How Mizzou, South Carolina starters ranked as recruits
Missouri will open SEC play in Week 4 against South Carolina.
Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers suffered a concussion in a Week 3 loss to Vanderbilt, national college football reporter Pete Nakos reported. Sellers committed to Syracuse and Virginia before South Carolina in high school. Without an injury update from coach Shane Beamer, Sellers will stick at quarterback in this look at the depth chart.
Here’s how the projected Missouri and South Carolina starters ranked as high school recruits:
Quarterback
| Beau Pribula (MIZ) | 3-star (87 rating) | 2022 |
| LaNorris Sellers (SCAR) | 4-star (95) | 2023 (95th in 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 |
| Oscar Adaway III (SCAR) | 2-star (5.4) by Rivals | 2019 |
| Rahsul Faison (SCAR) | 2-star (5.2) | 2019 |
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) |
| Nyck Harbor (SCAR) | 5-star (98) | 2023 (31st) |
| Donovan Murph (SCAR) | 4-star (90) | 2025 |
| Mazeo Bennett (SCAR) | 4-star (90) | 2024 |
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) |
| Jordan Dingle (SCAR) | 3-star (5.7) | 2021 |
| Brady Hunt (SCAR) | 2-star (5.2) | 2021 |
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 |
| Josiah Thompson (SCAR) | 5-star (98) | 2024 (16th) |
| Shedrick Sarratt Jr. (SCAR) | 4-star (91) | 2025 (288th) |
| Boaz Stanley (SCAR) | Unrated | 2022 |
| Trovon Baugh (SCAR) | 4-star (91) | 2023 (289th) |
| Cason Henry (SCAR) | 3-star (86) | 2022 |
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) |
| Dylan Stewart (SCAR) | 5-star (98) | 2024 (12th) |
| Nick Barrett (SCAR) | 3-star (5.5) | 2021 |
| Monkell Goodwine (SCAR) | 4-star (96) | 2021 (55th) |
| Bryan Thomas Jr. (SCAR) | 3-star (84) | 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 |
| JayR Johnson (SCAR) | 4-star (92) | 2024 (241st) |
| Shawn Murphy (SCAR) | 4-star (94) | 2022 (117th) |
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) |
| DQ Smith (SCAR) | 3-star (87) | 2022 |
| Peyton Williams (SCAR) | 4-star (90) | 2022 |
| Judge Collier (SCAR) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Brandon Cisse (SCAR) | 4-star (92) | 2023 (245th) |
| Jalon Kilgore (SCAR) | 4-star (93) | 2023 (168th) |
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.
