JR Blood begins his first year on Head Coach Kirby Moore’s staff, serving as the director of recruiting strategy. Blood played for Moore at Missouri during the 2024 season.
Blood arrives in Pullman having spent the past five months as an NIL marketing and athlete relations coordinator with Every True Tiger Brands, which works closely with Missouri football. He also spent the previous year as a personnel scouting assistant for Missouri football.
He spent four years at Southern (2020-23) and a year at Missouri (2024) playing quarterback. He played only one game for Mizzou, against Alabama, taking only two snaps. At Southern, he earned two letters, playing in 16 games (11 starts), completing 159-of-276 (.576) passes for 2,183 yards with 14 touchdowns. He received a mass communications degree from Southern.
