Missouri Weekly Recruiting Update: A Busy Weekend in Columbia

A weekly brief on everything involving Missouri recruiting and what fans should keep an eye out for.

The Tigers are hosting many recruits this weekend

Its going to be a busy weekend on the recruiting front for Missouri Football, with many recruits coming to campus for visits. Heres a quick rundown of this weekends visitors.

Most notably, 2025 5-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell will be on campus. Cantwell is the composite No. 2 player in the country from Nixa, Mo. He has offers from most big schools across the country, including Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma.

Brody Whatley, a Monroe, La native, will also be on campus. He is only ranked on 247Sports, as a 3-star, but not nationally ranked. He is the No. 102 EDGE in the country. 

4-star Chauncey Gooden is one of the best interior offensive lineman in the country. Coming in as the composite No. 18 IOL and No. 271 nationally, Gooden is a big-time recruit. He's on3 of two IOL the Tigers will have on campus this coming weekend.

Jacob Joseph, a 6-foot-3 220 pound linebacker, Joseph is only ranked on Rivals as the No. 36 linebacker. Joseph holds offers from Indiana, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Texas A&M, UMass, East Carolina and Toledo.

Another one of the big name prospects on campus this weekend is 4-star OT Jack Lange. He's the composite No. 184 player in the country and No. 15 tackle. Behind 4-star WR Isaiah Mozee, he's the second best player in the state if Missouri. Lange holds predictions to Notre Dame currently.

Dillon Alfred is a 3-star WR prospect from Gautier, Mis. Currently predicted to Ole Miss, Alfred holds other offers from Texas A&M, Tennessee, Auburn, Arkansas, Penn State and Kentucky, to name a a few.

3-star LB Kris Thompson is the next man on the list of visitors. The Nashville native has offers from Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss, Louisville, Miami, Michigan and North Carolina among others. 

Gabe Fields, the composite No. 796 player in the country and No. 68 RB, will also be in Columbia. He has offers from Iowa State, Vanderbilt and Baylor according to On3. 

Last among my knowledge of visitors is unranked IOL Xander McCormick. On3 says he has offers from Wake Forest, Charlotte, Miami (OH) and Appalachian State. McCormick is from McMinnville, Ten. 

Tigers make top-9 for priority IOL

Dontrell Glover, a 4-star IOL from Fairburn, Ga announced his top-9 schools. The list includes Georgia Tech, Missouri, Georgia, Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas. 

Glover picked up an On3 prediction to Florida State.

Most notably about Glover, he decommitted from the University of Alabama. He now has reopened his recruitment with many schools interested. 

Glover is the No. 230 composite player, No. 16 IOL and No. 31 player in Georgia.

Extended offers for the week

It was a week full offers for the Tigers, extending multiple. Here's a list of guys who picked up offers from Missouri this past week.

Offers extended

Tyren Polley Jr.

Position: S
Ht/Wt: 5-11, 180 pounds
Hometown: Duncanville (Duncanville, Tex)
Year: 2025

Rankings

Consensus: 3-star prospect
On3: Not nationally ranked, No. 29 position, No. 75 state
247Sports: Not nationally ranked, No. 67 position, No. 119 state
Rivals: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
ESPN: Not nationally ranked, No. 23 position, No. 53 state

Offers

SMU, Arkansas, TCU, LSU, Oregon, Oklahoma, UCF, Baylor, Indiana, Ole Miss, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Colorad, Pittsburgh, Missouri

Desmen Jefferson

Position: WR
Ht/Wt: 5-10, 173 pounds
Hometown: Ferriday High School (Ferriday, La)
Year: 2026

Rankings

Consensus: Unranked prospect
On3: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
247Sports: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
Rivals: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
ESPN: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state

Offers

Missouri

Julius Holly

Position: EDGE
Ht/Wt: 6-5, 220 pounds
Hometown: Alpharetta (Alpharetta, Ga)
Year: 2025

Rankings

Consensus: 3-star prospect
On3: No. 287 nationally, No. 27 position, No. 35 state
247Sports: Not ranked nationally, No. 63 position, No. 78 state
Rivals: Not ranked nationally, NA position, NA state
ESPN: Not ranked nationally, No. 20 position, No. 39 state

Offers

Liberty, Appalachian State, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Stanford, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas A&M, USF, UCF, Virginia, Indiana, Georgia Southern, East Carolina, West Virginia, Tulane, Yale, Ole Miss, Missouri

Nick Reddish

Position: S
Ht/Wt: 5-11, 180 pounds
Hometown: Independence (Independence, NC)
Year: 2026

Rankings

Consensus: Unranked prospect
On3: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
247Sports: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
Rivals: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
ESPN: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state

Offers

Wake Forest, UConn, Troy, James Madison, Liberty, Missouri

Keenyi Pepe

• Position: OT
• Ht/Wt: 6-6, 275 pounds
• Hometown: IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fl)
• Year: 2026

Rankings

Consensus: 4-star prospect
On3: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
247Sports: No. 18 nationally, No. 4 position, No. 2 state
Rivals: No. 4 nationally, NA position, NA state
ESPN: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state

Offers

Miami, USC, Oregon, Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Fresno State, Nevada, San Jose State, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Florida State, Tennessee, West Virginia, UCLA, Georiga, Louisville, USF, Utah, Texas A&M, Washington State, Syracuse, Missouri

Camden Jensen

• Position: TE
• Ht/Wt: 6-7, 220 pounds
• Hometown: Heritage (Littleton, Co)
• Year: 2026

Rankings

Consensus: Unranked prospect
On3: Not nationally ranked, NA position, NA state
247Sports: No. 73 nationally, No. 3 position, No. 1 state 
Rivals: Not ranked nationally, NA position, NA state
ESPN: No. 90 nationally, NA position, NA state

Offers

Washington, Nebraska, Kansas State, Iowa State, Texas A&M, California, Kansas, Boston College, Auburn, Washington State, Tennessee, Missouri