Dorial Green-Beckham, born in St. Louis and adopted by a family from Springfield, Mo., made the hometown fans happy by signing with the Tigers.

At 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds, the receiver already looks like an NFL prototype, comparable stars such as Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson.

He whittled his choices down to Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri in January, and on Wednesday morning at Hillcrest High School he picked the Tigers.

"I felt like they've (Missouri) been there since day one," Green-Beckham said.

Missouri first offered him a scholarship at the age of 15. (MORE>>>)