Missouri secures commitment from kicker/punter Corey Fatony

Missouri secured an oral commitment Wednesday night from Franklin (Tenn.) kicker/punter Corey Fatony.

Fatony was an all-state performer as a junior in Tennessee and becomes the Tigers’ ninth commitment for the class of 2015.

According to Rivals.com, Fatony, who is 5 feet 11 and 185 pounds, also was drawing interest from SEC brethren Tennessee and Auburn along with Stanford and UCLA. He attended camps at both Pac-12 schools in recent weeks.

Missouri’s starting punter, Liberty graduate Christian Brinser, will be a senior in the fall. His backup is redshirt freshman Preston Soper.

For more on Fatony, who will be a scholarship punter, check out his website.

Fatony’s sophomore season highlight reel can be seen here.

Fatony joins a recruiting class that already includes Blue Valley offensive lineman A.J. Harris, Lee’s Summit quarterback Drew Lock, Kearney offensive lineman Tanner Owen and Lee’s Summit West running back Ryan Williams.

This story was originally published June 18, 2014 at 11:27 PM with the headline "Missouri secures commitment from kicker/punter Corey Fatony."