Fifteen days after receiving its first commit of the 2025 recruiting class, Missouri picked up another blue chip commit to its haul, this time from the defensive side.
Jason Dowell plays for Althoff Catholic in Belleville, IL and is a versatile enough athlete that he currently plays both defensive end, defensive tackle, and offensive tackle. And while he’s a decent enough left tackle for his high school team, he’s being recruited as a defender so that’s what we’ll focus on the most.
Keeping (relatively) local talent is key, especially when its a high-three/low-four start talent from an area that’s close to the fertile recruiting ground of the St.