Missouri landed the biggest commitment of its 2015 class on Wednesday in local product Terry Beckner Jr.

The 6-foot-4, 293-pound defensive tackle from East St. Louis, Ill., was obviously choked up about his decision, shedding tears on national television as he made his decision.

Beckner is the No. 3 defensive tackle and the No. 13 overall player in the 247Sports Composite. He should be a welcome addition on a defensive line that is losing star ends Shane Ray and Markus Golden.

Beckner is the first five-star player inked by Missouri since the Tigers garnered a signature from the No. 1 player in the 2012 247Sports Composite in Dorial Green-Beckham. The last five-star defensive lineman the Tigers signed out of high school was Sheldon Richardson, who was the No. 5 defensive tackle in the 2009 247Sports Composite. Richardson failed to qualify, but after joining the team from junior college, became a first-round NFL Draft pick.

Beckner gives the Tigers a fourth four-star or higher player in the Composite, though the other three — quarterback Drew Lock, running back Chase Abbington and Beckner’s teammate, running back Natereace Strong —Â are on the offensive side of the ball.