Missouri trending for 4-star LB Dante McClellan

Missouri was not one of the top eight schools on Dante McClellan‘s list as this time two months ago.

In mid-February, McClellan announced a top eight of Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee and West Virginia.

A few short days later, Eli Drinkwitz and Co. extended an offer on February 17, and McClellan took an unofficial visit to Columbia in March.

Michigan State, Kentucky and Minnesota looked to be in prime position before that trip, but since then, the buzz has been around the Tigers.

And on Monday, On3’s Steve Wiltfong logged an expert pick in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) for Missouri to land the four-star out of Canton (Ohio) McKinley.

“What’s important to me right now is how honest the coaches are, playing time, the chance to graduate and how I will be developed,” McClellan said when he named his top schools. “I have dreams of playing in the NFL and I want to be at a place where I can be successful in life and work on my dreams without being distracted.” 

He currently has official visits locked in to both Missouri (June 21) and Michigan State (May 31).

The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder is the No. 366 overall prospect in the 2025 class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He ranks as the nation’s No. 39 linebacker and the No. 14 recruit in Ohio.

On3 however, is slightly higher on him than other services. In the recently updated On300 rankings, he was tabbed as a four-star prospect and the nation’s No. 29 linebacker.