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Heralded recruit looking for sophomore breakout

Production did not live up to the hype last fall for Dorial Green-Beckham, the teenage sensation already known better by his three initials before arriving at Missouri.This year, the Tigers are hoping, will be DGB's true coming-out party.Freshman year was a mixed bag for the player rated the No. 1 prospect in the nation by several services. Immediately plugged into the mix rather than taking a redshirt year, he was not the difference-maker that Tigers needed on a 5-7 team.Missouri anticipates a player in the mold of Julio Jones and A.J. Green — long, lean, rugged speedsters who hit the ground running in the SEC and became top 10 NFL draft picks and pro stars after three years in college.But Green-Beckham wasn't all that last year. He made just one start in the fall, finished fourth on the team with 28 receptions and got limited playing time."The only goal that I've got," Green-Beckham said, "is to be the best player I can be and push myself, no matter what."In 2008, Jones and Green mad...

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  11. Jones set to play for Atlanta

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  12. Jones , Weatherspoon active for Falcons vs. Bucs

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