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Mizzou's future QB plans take shape with Johnson pledge, Abraham visit

COLUMBIA, Mo. — While Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz scrambles to find more quarterbacks for 2022, he quietly secured another prized pledge for the position’s future last week.

Gabarri Johnson, a 2023 target from Tacoma, Washington, saw enough on a recent visit to end his recruitment last Sunday, giving the Tigers a four-star quarterback commitment for the third straight recruiting cycle.

More than 2,000 miles from home, Johnson was quickly hooked on Columbia.

“It’s its own town,” he said in a phone interview. “That's what I liked about it. It's not too much of a city but it's not too far from bigger cities, so you still get that good balance.