With Emanuel Hall and Nate Brown’s groin injuries depleting the receiving corps, true freshman Jalen Knox has had to step up in a big way.
“Jalen’s been playing his butt off,” Lock said Tuesday. “He’s had to grow up really fast on some big stages, and I think he’s doing a great job.”
Knox was a highly-touted four-star recruit in high school, coming out of Arlington, Texas. He was the 26th-ranked athlete in the Class of 2018 and committed to Missouri over offers from Nebraska, Wisconsin, Baylor and others.
The true freshman wasn’t supposed to contribute much at all this season, but was thrown into the ropes and has performed much higher than expectations many set for him.