Missouri Tigers: Dorial Green-Beckham highlights Mizzou's Class of 2012

February 01, 2012|Chris Replogle, KY3 News | Twitter @ky3tigertalk or on Facebook @KYTV TigerTalk

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Securing the country's top player will make any college football recruiting class shine.

Mizzou inked 18 commitments Wednesday in the Class of 2012, including everybody's top receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. The class will be the first to play in the Southeastern Conference next season.

Springfield Hillcrest High School's Dorial Green-Beckham's signature stole the national headlines. The 6'6", 220-pound receiver is rated as the country's best. Rivals.com rates him as its overall prospect. Green-Beckham set a national high school record for receiving yards with more than 6,300. The five-star receiver chose Mizzou over Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma.

Mizzou picked up a national record-breaking quarterback too. Maty Mauk set a national career record for passing yards at Kenton High School (OH). The four-star rated signal-caller did all that while operating a spread offense. Mauk is the brother of Ben Mauk, who led Wake Forest to an Orange Bowl appearance.

Offensive guard Evan Boehm will likely see playing time early. The Lee's Summit West High School four-star senior is rated by most analysts as a top ten player at his position.

Defensively, linebacker Donavin Newsom stands out. The three-star senior from Parkway North is rated as a top 30 player at his position. The 6'2", 220-pound Newsom should provide depth to the Tigers already strong linebacking corp.

Missouri overall received 18 letters of intent on the first day of the signing period.

Recruits List (Courtesy: mutigers.com)

7:01 amEvan BoehmOL6-3290Lee's Summit, Mo. (Lee's Summit West)7:03 amMorgan StewardTB5-11182Kansas City, Mo. (Staley)7:11 amDonavin NewsomLB6-2220St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway North)7:26 amEvan WinstonDL6-3270Muskegon Heights, Mich. (Muskegon Hts.)7:27 amSean CulkinTE6-5226Largo, Fla. (Indian Rocks Christian School)7:51 amMaty MaukQB6-2200Kenton, Ohio (Kenton)7:56 amKa'Ra StewartDB5-10190O'Fallon, Ill. (O'Fallon)8:05 amHarold BrantleyDL6-2280Hershey, Pa. (Hershey)8:15 amLevi CopelinATH6-2180Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow)8:17 amRickey HatleyDL6-4245Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta)8:28 amTorey BoozerLB6-3210Everman, Texas (Everman)9:02 amMichael SchererLB6-2230St. Louis, Mo. (Mary Inst Country Day)9:11 amRussell HansbroughTB5-9180Arlington, Texas (Bowie)9:15 amJordan WilliamsOL6-4270Denton, Texas (Ryan)9:21 amChaston CuffeeDB6-1185Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne)9:39 amJohn GibsonDB5-10175Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Marshall)9:45 amMarkus GoldenLB6-3240St. Louis, Mo. (Hutchinson CC)10:05 amDorial Green-BeckhamWR6-6220Springfield, Mo. (Hillcrest)EnrolledDarius WhiteWR6-3200Fort Worth, Texas (Univ. of Texas)

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