Missouri 2022 Rankings Update: Defensive backs

Nate Latsch

August 8, 2021 @ 10:21 AM

The Missouri Class of 2022 football prospect rankings have been updated and there is plenty of movement with prospects in the rankings. Today we are going to take a look at some of the top offensive line prospects in the senior class. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/missouri/rankings/2022-rankings/">Click here to view the 2022 Rankings!</a> There are 28 defensive backs in the updated Missouri Class of 2022 rankings and 58 defensive backs overall including the watch list. Today we are breaking down the top five and noting the next five. (NOTE: For more information on each of the prospects, including links to HUDL highlights, please click on the player’s names to check out their prospect pages.) 1. [player_tooltip player_id="37522" first="Isaac" last="Thompson"], St. Louis University High (Missouri) The No. 5 overall prospect in the updated Missouri Class of 2022 rankings, Thompson is a difference maker at safety, cornerback or wide receiver for St. Louis University High. He attracted more than 30 scholarship offers from coast to coast and verbally committed to the University of Missouri in December. A four-year starter, Thompson racked up 752 total yards (605 receiving) and six touchdowns and recorded 39 tackles and two interceptions during his sophomore season two years ago, but was limited by injuries during the the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign as a junior. 2. [player_tooltip player_id="37535" first="Cameron" last="Epps"], Chaminade (Oklahoma State) Epps, the No. 11 overall prospect in the updated Missouri Class of 2022 rankings, is a 6-foot-3, 215-pound cornerback who could end up playing safety at the next level because of his size. He committed to Oklahoma State in February but also attracted scholarship offers from Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas State and Michigan State among others. A four-year starter, Epps was a two-way starter at cornerback and quarterback as a junior a year ago but will move to wide receiver on offense this fall. 3. [player_tooltip player_id="37536" first="Kaleb" last="Purdy"], De Smet (Kansas) A 5-10, 170-pounder, Purdy is the No. 19 overall prospect in the updated Missouri Class of 2022 rankings and committed to Kansas on July 30 after also receiving scholarship offers from Kansas State, Iowa State Michigan and Missouri. He recorded 52 tackles and a team-best three interceptions in seven games during the COVID-shortened season a year ago after recording 48 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery as a sophomore during the Spartans' state championship season. 4. [player_tooltip player_id="103073" first="Dewuan" last="Mack"], Lee’s Summit North (Kansas) Mack, a 6-0, 190-pounder, is ranked as the No. 21 overall player in the updated Missouri Class of 2022 rankings. Mack is a ballhawking cornerback who also plays with physicality. He committed to Kansas, his first scholarship offer, back in early November and has since received offers from Miami (Ohio) and Tennessee-Martin. 5. [player_tooltip player_id="37525" first="Caldra" last="Williford"], Lutheran North A 5-10, 160-pound four-year starter, Williford is ranked as the No. 22 prospect in the Class of 2022 rankings. Williford made a verbal commitment to Kansas in December, after also reporting offers from Missouri, West Virginia, Oregon, Michigan State, Iowa State, Minnesota and others, but decommitted from the Jayhawks in early June. He recorded 22 tackles in six games during the shortened 2020 after racking 43 tackles, five sacks and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore during the Crusaders' state championship campaign. Williford had 61 tackles, one sack and one interception as a freshman in 2018. Next five: [player_tooltip player_id="37601" first="De’Shawn" last="Fuller"], St. Mary’s [player_tooltip player_id="37539" first="Blair" last="Schonhorst"], CBC (Ball State) [player_tooltip player_id="37567" first="Jordan" last="Coleman"], De Smet (Ball State) [player_tooltip player_id="171843" first="Justus" last="Johnson"], CBC [player_tooltip player_id="37650" first="Keilan" last="Powell"], North Kansas City 2022 Rankings Update Positional Breakdowns <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-quarterbacks/">Quarterbacks</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-runningbacks/">Running backs</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-wide-receivers/">Wide Receivers</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-offensive-linemen/">Offensive linemen</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-tight-ends/">Tight ends</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-defensive-linemen/">Defensive linemen</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-linebackers/">Linebackers</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-defensive-backs/">Defensive backs</a> | <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/08/missouri-2022-rankings-update-athletes/">Athletes</a> You can follow Nate Latsch on Twitter at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/natelatsch">@natelatsch</a>.