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Can Missouri football’s defensive ends be among best in nation? Why Eli Drinkwitz thinks so

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Head coach Eli Drinkwitz says Missouri football's defensive ends have "incredible depth and talent" Head coach says the group includes “some of the best defensive ends in the country’s.

Team captain Johnny Walker Jr. was an undrafted free agent pickup by the Denver Broncos .

Former Georgia transfer Damon Wilson II, Appalachian State transfer Nathan Johnson , and returning player Darris Smith are key additions.

Young will return as the starting field end, with Johnson and Kitchen fitting the physical prototype for what Mizzou is looking for in that role. There’s been a lot of movement. But, hey, that’s college football now. The Tigers lost six players at a single position. And, still “That is a group,” Drinkwitz said, “that has an incredible amount of depth and talent.”.

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