How Mizzou, Alabama starters ranked as recruits
After its first bye week, Missouri will begin the backstretch of its schedule with a highly anticipated SEC matchup against Alabama.
Tigers left tackle Cayden Green missed the past two games due to a lower-leg injury. The former Class of 2023 four-star will be listed as questionable this week on the SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report, per Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz. After departing Oklahoma in 2023, Green signed with the Tigers as the 27th-ranked transfer.
Here’s how the projected Missouri and Alabama starters ranked as high school recruits:
Quarterback
| Beau Pribula (MIZ) | 3-star (87 rating) | 2022 |
| Ty Simpson (ALA) | 5-star (98) | 2022 (30th on On300) |
Pribula ranked 272nd nationally as a three-star Penn State transfer.
Running backs
| Ahmad Hardy (MIZ) | Unrated | 2024 |
| Jamal Roberts (MIZ) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Jam Miller (ALA) | 4-star (95) | 2022 (84th) |
Hardy ranked 16th overall nationally as a Louisiana-Monroe transfer.
Wide receivers
| Kevin Coleman Jr. (MIZ) | 4-star (92) | 2022 (224th) |
| Josh Manning (MIZ) | 4-star (93) | 2023 (193rd) |
| Marquis Johnson (MIZ) | 4-star (92) | 2023 (216th) |
| Isaiah Horton (ALA) | 3-star (89) | 2022 |
| Germie Bernard (ALA) | 4-star (94) | 2022 (170th) |
| Ryan Williams (ALA) | 5-star (98) | 2024 (8th) |
Coleman, who transferred twice before landing at Missouri ahead of the 2025 season, ranked as the 31st transfer nationally this past winter.
Tight ends
| Jordon Harris (MIZ) | 3-star (89) | 2023 |
| Brett Norfleet (MIZ) | 4-star (92) | 2023 (207th) |
| Josh Cuevas (ALA) | Unrated | 2021 |
Offensive linemen:
| Jayven Richardson (MIZ) | 4-star (91) | 2022 (JC No. 7) |
| Dominick Giudice (MIZ) | 2-star (5.4) by Rivals | 2021 |
| Connor Tollison (MIZ) | 4-star (90) | 2021 (188th) |
| Curtis Peagler (MIZ) | 3-star (85) | 2022 |
| Keagen Trost (MIZ) | Unrated | 2019 |
| Kadyn Proctor (ALA) | 5-star (98) | 2023 (27th) |
| Kam Dewberry (ALA) | 4-star (95) | 2022 (96th) |
| Parker Brailsford (ALA) | 3-star (87) | 2022 |
| Geno VanDeMark (ALA) | 4-star (5.8) by Rivals | 2021 |
| Wilkin Formby (ALA) | 4-star (96) | 2023 (69th) |
Giudice (Michigan) and Trost (Wake Forest) both joined the Tigers this past offseason as three-stars. On3 rated Trost the 292nd-best transfer.
Defensive linemen:
| Zion Young (MIZ) | 4-star (91) | 2022 (285th) |
| Marquis Gracial (MIZ) | 4-star (93) | 2022 (178th) |
| Sterling Webb (MIZ) | 2-star (5.4) by Rivals | 2022 |
| Chris McClellan (MIZ) | 4-star (93) | 2022 (174th) |
| Damon Wilson II (MIZ) | 5-star (98) | 2023 (22nd) |
| LT Overton (ALA) | 5-star (98) | 2022 (31st) |
| Tim Keenan III (ALA) | 4-star (5.8) by Rivals | 2021 |
| James Smith (ALA) | 5-star (98) | 2023 (10th) |
| Qua Russaw (ALA) | 4-star (97) | 2023 (33rd) |
Wilson made a splash by committing to Missouri over Ohio State this past winter. Young, who chose Michigan State over Missouri out of high school, joined the team ahead of 2024 as a three-star transfer. Webb and McClellan also joined the Tigers two seasons ago as a three-star transfers from New Mexico State and Florida, respectively.
Linebackers:
| Triston Newson (MIZ) | 3-star (88) | 2022 (JC No. 40) |
| Josiah Trotter (MIZ) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Deontae Lawson (ALA) | 5-star (98) | 2021 (21st) |
| Justin Jefferson (ALA) | 4-star (94) | 2021 (JC No. 2) |
The son of four-time Pro Bowler Jeremiah Trotter, Josiah parlayed a strong second year at West Virginia into being the No. 44 overall transfer recruit after the 2024 season.
Defensive backs:
| Daylan Carnell (MIZ) | 4-star (5.8) by Rivals | 2021 |
| Jalen Catalon (MIZ) | 4-star (5.8) by Rivals | 2019 (243rd) |
| Marvin Burks Jr. (MIZ) | 4-star (90) | 2023 |
| Drey Norwood (MIZ) | 3-star (5.6) by Rivals | 2021 |
| Toriano Pride Jr. (MIZ) | 4-star (97) | 2022 (42nd) |
| Stephen Hall (MIZ) | 3-star (84) | 2023 (JC 174th) |
| DaShawn Jones (ALA) | 3-star (5.5) by Rivals | 2021 |
| Keon Sabb (ALA) | 4-star (95) | 2022 (94th) |
| Bray Hubbard (ALA) | 4-star (92) | 2023 (228th) |
| Domani Jackson (ALA) | 5-star (98) | 2022 (10th) |
| Zabien Brown (ALA) | 4-star (97) | 2024 (46th) |
A three-time transfer, Catalon joined Missouri from UNLV as the 108th-ranked player in the portal. After one season with Texas A&M, Norwood transferred to Missouri ahead of the 2022 campaign, but he’s not listed with any transfer portal information in the On3 | Rivals database.
Pride, another St. Louis-area product to return home, ranked a four-star and 57th nationally out of the portal from Clemson. A fellow junior-college product like Newson, Hall came from Washington State as a three-star.