Class of 2021 OLB Mikai Gbayor (NJ) Portal from Mizzou

[CuseLegacy]

 

[CuseLegacy]

Mikai Gbayor on Hudl

Watch Mikai Gbayor's videos and highlights on Hudl. More info: Irvington High School - Blue Knights Varsity Football / MLB, TE / Class of 2021 / Irvington, NJ

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[CuseLegacy]

Offers from UMass, Kentucky, Indiana, Cincy, Syracuse

 

[orange79]

He could Gbe great here.

Silent G, v2.0

 

[blizz]

Really impressive blend of size, speed and strength. Highlights are almost all at DE but unless he gets longer would agree that he projects as an LB. Really slippery on the edge and has excellent hand technique and long arms. I dont think I've ever seen a soph display that level of understanding, even by instinct, of creating and exploiting space on the outside. Exciting prospect.

 

[shu 49]

Really impressive blend of size, speed and strength. Highlights are almost all at DE but unless he gets longer would agree that he projects as an LB. Really slippery on the edge and has excellent hand technique and long arms. I dont think I've ever seen a soph display that level of understanding, even by instinct, of creating and exploiting space on the outside. Exciting prospect.

So true.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Visiting for Junior Day 3/7/20

 

[cusefan88]

From Irvington, NJ.

 

[Symphony Steve]

In portal, FWIW.

Nebraska to Mizzou to ??

 

[Sudano]

In portal, FWIW.

Nebraska to Mizzou to ??

Did all his academic credits transfer?

 

[CbusCuse]

I'd guess he's not in line to start and he wants to find a place to do that. Or maybe he ends up at Florida State with Tony White?

Missourri's projected starters appear to likely be:

Triston Newson - had 71 tackles fo Mizzu last year.

Josiah Trotter - Transfer from WVU. Had 93 tackles last year.

Damon Wilson II - Transfer from Georgia. Had 22 tackles and 3 sacks last year.

 

[Fowler]

Good point did he start for Tony white last year?

 

[BillSU]

MIKAI GRAYOR IN TRANSFER PORTAL FROM MIZZOU
# 42 6' 2" 230 LB
Missouri linebacker Mikai Gbayor plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he tells On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Gbayor committed to Missouri this offseason after playing two seasons at Nebraska. He soon officially entered the portal with a do not contact tag, per Pete Nakos.

Gbayor was a starter for the Cornhuskers, and totaled 73 tackles, three pass breakups and 1.5 sacks across two seasons. During the 2024 season, he played in all 12 regular season games for Nebraska and totaled 49 total tackles (20 solo), a sack, three PBU’s and two fumble recoveries. He will have two years of eligibility remaining to play for his next program.


Before college, the Irvington, NJ native was a three-star recruit out of the 2021 recruiting class, per the On3 Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. Gbayor was the No. 638 overall player in his class, the No. 64 linebacker overall and the No. 13 player out of the state of New Jersey.

 

[CuseMan4]

We’ll kick the tires here if I had to guess

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Mitzi Gaynor?

 

[sutomcat]

I don’t know anything inside, but I do know Watson and the Lasaine Jr are from Irvington.

There is a connection here….

 

[orangemass]

I think it depends on whether any of the freshman lbs have made the jump. Brown, diggs, lashaine etc.. if not we need reinforcements in my opinion

 

[cusefan88]

I don’t know anything inside, but I do know Watson and the Lasaine Jr are from Irvington.

There is a connection here….

Probably a good bet a lot of the North Jersey natives know him.

 

[OburgCuse]

I don’t know anything inside, but I do know Watson and the Lasaine Jr are from Irvington.

There is a connection here….

Plus Fran is close with coach Smoke who was his coach at Irvington (he’s not there anymore though). If Fran feels like he is a fit/need then we will be a major player for Gbayor.

 

[orangemass]

Plus Fran is close with coach Smoke who was his coach at Irvington (he’s not there anymore though). If Fran feels like he is a fit/need then we will be a major player for Gbayor.

Smoke em if u got em

 

[djorange1989]

Pretty sure we are looking for a portal LB. This kid could fit the bill

 

[Sdot]

Heard he’s visiting UNC, he also follows a lot of players and knows them from all of them being from New Jersey.

 

[310Pigpen]

Yasin posted this on his story Thursday night.