Chris Black

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
First Coast

2016 SEASON
Finished his lone season in black & gold with 17 catches for 257 yards and a touchdown … Also had 12 punt returns for 97 yards … Caught a season-high six passes for 102 yards, also a career-best in Mizzou’s season-opening contest with his first touchdown as a Tiger against West Virginia (9/3) … In Mizzou’s SEC opener vs. Georgia (9/17) he caught three passes for 44 yards ... Had a pair of catches for 29 yards, including a 24-yard grab, with three punt returns for 69 yards, including a 51-yard scamper inside the 10 to set up a Mizzou touchdown against Delaware State (9/23) … Hauled in three passes for 24 yards at LSU (10/1) ... Returned three punts for 28 yards, including a long of 12, against Middle Tennessee (10/22) ... Had one catch for 10 yards with a pair of punt returns against Kentucky (10/29) … Had a huge, 33-yard catch at South Carolina (11/5) on a third-and-20 to extend a Mizzou drive into the red zone with Mizzou trailing in the fourth quarter, shaking off a thundering hit from a Gamecock safety … Had one catch for 15 yards at Tennessee (11/19).

BEFORE MIZZOU
An athletic playmaker with great speed who caught Mizzou’s attention after watching him play at the SEC level for three seasons … Speedy wide out who comes to Mizzou as a graduate transfer from the University of Alabama and will play his senior season at Mizzou … Had 25 catches for 290 yards over his three seasons at Alabama, posting a season-high 15 for 188 yards as a sophomore in 2014, averaging 17.1 yards per catch … Caught two passes for 23 yards for the National Champion Crimson Tide in 2015 before his season was cut short by injury … Pulled in a pair of touchdown grabs as a freshman at Alabama … Came into Alabama as a consensus four-star recruit ranking as high as No. 22 nationally on ESPNU’s Top 150, checking in as the No. 2 wideout on the list … SuperPrep All-American and played in the Under Armour All-America Game … PrepStar All-American and All-Southeast Region selection ... A first team Florida High School Sports Association 7A All-State selection … Caught 55 passes for 881 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior in 2011 while rushing for 222 yards on 22 carries for 10.1 yards per carry ... Hauled in 49 receptions for 990 yards and 12 scores as a junior in 2010 ... Coached by Marty Lee at First Coast … Primary recruiter: Josh Heupel … Graduate transfer who comes to Mizzou for his final year of eligibly.