How Mizzou, Auburn starters ranked as recruits
After a close loss to Alabama, Missouri will travel to the Yellowhammer State for its first road contest of the season against Auburn.
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze announced Monday that running back Damari Alston was no longer with the team. The Tigers have not regularly updated their depth chart, using multiple “OR” designations throughout the offense and defense, but Montgomery Advertiser reporter Adam Cole confirmed this list.
Here’s how the projected Missouri and Auburn starters ranked as high school recruits:
Quarterback
| Beau Pribula (MIZ) | 3-star (87 rating) | 2022 |
| Jackson Arnold (AUB) | 5-star (99) | 2023 (6th 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 |
| Jeremiah Cobb (AUB) | 4-star (93) | 2023 (192nd) |
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) |
| Cam Coleman (AUB) | 5-star (99) | 2024 (3rd) |
| Perry Thompson (AUB) | 4-star (95) | 2024 (98th) |
| Eric Singleton Jr. (AUB) | 3-star | 2023 |
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) |
| Brandon Frazier (AUB) | 3-star (5.7) by Rivals | 2020 |
Offensive linemen:
| Cayden Green (MIZ) | 4-star (90) | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Xavier Chaplin (AUB) | 4-star (91) | 2022 (295th) |
| Dillon Wade (AUB) | 2-star (5.4) by Rivals | 2020 |
| Connor Lew (AUB) | 3-star (89) | 2023 |
| Jeremiah Wright (AUB) | 3-star (5.6) by Rivals | 2020 |
| Mason Murphy (AUB) | 4-star (5.8) by Rivals | 2021 (232nd in Rivals250) |
After departing Oklahoma in 2023, Green signed with Missouri as the 27th-ranked transfer. 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) |
| Keldric Faulk (AUB) | 4-star (94) | 2023 (115th) |
| Zykeivous Walker (AUB) | 4-star (5.9) by Rivals | 2020 (96th in Rivals250) |
| Bobby Jamison-Travis (AUB) | 3-star (89) | 2020 (JC No. 19) |
| Keyron Crawford (AUB) | 3-star (5.6) by Rivals | 2022 |
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 |
| Demarcus Riddick (AUB) | 4-star (93) | 2024 (190th) |
| Robert Woodyard Jr. (AUB) | 3-star (89) | 2022 |
| Xavier Atkins (AUB) | 4-star (91) | 2024 (293rd) |
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) |
| Sylvester Smith (AUB) | 3-star (88) | 2023 |
| Champ Anthony (AUB) | Unrated | 2022 |
| Kaleb Harris (AUB) | 3-star (87) | 2024 |
| Kayin Lee (AUB) | 4-star (91) | 2023 (273rd) |
| Jay Crawford (AUB) | 3-star (89) | 2024 |
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.