So much of Gary Pinkel's reputation stems from his staff's illustrious evaluation process. There's a reason for that. For the last decade, Missouri has topped just about every overachievers list when comparing recruiting rankings to output. They look for great athletes who might not yet know the game of football, and they turn them into stars.
This current team has plenty of Evaluation All-Stars on it, and you know the names by heart. No-star Charles Harris, who just had to assure everybody that he's probably not turning pro at the end of his redshirt sophomore season. Two-star Walter Brady, who is keeping pace with Aldon Smith.