▁jump ▁and ▁ 6 . 4 0 ▁meters ▁( 2 0 - 1 1 ) ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁jump . ▁He ▁also ▁competed ▁as ▁a ▁spr inter , ▁running ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁dash ▁in ▁ 2 2 . 9 ▁seconds , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁tim ed ▁at ▁ 4 . 5 ▁seconds ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 - yard ▁dash . ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁only ▁a ▁two - star ▁rec ruit ▁by ▁Riv als . com , ▁We athers po on ▁was ▁not ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁line back er ▁prospect s ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁He ▁chose ▁Missouri ▁over ▁Iowa ▁State , ▁Houston , ▁Tul ane , ▁and ▁T C U , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁One ▁of ▁only ▁four ▁true ▁fresh men ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁We athers po on ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁all ▁ 1 3 ▁games , ▁primarily ▁on ▁various ▁special ▁teams ▁units , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁M izz ou ' s ▁special ▁teams ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁as ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁ 9 ▁tack les ▁on ▁kick off ▁coverage . ▁We athers po on ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁backup ▁on ▁the ▁depth ▁chart ▁at ▁middle ▁line back er ▁to ▁senior ▁co - capt ain ▁D ed rick ▁Harr ington , ▁and ▁had ▁ 1 7 ▁tack les ▁in ▁all ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁We athers po on ▁became ▁a ▁st arter ▁at