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5 New Starters Who Will Provide Intrigue for the Missouri Tigers

By Patrick Karraker

Dec 31, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Alex Ross (28) in the second quarter of the 2015 CFP Semifinal against the Clemson Tigers at the Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Alex Ross (28) in the second quarter of the 2015 CFP Semifinal against the Clemson Tigers at the Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers fans tailgate in the parking lot before the game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers fans tailgate in the parking lot before the game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

Joey Burkett

Joey Burkett has been in the program for the past three years, but the fact that he was able to edge out talented players like Terez Hall and Brandon Lee for a starting spot this fall is impressive. Mizzou isn’t listing specific linebacker positions on their depth chart this year, but the original plan had been to keep Donavin Newsom in a strongside linebacker role, getting more action in coverage, as a blitzer, and near the line of scrimmage. With Burkett having earned the starting job, though, Newsom might be the better fit to assume Kentrell Brothers’s role on the weakside, so we’ll see how things shake out on Saturday. Whatever the case, Burkett is a player who has the potential to be a fierce, disruptive tackler, and he could be the next in a long line of extremely successful Mizzou linebackers.

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