Top Football Recruit Is A Tiger…A Missouri Tiger

Dorial Green-Beckham is coming to the SEC. That’s not a shocker, the 6’6, 220 pound wide receiver seems destined to dominate on Sundays, so Saturdays in the South makes sense as a springboard. The fact that he’ll be catching passes for Mizzou is certainly newsworthy. The Tigers have a nice program, but to make a splash like this as they enter the league sends a clear message: the Southeastern Conference is about to get tougher, if that’s even possible…good luck Joker.

Proximity to his family was the driving force in his decision. The Springfield native will attend college 2 hours away in Columbia, choosing State U over Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and others. Here’s more from Rivals:

It was the most anticipated announcement of National Signing Day – the day high school football recruits can formally sign a National Letter of Intent, which commits them to a school.

And one that may have the greatest impact. Green-Beckham appears to be that good.

Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell calls him a rare talent.

“He dominates with his body and his strength and he has big hands that snatch the ball out of the air,” Farrell said. “He’s a natural red-zone threat, he can be a possession guy who can move the chains and make tough catches over the middle and along the sidelines and he has that deep threat ability.”

Green-Beckham had an unstoppable senior season, catching 119 passes for 2,233 yards and 24 touchdowns on the way to breaking the national record for receiving yards with 6,447. He won numerous national Player of the Year awards.

“Guys come in here and they say he’s the best they’ve ever seen and that’s coming from people who have seen a lot of great players,” his coach and father John Beckham said during his recruitment.

Simply put, Green-Beckham isn’t your usual high school hot shot. That’s been apparent for some time on and off the field.

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