Many Mizzou fans knew this would be the last season DE Charles Harris spent in Columbia.

The redshirt junior could go as high as the first round in the 2017 NFL Draft, which he declared for last week.

Mizzou coach Barry Odom knew there was a good chance Harris would leave, too, and said on Monday that he appreciates the maturity Harris showed in keeping Odom in the loop:

Being able to recruit with the knowledge Harris wouldn’t return in 2017 is an advantage Mizzou needed. Odom and his staff have been doing a good job adding experienced defensive linemen to their 2017 recruiting class of late.

Harris will certainly be missed, but he’ll be remembered by Mizzou fans as one of the great defensive linemen ever to suit up for the Tigers.