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Mizzou’s Gillespie, Borom, Bledsoe and Rountree Selected in 2021 NFL Draft

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Mizzou Football had four players drafted Saturday, as safety Tyree Gillespie (Ocala, Fla.), offensive lineman Larry Borom (Detroit, Mich.), safety Joshuah Bledsoe (Houston, Texas) and running back Larry Rountree III (Raleigh, N.C.) were all selected on the third day of the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland. Mizzou's five draft picks (including Nick Bolton on Friday) are the most in an NFL Draft since five Tigers were taken in 2015. It also marks the first time since 1983 Mizzou has had two secondary players drafted.