The vocal leader on the Tiger defense. The hardest hitter on the team. The playmaker who on the offensive side of the ball you can only pray he doesn't get that pigskin in his hands. He is none other then 6'2, 245 pound Senior Sean Weatherspoon. Weatherspoon finished the 2009 campaign with a total of 126 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and a total of 3 interceptions. The poised OLB is set for yet another huge year as he looks to lead Missouri back to the promise land. The Tigers were finished handily in the Big 12 championship and they will look to bounce back and learn from that loss to the Sooners. Weatherspoon has been gaining a lot of comparisons too Aaron Curry the former Wake Forest OLB. Curry was always highly touted as a pro prospect but his work near the end of his career at Wake and his combine measurables allowed him to fly up draft boards and at the end of the day get selected No. 4 overall by Seattle Seahawks. I believe that Weatherspoon has all the ability of an Aaron Curry type player - and even a bit more. If Weatherspoon is able to keep healthy and continue to take Big 12 conference by storm this upcoming expect to hear the name Sean Weatherspoon very early on draft day.

Highlight Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtP8w8nXDrw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkAUFhrDJHw
(Missouri game highlights - few Weatherspoon^^)


Written by Kristian Dignazio of Smashmouth Draft Inc. / 2009