Coming and Going: Mizzou 2024 Offseason Roster Tracker

Even though the Tigers still have a game to play, between the NCAA transfer portal and players declaring for the draft the roster is already beginning to shift.

It's the tricky thing about playing in a New Year's Day bowl, but not being in the College Football Playoff. Teams and coaches want to go out on a high note, but it can be challenging for some of the players who are looking to turn their attention to what's next. 

Consequently, Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz made a point of saying in a press conference that he plans for the Tigers to be at full strength when it faces Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, and that anyone transferring out could stay play as part of the team. Don't expect everyone to do so, and opt-outs are obviously still a possibility.

Meanwhile, Mizzou has to start thinking about its future as well as the transfer portal opened Monday.   

"Our roster’s a little bit crunched right now," Drinkwitz told 247Sports. "And so we’re having to be very judicious in how we go about building it back."

He added: "We do have some real needs. Obviously, we’re losing a couple of corners to the NFL with Ennis Rakestraw and Kris Abrams-Draine, so obviously going to be doing a little portal shopping at the cornerback position. And defensive end, we’re going to have Darius Robinson, I think, will be a first-round pick. We’ll have back-to-back defensive ends drafted. We are going to be looking for a couple of defensive ends."

Drink says the Tigers should be near full strength for the Cotton Bowl against Ohio State.

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Meanwhile, the Buckeyes and Tigers have to get ready to play at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 29, just days after the early-signing period gets under way in football. 

As for how he'll be approaching the month-long roster juggling, it won't be easy. 

"It's all about building trust and respect," Drinkwitz said. "If you get people to buy into your culture, the quicker they'll trust you and trust each other. The only way to build trust is to be honest with each other in the good and the bad. Also, you need to build respect based off of mutual interactions. That's who we've been. It's not always been pretty or easy, but we've worked really hard to build that trust within the brotherhood and coaching staff. In this day and age with recruiting and NIL, there are all kinds of ways for people to manipulate the truth. We try to be as truthful as we can be in all of our interactions and to build that trust."

Here's a look at the Mizzou football roster, which players are leaving, and who might be added. The following will be frequently updated: 

Transfer Portal (additions)

1. Harold Blood, QB from Southern
2. Marcus Carroll, RB, from Georgia State
3. Corey Flagg Jr., LB, from Miami
4. Cayden Green, OT, from Oklahoma
5. Brady Hultman, LB, from Wyoming
6. Chris McClellan, DL, from Florida
7. Nate Noel, RB, Appalachian State
8. Toriano Pride, CB, from Clemson
9. Darris Smith, LB, from Georgia
10. Sterling Webb, DL from New Mexico State
11. Zion Young, DL, from Michigan State

Note: Isaiah Hastings, DL from Alabama, switched his commitment to Syracuse

Transfer Portal (departures)

1. Valen Erickson, offensive lineman; transferred to North Carolina State
2. Jake Garcia, quarterback; transferred to East Carolina
3. Carmycah Glass, linebacker; transferred to Louisiana
4. Isaiah Hastings, defensive lineman; transferred to Syracuse
5. Tyler Hibbler, Safety
6. Demariyon Houston, wide receiver
7. Gabarri Johnson, quarterback; transferred to Oregon State
8. Ma'Kyi Lee, offensive tackle; transferred to North Texas
9. EJ Ndoma-Ogar, offensive lineman; transferred to Arkansas State
10. Xavier Simmons, linebacker; transferred to Charlotte
11. DJ Wesolak, edge rusher; transferred to Oregon State
12. Max Whisner, tight end; transferred to Akron
13. Dameon Wilson, linebacker; transferred to East Carolina

All-Star Games/Eligibility expired 

Accepted Senior Bowl Invitation

1. DB Kris Abrams-Draine
2. LB Ty’Ron Hopper
3. OL Javon Foster
4. DB Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
5. DL Darius Robinson 
6. RB Cody Schrader 

Shrine Bowl

1. Jaylon Carlies, defensive back
2. Harrison Mevis, kicker

Participated in Senior Day 

1. Kris Abrams-Draine
2. Chad Bailey
3. JC Carlies
4. Joseph Charleston
5. Mookie Cooper
6. Xavier Delgado
7. Javon Foster
8. Nyles Gaddy
9. Realus George Jr.
10. Caimin Hayes
11. Shawn Hendershot
12. Ty’Ron Hopper
13. Peanut Houston
14. Jayden Jernigan
15. Marcellus Johnson
16. Josh Landry
17. Micah Manning
18. Harrison Mevis
19. Nate Peat
20. Bence Polgar
21. Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
22. Darius Robinson
23. Cody Schrader
24. Tyler Stephens
25. Ben Straatmann
26. Theo Wease Jr.
27. Riley Williams.

Declared for NFL Draft

1. LB Chad Bailey
2. DB Jaylon Carlies
3. DL Realus George Jr.
4. LB Ty'Ron Hopper
5. DL Jayen Jernigan 
6. DL Josh Landry
7. K Harrison Mevis
8. DB Ennis Rakestraw, junior
9. DL Darius Robinson
10. RB Cody Schrader 

The list of underclassmen approved for entry by the NFL was released on Jan. 19

Coaches

• Dec. 21: Offensive Coordinator Kirby Moore, Defensive Coordinator Blake Baker Earn Contract Extensions
• Jan. 5: Defensive Coordinator Blake Baker Takes Position at LSU
• Jan. 12: Defensive Line Coach Kevin Peoples Joining LSU
• Jan. 27: Corey Batoon Hired as New Defensive Coordinator
• Jan. 31: Missouri Set to Hire Houston's Brian Early as Defensive Line Coach

This story was updated Jan. 31, 2024

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