COLUMBIA, Mo. โ Luther Burden III is officially on campus as a Missouri Tiger.
The University announced that with the start of the spring semester on Tuesday, Burden was among six high school players to enroll early ahead of the fall 2022 season.
Armand Membou (OL), Mekhi Miller (WR), Marcus Scott II (DB), Xavier Simmons (LB) and Max Whisner (TE) joined Burden in enrolling early.
An East St. Louis grad, Burden was the top wide receiver in this past recruiting class, and is the first 5-star recruit for Mizzou since Terry Beckner Jr.
Mizzou also announced their full list of transfers joining the football program:
- Joseph Charleston | DB, 6-0, 200 | Milton, Ga., Clemson / Milton HS
- Tyrone Hopper | DL, 6-4, 245 | Roswell, Ga., North Carolina / Roswell HS
- Jayden Jernigan | DL, 6-1, 285 | Allen, Texas, Oklahoma State / Allen HS
- Dreyden Norwood | DB, 6-0, 180 | Fort Smith, Ark., Texas A&M / Northside HS
- Nathaniel Peat | RB, 5-10, 195 | Columbia, Mo., Stanford / Rockbridge HS
- Bence Polgar | OL, 6-3, 288 | Wayne, N.J., Buffalo / Wayne Hills HS
- Cody Schrader | RB, 5-9, 213 | St. Louis, Mo., Truman State / Lutheran South HS
- Dylan Spencer | OL, 6-4, 300 | Jackson, Miss., Jackson State / Madison Central HS
Nathaniel Peat is one of the stand-outs from this transfer period. The Columbia, Missouri native starred at Rock Bridge High School before going to Stanford. At Stanford, Peat was one of the team's top return-men and ran for 404 yards and three touchdowns as a junior this past season.
โItโs just a great feeling to have our student-athletes back on campus, in our facilities,โ head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said in a statement. โTo see our newcomers enjoying fellowship and showing camaraderie with our returners, itโs motivating and energizing. Weโre ready to work.โ
Mizzou's 2022 season will kick off against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 3 in Columbia.