How Mizzou, Oklahoma starters ranked as recruits
Former Oklahoma guard Cayden Green will make his first trip back to The Palace on the Prairie since transferring to Missouri.
The Tigers’ left tackle will likely block for freshman quarterback Matt Zollers, with Beau Pribula (ankle) listed as doubtful for a second consecutive week. Sooners defensive end R Mason Thomas and cornerback Gentry Williams both were listed as questionable Wednesday.
Here’s how the projected Missouri and Oklahoma starters ranked as high school and junior college recruits:
Quarterback
| Matt Zollers (MIZ) | 4-star (95 rating) | 2025 (81st on On300) |
| John Mateer (OU) | 2-star (5.2) by Rivals | 2022 |
Running backs
| Ahmad Hardy (MIZ) | Unrated | 2024 |
| Jamal Roberts (MIZ) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Xavier Robinson (OU) | 3-star (86) | 2024 |
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) |
| Donovan Olugbode (MIZ) | 3-star (89) | 2025 |
| Javonnie Gibson (OU) | Unrated | 2022 |
| Isaiah Sategna III (OU) | 4-star (92) | 2022 (213rd) |
| Deion Burks (OU) | 3-star (5.5) by Rivals | 2021 |
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 |
| Jude James (MIZ) | 3-star (86) | 2024 |
| Jaren Kanak (OU) | 4-star (94) | 2022 (122nd) |
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 |
| Michael Fasusi (OU) | 4-star (98) | 2025 (7th) |
| Eddy Pierre-Louis (OU) | 3-star (88) | 2024 |
| Jake Maikkula (OU) | 3-star (86) | 2022 |
| Febechi Nwaiwu (OU) | Unrated | 2021 |
| Ryan Fodje (OU) | 4-star (96) | 2025 (68th) |
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) |
| Taylor Wein (OU) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Jayden Jackson (OU) | 3-star (89) | 2024 |
| Damonic Williams (OU) | 3-star (86) | 2022 |
| David Stone (OU) | 5-star (98) | 2024 (29th) |
| R Mason Thomas (OU) | 4-star (93) | 2022 (141st) |
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 40th) |
| Josiah Trotter (MIZ) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Kip Lewis (OU) | 3-star (89) | 2022 |
| Kobie McKinzie (OU) | 3-star (87) | 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) |
| Kendal Daniels (OU) | 4-star (95) | 2021 (80th) |
| Courtland Guillory (OU) | 3-star (89) | 2025 |
| Peyton Bowen (OU) | 5-star (98) | 2023 (15th) |
| Robert Spears-Jennings (OU) | 4-star (92) | 2022 (239th) |
| Gentry Williams (OU) | 4-star (96) | 2022 (64th) |
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.