On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine: Missouri grabs lead for Marvin Burks Jr.

St. Louis (Mo.) Cardinal Ritter College Prep four-star safety Marvin Burks Jr. is down to five schools in his recruitment: LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Texas A&M.

For most of the summer, it’s the Rebels who have been trending to land one of the Show-Me State’s top players. But the tide has turned recently in favor of the home-state Tigers, with the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) reflecting exactly that.

After previously giving Ole Miss better than a 90 percent chance to secure Burks’ commitment, the RPM now slightly favors Missouri, putting the Tigers’ odds at 51.0 percent. That follows updated predictions from around the recruiting industry.

Burks made official visits this summer to Missouri, Texas A&M and Ole Miss, and he returned to see the Tigers again for an unofficial visit earlier this month. Missouri has made in-state prospects a major priority again this cycle, with five of the program’s 11 commits hailing from inside the state.

Marvin Burks Jr. Recruiting Profile

The 6-foot-2, 181-pound Burks is the No. 327 overall prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He ranks as the nation’s No. 30 safety and the No. 10 senior recruit in Missouri.

The Industry Comparison shows On3 is higher on him than other services though, ranking him as the No. 259 overall prospect nationally, No. 24 safety and No. 8 player in Missouri.

As a senior this fall, Burks has rushed 38 times for 383 yards and two touchdowns, while notching 11 tackles on defense through three contests.