Michael Osei-Bonsu is a wild-card tight end with real upside—and almost no football mileage
Osei-Bonsu is a rare Missouri State story: a 6-4, 280-pound fifth-year athlete who switched from basketball to football in 2026 and is listed as a tight end/defensive lineman, with the Bears noting he had never played organized football before arriving. That makes him a fascinating fit for a program that can develop raw traits—size, power, and competitiveness—rather than a polished stat sheet. His appeal is ceiling, not résumé: if your team wants an instant freak-athlete project with legitimate positional flexibility, he’s worth the gamble.
