#11

Langden Kitchen

DE · Missouri · R-Jr. · #11

Returning to Missouri for 2026
R-Jr. · Huntsville, Mo. → Westran
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Langden Kitchen

DE · Missouri · Jr · #11

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Missouri
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 23–17

at Auburn

3 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  1 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Missouri

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive end · Missouri

Returning around him

  • 20% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #34

DNA match

Player DNA

Pressure Merchant

Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.

EDGE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Blake Mangelson’s 2022 season.

BYU · 2022

#2

Michael Fletcher

Michigan State · 2022

83%
#3

Cade Denhoff

Clemson · 2023

82%
#4

Brady Nassar

San Diego State · 2025

80%
#5

Noah Potter

NC State · 2024

80%

Matches Blake on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah McAllister's freshman season at Vanderbilt (2021).

Vanderbilt · 2021

#2

Collin McCarthy

UConn · 2021

87%
#3

Michael Kilbane

Northwestern · 2023

86%
#4

Brock Higdon

South Alabama · 2021

83%
#5

Will Heldt

Purdue · 2023

All-ACC
81%

Matches Elijah on

Height
Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Elijah on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #7377

Final rank
#7377
Avg #7793.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #7377 this season.

Background

2025: Played in 12 games ... Recorded 13 total tackles, 0.5 TFL and four quarterback hurries. Massachusetts: Recorded his first tackle as a Tiger in the homecoming win over Massachusetts. Alabama: Made a pair of tackles (one solo) and was credited with 0.5 TFL and a pair of quarterback hurries in...

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