How Mizzou, Texas A&M starters ranked as recruits
Out of its second bye week, Missouri will start former five-star quarterback Matt Zollers after losing Beau Pribula to injury.
Zollers, who suffered his own lower-leg injury during his senior season in 2024, ended his recruitment as a four-star prospect. The Royersford (Pa.) Spring-Ford product will make his first start Saturday against Texas A&M, marking the fourth freshman starting quarterback for the Tigers since 2015.
Here’s how the projected Missouri and Texas A&M starters ranked as high school recruits:
Quarterback
| Matt Zollers (MIZ) | 4-star (95 rating) | 2025 (81st on On300) |
| Marcel Reed (TAMU) | 3-star (88) | 2023 |
Running backs
| Ahmad Hardy (MIZ) | Unrated | 2024 |
| Jamal Roberts (MIZ) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Rueben Owens III (TAMU) | 4-star (97) | 2023 (34th) |
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) |
| Ashton Bethel-Roman (TAMU) | 3-star (89) | 2024 |
| KC Concepcion (TAMU) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
| Mario Craver (TAMU) | 4-star (91) | 2024 (261st) |
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) |
| Nate Boerkircher (TAMU) | Unrated | 2020 |
| Theo Melin Öhrström (TAMU) | 3-star (88) | 2022 |
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 |
| Trey Zuhn III (TAMU) | 4-star (5.8) by Rivals | 2021 |
| Chase Bisontis (TAMU) | 4-star (97) | 2023 (35th) |
| Mark Nabou (TAMU) | 3-star | 2022 |
| Ar’maj Reed-Adams (TAMU) | 2-star (5.4) by Rivals | 2020 |
| Dametrious Crownover (TAMU) | 3-star (5.7) 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) |
| TJ Searcy (TAMU) | 4-star (91) | 2023 |
| Albert Regis (TAMU) | 4-star (90) | 2021 |
| Tyler Onyedim (TAMU) | 3-star (5.5) by Rivals | 2021 |
| Cashius Howell (TAMU) | 2-star (5.3) 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 |
| Taurean York (TAMU) | 3-star (85) | 2023 |
| Daymion Sanford (TAMU) | 4-star (91) | 2023 (278th) |
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) |
| Tyreek Chappell (TAMU) | 4-star (94) | 2021 (127th) |
| Will Lee III (TAMU) | Unrated | 2021 |
| Dezz Ricks (TAMU) | 4-star (97) | 2023 (43rd) |
| Dalton Brooks (TAMU) | 4-star (96) | 2023 (63rd) |
| Marcus Ratcliffe (TAMU) | 3-star (87) | 2023 |
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.