Mizzou Lands FCS Receiver in Transfer Portal

In his first season with Illinois State, Lloyd recorded 912 yards and six touchdowns on 66 receptions. His most productive game of the season came against Murray State on October 19, when he posted 148 receiving yards on five receptions.

He posted one other 100-yard or more performance during the season against North Dakota, going for 121 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions.

Lloyd started his career with the Kansas State Wildcats and was an unranked prospect out of high school. According to 247Sports, Lloyd only had one offer from Alabama A&M, with interest from Kansas State.

The Tigers didn't exactly need to add talent at the wide receiver position, but if they wanted to, adding one with multiple years of eligibility made sense. Based on his redshirt year in 2021, Lloyd will have at least two years of eligibility to exhaust.

What his role with the Tigers will be also raises a question mark. Unless he impresses during the summer and fall, Lloyd won't be above Marquis Johnson, Joshua Manning, or Kevin Coleman on the depth chart. More flexibility opens beyond those three, with the Tigers looking at James Madison and freshman Donovan Olugbode as their fourth and fifth receivers.