Missouri Tigers add former Miami pass rusher (after losing one to the Hurricanes)
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- Missouri adds former Miami edge rusher Malik Bryant with two years eligibility
- Bryant recorded 17 tackles, five TFLs and 1.5 sacks in 2024 season
- Tigers lose rusher Damon Wilson II to Miami while adding Bryant, May, Jones.
Another former Hurricane is heading to Columbia.
Linebacker Malik Bryant committed to Mizzou on Friday, according to CBS Sports. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Bryant played in only four games during his freshman season in Miami in 2023, but he appeared in 12 games in 2024, recording 17 total tackles, five tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
This past season, Bryant played in just four games. He entered the transfer portal with a do-not-contact tag on Wednesday, two days after the Hurricanes fell to Indiana in the national championship.
A four-star recruit in the class of 2023, Bryant chose the Hurricanes over a heap of Power 4 schools (He also made official visits to Florida and Maryland). He played under Mizzou linebackers coach Derek Nicholson during Nicholson’s time at Miami (2023-24).
Bryant, who primarily played outside linebacker, also should bolster Mizzou’s pass rush off the edge. The Tigers have also added CJ May (Louisville) and Jaden Jones (Florida State) to help in that department. They’ll join a group of Mizzou defensive ends that includes Darris Smith, Langden Kitchen, Daeden Hopkins and Demarcus Johnson.
One of Mizzou’s leading pass rushers last season, Damon Wilson II, committed to Miami on Thursday.
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