Missouri has signed a top quarterback
recruit who could vie for the starting spot, and got a fresh
commitment from a player who once was among the top high school
recruits in the nation.

The Tigers announced a 17-player class on Wednesday that
features quarterback Corbin Berkstresser, of Lee's Summit, and
defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson.

The 6-3, 220-pound Berkstresser was ranked the 16th-best
pro-style quarterback prospect by Rivals.com after passing for
3,369 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior. He also had 712 rushing
and 12 touchdowns and committed to Missouri in June 2009. 

Richardson was ranked the No. 3 junior college prospect in the
nation by Rivals.com. He has three years of eligibility left after
being redshirted last year following a wrist injury.

“This is always an exciting day for our program and for these newest members of our family at Mizzou”, said Head Coach Gary Pinkel.

“We feel very good that this group addresses our biggest needs on the football field, but just as importantly, they are high-quality young men who will represent our program and this University the right way,” he said.

As of this morning, the national recruiting rankings assembled by Rivals.com has MU’s class ranked 28th-best in terms of average stars of its signees.

Rivals has MU’s class ranked 45th-best overall, in terms of total numbers, but that is due to the relatively small class size for Mizzou this year.

Mizzou signed one of the top junior college players in the nation, along with three of the top prep players in the state of Missouri, and also continued its outstanding work mining the pipelines of Texas, as it signed nine Lone Star State standouts.
  

Three student-athletes from the 2011 class are already enrolled and are taking classes at Mizzou this semester, meaning they will be able to participate in spring drills, which begin in March. That trio of early enrollees includes OL Michael Boddie (Gilmer, Texas), DL Gerrand Johnson (Rayville, La.) and WR Wesley Leftwich (Columbia, Mo.).

MIZZOU FOOTBALL CLASS OF 2010

Corbin Berkstresser QB 6-3 220 Lee's Summit, Mo. (Lee's Summit HS) 

* Michael Boddie OL 6-6 280 Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer HS) MaxPreps

Kentrell Brothers LB 6-1 220 Guthrie, Okla. (Guthrie HS) 

Cortland Browning DB 6-2 195 Tyler, Texas (Lee HS) 

Taylor Chappell OL 6-6 280 Canadian, Texas (Canadian HS) 

Brandon Durant LB 6-0 205 Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove HS) 

Clarence Green LB 6-0 210 Clute, Texas (Brazoswood HS) 

David Johnson DB 6-0 190 Spring, Texas (Spring HS) 

* Gerrand Johnson DL 6-2 285 Rayville, La. (Rayville HS)  

* Wesley Leftwich WR 6-2 200 Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS)  

Connor McGovern OL 6-4 280 Fargo, N.D. (Shanley HS)  

Ernest Payton DB 6-3 195 College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) 

Shane Ray DL 6-3 230 Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege HS)  

Sheldon Richardson DL 6-4 290 St. Louis, Mo. (Gateway Tech HS/Coll. of Sequoias)  

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