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Mizzou lands pledge from East St. Louis QB Tyler Macon

Last fall, Macon set the Illinois High School Association single-season record with 56 touchdowns (39 passing, 17 rushing) while throwing for 4,241 yards and rushing for 827 yards while leading the Flyers to their ninth state championship. He was also a first-team Class 6A all-state selection by the Illinois Football Coaches Association.

Macon had also been considering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, UCLA and Vanderbilt. The three-star prospect is rated the No. 14 dual threat quarterback in the country by Rivals.com and the No. 16 player in the state of Illinois.

He gives the Tigers four verbal commitments for 2021 and two from the St.