Jersey numbers announced for Kelly Bryant, Shawn Robinson and other Mizzou newcomers
The Missouri Tigers are going to have a lot of new faces on the roster next fall, including transfer QBs Kelly Bryant and Shawn Robinson.
On Tuesday, the Tigers announced jersey numbers for those new players, including some of the early enrollees from the 2019 class.
As you can see below, Bryant will wear No. 7, and Robinson will sport the No. 3 jersey last worn by Drew Lock:
Just landed in Knoxville and noticed Missouri updated its online football roster. A few changes:
* Micah Wilson listed as QB/WR (He dabbled at WR last spring)
* DT Jordan Elliott now No. 1
* QB Kelly Bryant No. 7
* QB Shawn Robinson No. 3
* WR Jonathan Nance No. 4— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) February 5, 2019
Other Mizzou newcomer numbers:
WR CJ Boone 10
DL Chris Daniels 7
OL Angel Matute 74
DL Darius Robinson 6
DB Chris Shearin 5
S Jalani Williams 4
DB Ishmael Burdine 24— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) February 5, 2019
Bryant, assuming he stays through the NCAA investigation that has recently cost Mizzou its 2019 postseason eligibility, will likely be the starting quarterback in 2019, with Robinson taking over in 2020.
Can Robinson live up to the No. 3 jersey? He’ll have a year to learn Derek Dooley’s offense as he sits out due to NCAA transfer rules.
Someone needs to explain to me how anyone has to “live up to the #4 jersey”
Drew lock was 21-26 as a starter. Do mizzou fans put him in the same category as brad smith or chase daniel? James Franklin should be higher in mizzou more than lock. Lock = Gabbert. All the tools in the world but never won anything of huge importance.
And try to respond please without pointing out that He beat the gators twice. That’s not responding to the question on hand.
#3 jersey*
Gatorfan, please consider that Drew Lock is just one player. Mizzou lost a great many games due to piss poor defense and bad game management from coaches. Look no further than our Kentucky and South Carolina games last year…we should’ve had 10 wins. If we had LSU’s defense, Drew Lock would suddenly be enshrined as the greatest SEC QB to ever roam the conference. But it was Joe Burrow who got the benefit of that defense, not Drew Lock.
My favorite Mizzou QB is probably chase daniel, but drew would be 2nd. If either of those dudes had played for us in 2013, we would’ve won a national championship.
So guys that put up #s better than the likes of SEC / NCAA greats Tebow, leak, and wuerffel aren’t hard to replace?
I think his point was there are numbers guys, winners, and guys that are both. I think we all know Lock was a great college QB but what he was saying (i think) was that why would someone want the same results? Just a guess.
This is a good way to phrase it….if I’m a mizzou fan, give me James franklin every single Saturday over drew lock
With that said, nothing against him and I hope the best for him
I understood his point, Gator stated it clear; Lock won’t be difficult to replace as he had a losing record as a starter as referenced by his argument of 21-26. I just think that stance is hogwash. Was Joe Borrows, Terry Wilson or Felipe Franks a better QB than lock this year with 10 wins each? Nobody would make that argument, but that’s Gators in a nutshell.
Mauk was as good as Franklin, and he’s the last on the list you gave I would go with. Mizzou has been spoiled at the QB position all century thus far.
True, I see your point. The difference in those teams though is they all had a pretty good defense last year and that won them a lot of games. Mizzou pretty much had to rely on Lock so of course he was put under a microscope. I’d argue if you placed Lock on any of those teams they may have been CFP participants. Maybe. Never know, the guy is talented though. Definitely earned his first round projection.
Im happy for him and I think his best days are ahead of him. He has perhaps the highest ceiling to ever come from Mizzou. Ive never forgotten that he was a Basketball player giving it a go as a QB. He admitted he didn’t understand various defenses until his senior year. And also I appreciate and respect what he did to set the SEC record for TD passes. That being said, you are right, he was not on the same collegiate level as QBs Chase Daniel, James Franklin or Brad Smith. Those guys actually produced offense, Drew always seemed handicapped or tied to he hip with his OC. And thus making him more of a game manager and not so much a difference maker. The number 3 jersey thing is definitely a head-scratcher. Im not calling to retire his jersey.
Still hung up great numbers against Florida…..soooooo you know what helps with shoulder pain? If you lick my butthole derrick
Ok, I’ll explain it to you. Drew Lock was a normal 18 year old kid when he came to Missouri…. except he spent 50% of his development energy working on his Division One basketball offers/preparation.
He was greatly improved his sophomore year. Greatly improved his junior year. And maybe the best quarterback in college football his senior year. That was a learning curve on a better than average team with a coaching staff on an even steeper learning curve.
The other quarterbacks you mentioned are under-rated and tremendous professional players. We should all wish we as good at what we chose to do as Gabbert, who admittedly might be the least, but on an amazing list.