COLUMBIA, Mo. – A trio of University of Missouri football student-athletes earned preseason All-Southeastern Conference honors by a vote of the league coaches, it was announced on Tuesday.
A Preseason All-American (Associated Press, The Athletic, Phil Steele, Action Network, Pro Football Network), Harrison Mevis earned a spot on the first team. Also a two-time Lou Groza Award finalist, Mevis enters his third season as arguably the nation’s top kicker. His 19 field goals from at least 30 yards last year are the most by a returning kicker, as are the 14 of those that came from at least 40 yards out. His 88.9% career accuracy rate is the best by an active kicker with at least 40 career attempts.
Graded as the third-best SEC tackle in run blocking by PFF, Javon Foster was named to the second team. In 2021, he was a key member of the offensive line that blocked for running back Tyler Badie, who led the SEC in rushing attempts (268), yards (1,604), touchdowns (18) and yards per game (133.7).
A third-team honoree, Kris Abrams-Draine has played in 18 career games, including 10 starts at defensive back in 2021. A year ago, he led the team in passes broken up with seven and hauled in three interceptions. He also had a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown against Tennessee.
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Players Mentioned
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#1 Tyler Badie
- Running Back
- 5′ 8″
- 194 lbs
- Senior
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#14 Kris Abrams-Draine
- Defensive Back
- 5′ 11″
- 178 lbs
- Junior
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#76 Javon Foster
- Offensive Line
- 6′ 5″
- 319 lbs
- Senior
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#92 Harrison Mevis
- Kicker
- 5′ 11″
- 254 lbs
- Junior
