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2021 Position Postmortem: Defensive Backs

With the 2021 season officially over, it’s time to break down the performance of the team position by position. We’ll look at the stats for the year, the departing players, new additions, and some predictions for what we’ll see in 2022.

2021 featured two stalwarts at safety and two one-year loans at corner. How will the youth respond heading into 2022?

2021 Missouri Defensive Back Stats

The 2021 Missouri secondary was met with a ton of anticipation in the offseason. With Ennis Rakestraw heading into his second full year, blue chipper Daylan Carnell joining the team, and the incoming transfers of Tulsa’s lockdown corner Akayleb Evans and Allie Green IV, what was once seen as a potential soft spot turned into a strength - and that’s not even mentioning the unnoticeable drop off of Martez Manuel and Jaylon Carlies to their NFL predecessors.