While the SEC Championship Game is in full swing this afternoon, Mizzou has been busy on the recruiting trail, adding a JUCO defensive lineman to its 2017 class.

Rashad Brandon, a 6-foot-2, 315-pound New Jersey native, chose the Tigers over Ole Miss and other schools:

After a down year defensively, and with the impending graduation of DT Josh Augusta, adding Brandon to the mix will help the Tigers’ depth.

According to 247Sports, Mizzou has the No. 43 2017 recruiting class in the country and the No. 12 overall class in the SEC.