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Missouri Football: 5 players set for a breakout season

By Eric Quackenbush

Nov 12, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock (3) hands off to running back Ish Witter (21) during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Faurot Field. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock (3) hands off to running back Ish Witter (21) during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Faurot Field. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 3, 2015; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers wide receiver Nate Brown (2) catches a pass from Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock (not pictured) to score a touchdown against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the first half at Faurot Field. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers wide receiver Nate Brown (2) catches a pass from Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock (not pictured) to score a touchdown against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the first half at Faurot Field. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

Wide receiver Nate Brown never saw the field in 2016. Well, he did, but it was only practice, as he took a medical redshirt for the rest of the season, following an injury.

In 2015, Brown emerged as one of the Tigers’ top pass-catching threats. With a healthy return for 2017, Brown will threaten defensive back fields to become one of the top pass-catching targets in the division.

Brown has been touted as having the potential to take over the receiving core, and become the No. 1 guy for Mizzou since his freshman year. Presumably, Brown will still see time working the slot for Mizzou.

Add into the mix healthy additions of receiver J’Mon Moore, and a supporting cast of tight ends and running backs, and the options are dangerously limitless.

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