2023. He shows traits on his junior highlight film that could translate to playing either side of the ball in college. It will be interesting to see where college coaches project him as the recruiting process goes along.
CBC’S LOVE BLOWS UP
The rise of CBC junior Jeremiyah Love Jeremiyah Love 6'1" | 195 lbs | RB CBC | 2023 State MO has been steady since the end of last season but has exploded recently with offers from Alabama, LSU, Notre Dame and USC in the span of about a week.
Love, who won the Missouri Class 4 100-meter dash (10.76 seconds) championship last spring as a sophomore, is now up to 30 scholarship offers from coast to coast, including Oregon, Tennessee, Arkansas, Stanford and Princeton. He picked up his first Power 5 offer, from Missouri, last June.
The No. 1 running back and No. 14 overall prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2023, Love missed his sophomore football season with an injury but broke out as a junior in 2021. He racked up 1,099 total yards (996 rushing, 103 receiving) and scored a team-high 14 touchdowns in 12 games as CBC won the state championship in Missouri’s largest class.
We highlighted CBC’s impressive 2023 group in our last recruiting notebook, but since that time we’ve seen offensive tackle Josh Gregory Josh Gregory 6'7" | 260 lbs | OL CBC | 2023 State MO receive an offer from Minnesota and safety Lucas McAllister Lucas McAllister 6'1" | 200 lbs | DB CBC | 2023 State MO add an offer from Kansas.