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2009 OUTLOOK Potential instant-impact player who was listed as the No. 12 overall junior college player in the nation (any position) by Rivals.com, playing the linebacker spot ... Listed as a four-star linebacker prospect by Rivals.com and by Scout.com ... Has two years to play two at Mizzou, and enrolled in winter semester classes, and thus participated in winter conditioning as well as spring ball ... Established himself early in spring camp as a hard hitter, but had his spring cut short toward the end of camp with a back injury that kept him out of the Black & Gold Spring Game ... Is expected to be healthy when fall camp opens in August and hopes to move up the depth chart, where he begins the fall listed at No. 3 at the weakside linebacker position ... Comes to Mizzou from City College of San Francisco along with fellow defensive teammate Jarrell Harrison ... Helped turn Harrison onto Mizzou during his recruiting process ... ESPN.com says he is a very physical linebacker with a nose for the ball, and that he moves well in traffic and can make plays from sideline to sideline, while being comfortable dropping into zone coverage and making plays in space.
JUNIOR COLLEGE Initially attended USC out of high school, but transferred to CCSF after taking a redshirt at USC during the 2006 season while he was rehabbing a knee injury suffered in high school ... Was tabbed a 1st-Team JUCO All-American for his play at CCSF in 2008, when he amassed 120 tackles and added 15 tackles for loss, 7 quarterback sacks, 7 pass break ups and one interception that he returned 93 yards for a touchdown ... Junior college coach - George Rush.
HIGH SCHOOL Was rated as the No. 95 overall player in the nation (any position) out of high school in 2006 by ESPN.com, and as the No. 7-rated outside linebacker prospect in the nation by the same outlet ... High school coach - Alonzo Carter.
PERSONAL Parents - Shelly Tatum & Brenda Frazier ... Interested in studying either business or communications at Mizzou ... Lists hobbies as collecting vintage Nike sneakers, taking Bikram yoga, watching movies and weightlifting ... Chose Mizzou over USC, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, Marshall, Kansas and Houston, among others ... Listed MU's family atmosphere, as well as the honesty of the recruiting process by the MU coaches as primary attractions to Mizzou ... MU primary recruiting coach - Matt Eberflus.
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