How Mizzou, Louisiana starters ranked as recruits
Missouri will host a third non-conference opponent before playing its first SEC matchup in Week 4 next weekend.
The Tigers scheduled their Week 3 contest with Louisiana, a program that entered the season with former five-star quarterback and Ole Miss transfer Walker Howard. The Ragin’ Cajuns will now be without Howard for the remainder of the season due to an oblique injury.
Here’s how the projected Missouri and Louisiana starters ranked as high school recruits:
Quarterback
| Beau Pribula (MIZ) | 3-star (87 rating) | 2022 |
| Daniel Beale (ULL) | 3-star (84) | 2024 |
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 |
| Zylan Perry (ULL) | Unrated | 2022 |
| Bill Davis (ULL) | 4-star (90) | 2023 |
Hardy ranked 16th overall nationally as a Louisiana-Monroe transfer.
Wide receivers
| Kevin Coleman Jr. (MIZ) | 4-star (92) | 2022 (224th in On300) |
| Josh Manning (MIZ) | 4-star (93) | 2023 (193rd) |
| Marquis Johnson (MIZ) | 4-star (92) | 2023 (216th) |
| Shelton Sampson Jr. (ULL) | 4-star (96) | 2023 (84th) |
| Robert Williams (ULL) | 2-star (5.4) by Rivals | 2021 |
| Jaydon Johnson (ULL) | 3-star (83) | 2022 |
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) |
| Caden Jensen (ULL) | 3-star (84) | 2023 |
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 |
| Bryant Williams (ULL) | 3-star (87) | 2022 |
| Kaden Moreau (ULL) | 3-star (5.5) by Rivals | 2022 |
| Cooper Fordham (ULL) | 3-star (85) | 2023 |
| Jax Harrington (ULL) | 3-star (5.5) by Rivals | 2019 |
| George Jackson (ULL) | 3-star (5.5) by Rivals | 2021 |
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) |
| Jordan Dawson (ULL) | 2-star (5.2) by Rivals | 2020 |
| Kadarius Miller (ULL) | 3-star (84) | 2021 (JC 189th) |
| Chase Edwards (ULL) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Cameron Whitfield (ULL) | 3-star (5.2) by Rivals | 2021 |
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 |
| Terrance Williams (ULL) | 2-star (5.4) | 2021 |
| Jaden Dugger (ULL) | Unrated | 2022 |
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) |
| Kailep Edwards (ULL) | 3-star (85) | 2022 |
| Courtline Flowers (ULL) | 3-star (5.5) by Rivals | 2020 |
| Jalen Clark (ULL) | Unrated | 2021 |
| Tyree Skipper (ULL) | 2-star (5.3) by Rivals | 2020 |
| Lorenzell Dubose (ULL) | 3-star (87) | 2022 |
| Maurion Eleam (ULL) | Unrated | 2022 |
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.
