College Programs Showing Offers Around The Show Me State

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spring evaluation period may be a month away, but business is beginning to pick up for prospects within these Missouri borders. Here is a snapshot of the recruiting action that took place over the course of the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rock Chalk Jayhawk</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class of 2027 wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1590182' first='Deng' last='Tong'] out of Oak Park High School chose to drop a pin in Lawrence, Kansas yesterday afternoon. Tong committed to Kansas over offers from Iowa State, Texas State, Miami (OH), South Dakota, Western Illinois and Missouri State. The Jayhawk staff also made a move towards Class of 2027 Ladue High School cornerback [player_tooltip player_id='1325176' first='Evan' last='Via'], who adds Kansas to his list of coast to coast offers, and Class of 2028 Parkway West High School wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1312910' first='Max' last='Jones'], who received his first Division I offer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/DengTong27/status/2032179214992953759","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/DengTong27/status/2032179214992953759 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lions On The Prowl</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach Jed Stugart and his staff at Lindenwood targeted a group of 2027 prospects this week from regions statewide, including a few on the Illinois side of the St. Louis area. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blue Springs High School wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1198810' first='Traice' last='Collier'], Marquette High School offensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='2150182' first='Chace' last='Croghan'], and Cardinal Ritter High School offensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='2048703' first='Kevin' last='Gilyard, Jr.'] all picked up their first offer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1883278' first='Joelle' last='Rover'] of Glendale High School added Lindenwood as well as Dartmouth. Wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1188295' first='Kade' last='Hoskins'] of Hannibal High school, safety [player_tooltip player_id='1188345' first='Bookee' last='Kritza'] of Rock Bridge High School, linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='1590205' first='Drew' last='Benassi'] of Lee's Summit High School, interior defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1160675' first='Chase' last='Dixon'] of Fort Zumwalt West High School, and [player_tooltip player_id='749581' first='Darron' last='Boone, Jr.'] of Cardinal Ritter High School also added to their tally. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On the Illinois side, quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1187171' first='Nigel' last='Gooden'] of Cahokia High School received his first offer. From East Saint Louis High School, linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='498273' first='Phillip' last='White'] and wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1168886' first='Jamarion' last='Flowers'] got offers from the Lions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/TraiceCollier/status/2031053049607999560","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/TraiceCollier/status/2031053049607999560 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Division I Distribution</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marquette High School defensive end [player_tooltip player_id='1726900' first='Andrew' last='Oldham'] saw the most action come his way this week, pulling in options from Colorado State, South Dakota and Eastern Michigan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lee's Summit High School offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1667951' first='Will' last='Seiler'] also saw multiple offers come his way from Dartmouth and Tulsa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three prospects received their first Division I offers: <br>2028 Hallsville High School offensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='2067366' first='Liam' last='Davis'] - Iowa State<br>2027 Fort Zumwalt North High School defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='1323484' first='Mikey' last='Vonner'] - Northern Iowa<br>2027 Jefferson City High School interior offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1188450' first='Ethan' last='Leonard'] - Northern Iowa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five more prospects added Division I offers to their compiling lists:<br>2027 Lee's Summit West High School wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1590186' first='Chris' last='Harris'] - Northwestern<br>2027 Festus High School edge [player_tooltip player_id='1590167' first='Antonio' last='Pinkston'] - Northern Iowa<br>2027 Lee's Summit North Nigh School wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='719984' first='Justyn' last='Lindsay'] - Missouri State<br>2027 Cardinal Ritter High School linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='1188358' first='Marshaun' last='Ivy'] - Illinois<br>2027 Republic High School safety [player_tooltip player_id='1324009' first='Keiran' last='Govan'] - Kentucky</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/chrisharris_jr/status/2031871941506707617","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/chrisharris_jr/status/2031871941506707617 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Tap in with <a href="https://x.com/PrepRedzoneMO" id="https://x.com/PrepRedzoneMO">@PrepRedzoneMO</a> and <a href="https://x.com/nielstopczynski" id="https://x.com/nielstopczynski">@nielstopczynski </a>for your Missouri scouting coverage!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->