The transfer portal has been very kind to Eli Drinkwitz as he has built his Missouri Tigers program over the past half-decade. Actually, we can give him and his staff more credit than that: they have been masterful at using the portal. Overall, the team is running a major profit in terms of impact players added compared to lost.
They have stockpiled leaders and culture builders like Theo Wease and Kristian Williams. They have grabbed short-term fixes at positions of need like Nate Noel, Marcus Bryant, and Corey Flagg. They have added multi-year building blocks like Chris McClellan, Cayden Green, Joseph Charleston, Ty’Ron Hopper, and Dreyden Norwood, and more.