Barring unforeseen circumstances, Missouri football is shaping up to send a player to the NFL as a first-round pick in back-to-back years.
The last time that happened? 2010, when Sean Weatherspoon went to the Atlanta Falcons, and 2011, when Aldon Smith and Blaine Gabbert were drafted by the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars, respectively.
On Thursday, at the 2024 NFL Draft, defensive end Darius Robinson became the first Tiger to become a Day 1 selection since Charles Harris in 2017, as the Arizona Cardinals picked him with the 27th-overall pick of the draft.