Missouri’s defensive end room was quite the fixer-upper this offseason. The group got solid production in 2022 from Isaiah McGuire, Trajan Jeffcoat, DJ Coleman and Tyrone Hopper, but all four have since moved on.
Replacing more than 1,400 snaps from four veteran players is no easy task. Some of that should come from internal improvement. Maybe Johnny Walker, Jr. takes a step. Maybe Darius Robinson gets more opportunities on the edge. That’s not enough.
The Tigers’ staff acknowledged the issue with the additions of Arizona State transfer Joe Moore and Northwestern transfer Austin Firestone. That is.