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- 2008 May Graduate
- 2007 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
- 2007 ESPN The Magazine 1st-Team Academic All-District
- 2007 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2006 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
2008 OUTLOOK
Honorable mention All-Big 12 player a year ago who is now one of the veteran linemen on the team who will be looked to for leadership in 2008 ... Looks to hold down the starting role at right guard after starring there in 2007, where he started all 14 games a year ago ... Is an impressive physical specimen who has the size, quickness and skills to be an one of the top linemen in the conference ... An extremely affable person who is one of the best interviews on the Tiger team ... Is also an outstanding student who has earned his degree already from Mizzou ... Serves as the Treasurer for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council, which is a group made up of student-athlete reps from all MU sports who serve as a leadership group to advocate for all student-athletes ... His family met with tragedy during the 2006 spring storm season, when his older sister's house was destroyed by a tornado ... Thankfully, no-one was injured, and the Tiger football coaches later pooled together $1,000 to help aid the family as they began the rebuilding process ... Hails from the tiny town of Blackburn, Mo., with a population of only 276 people.
2007 SEASON
Won honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press for his outstanding play in his first year as a starter at right guard ... Protected and paved the way for Mizzou's offense to be arguably the most potent and consistent in the nation, as MU was the only team in the country to score 30 points or more in all 12 regular-season games (13-of-14 overall) ... Mizzou also was one of only two teams (Tulsa the other) to throw for 4,000 yards (4,397) and rush for 2,000 yards (2,467) on the year ... Mizzou ranked 5th in the NCAA in total offense (490.29 ypg), 8th in scoring offense (39.86 ppg) and 9th in passing offense (314.07 ypg), while checking in at 13th in passing efficiency offense (145.97 rating) ... An outstanding student who won 1st-Team Academic All-District and 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2007.
2006 SEASON
Saw action in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman, gaining more time as the season progressed ... Entered the Sun Bowl game listed at No. 2 on the depth chart at left tackle ... Is an outstanding student who earned 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12 honors this year ... Entered spring listed on the depth at left guard, but after the injury to incumbent starter Tyler Luellen at left tackle, Gregory took over and got invaluable experience at the spot, looking impressive in doing so.
2005 SEASON
Redshirt season ... Spent his 1st year getting acclimated to the program and practiced as part of the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A standout two-way lineman for Class 2 school Santa Fe ... Ranked as the No. 41 defensive tackle prospect in the nation, according to Rivals.com, and as the No. 9 overall prospect in the state of Missouri for 2005 ... Has strong footwork skills on the offensive line, and helped lead his school to a runner-up finish in Class 2 in both 2003 and 2004 ... Santa Fe won conference championships every year but his sophomore season in 2002 ... Displayed his athleticism by playing on Santa Fe's kickoff teams ... Earned all-state honors three times offensively, and twice defensively ... Was also a 1st-Team all-conference selection on offense three times, and defensively two times ... Defensively, had 88 tackles as a senior, including 33 tackles for loss and 12 QB sacks ... Had 71 stops as a junior, adding 12 QB sacks, as well ... Named the KMZU Dream Team Defensive Player of the Year in both 2003 and 2004 ... Is the first Division I player to come from Santa Fe High School ... Is also a standout on the track for his school, as he has finished 5th in the state in the shot put (2004), and 7th and 8th in the discus (2003 and 2004, respectively) ... Amazingly, despite his size, also run on his team's 4x100 relay team that won district and qualified for the state championships in 2004 ... High school coach - Bill Fox & Jarrod Borland.
PERSONAL
Son of Roger & Ruth Gregory ... Chose MU over Kansas, Kansas State and Nebraska, among others ... Lists hobbies as hunting, fishing, farm work and trap shooting ... Plans to study agricultural economics or management at Mizzou.
