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A look back at Missouri's 2013 depth chart

What are you up to this fine Saturday, at least beyond keeping up with the Mizzou-Florida softball game at noon and the Mizzou-Ole Miss baseball game at 2:05?

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Four former Missouri Tigers were selected in the first two rounds of the 2015 NFL Draft. Combined with the four who went in last year's draft, I thought it would be interesting to take a peek back at the 2013 depth chart as it stood before the Cotton Bowl.

Offense

QB
James Franklin (Sr.) -- undrafted, recently signed with Edmonton Eskimos
Maty Mauk (So.) -- current starter

RB
Henry Josey (Jr.) -- undrafted, recently signed with Minnesota Vikings
Russell Hansbrough (So.) -- current starter
Marcus Murphy (Jr.) -- seventh-round pick (2015), New Orleans Saints

WR-X
Dorial Green-Beckham (So.) -- second-round pick (2015), Tennessee Titans
Jaleel Clark (Sr.)

WR-Y
Marcus Lucas (Sr.) -- undrafted, signed with Carolina Panthers practice squad before 2014
Levi Copelin (RSFr.)

WR-Z
L'Damian Washington (Sr.) -- undrafted, recently signed futures contract with Pittsburgh Steelers
Darius White (Sr.) -- ???

WR-H
Bud Sasser (Sr.) -- sixth-round pick (2015), St. Louis Rams
Jimmie Hunt (Sr.) -- ???

LT
Justin Britt (Sr.) -- second-round pick (2014), Seattle Seahawks
Jordan Williams (RSFr.) -- current backup

LG
Max Copeland (Sr.) -- man of mystery
Anthony Gatti (Jr.) -- knee injury ended career

C
Evan Boehm (So.) -- current starter, likely 2016 draftee
Brad McNulty (So.) -- current starter/backup

RG
Connor McGovern (So.) -- current starter, likely 2016 draftee
Mitch Hall (So.) -- current starter/backup

RT
Mitch Morse (Jr.) -- second-round pick (2015), Kansas City Chiefs
Taylor Chappell (So.) -- current starter/backup

Defense

DE
Michael Sam (Sr.) -- seventh-round pick (2014), St. Louis Rams
Shane Ray (So.) -- first-round pick (2015), Denver Broncos

DT
Matt Hoch (Jr.) -- ???
Josh Augusta (Fr.) -- current starter

NG
Harold Brantley (RSFr.) -- current starter, likely 2016 draftee
Lucas Vincent (Jr.) -- ???

DE
Kony Ealy (Jr.) -- second-round pick (2014), Carolina Panthers
Markus Golden (Jr.) -- second-round pick (2015), Arizona Cardinals

WLB
Kentrell Brothers (So.) -- current starter, potential 2016 draftee
Darvin Ruise (Jr.)

MLB
Andrew Wilson (Sr.) -- signed and released by Miami Dolphins
Michael Scherer (RSFr.) -- current starter

SLB
Donovan Bonner (Sr.) -- signed and released by Indianapolis Colts
Clarence Green (So.) / Donavin Newsom (RSFr.) -- current starter/backup

CB
E.J. Gaines (Sr.) -- sixth-round pick (2014), St. Louis Rams
Aarion Penton (Fr.) -- current starter

CB
Randy Ponder (Sr.)
John Gibson (RSFr.) -- current backup

SS
Braylon Webb (Jr.) -- ???
Ian Simon (So.) -- current starter

FS
Matt White (Sr.)
Duron Singleton (Jr.) -- ???

That's six draft picks in the trenches, with up to three more getting their names called next year. At quarterback and the skill positions, that's five players either drafted or signed by a pro team, with up to four more preparing to join them. Kenya Dennis gives Missouri another potential 2016 draft pick as well.

The pro talent on this team was perhaps even more significant and/or well-regarded than we even knew at the time, thanks to Dennis' emergence and Ray's explosion. (And if you'd have told me that Mitch Morse would eventually go ahead of Markus Golden ... with Golden still going in the second round ... I probably wouldn't have believed you.)

Hell of a team, huh?

Of course, the 2012 team had these draftees, plus Sheldon Richardson, Zaviar Gooden, Kendial Lawrence, and T.J. Moe. That team must have been awesome!

What's that?