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'Johnny's turn now': Mizzou defensive end Walker Jr. stepping into new leadership role

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Superstition prevents Johnny Walker Jr. from getting too specific.

Missouri’s fifth-year defensive end, expected to be a starter for the second year in a row, has clear goals for this season. He just doesn’t feel good about the idea of sharing them too broadly.

“I want to be the most dominant edge rusher in the SEC,” Walker told the Post-Dispatch. That’s the big-picture one.

“I have personal goals,” he continued, “but I have a superstition: If I tell people, they won’t come true.”

It doesn’t seem prudent to argue with the logic of a veteran player like Walker.