Recruiting Rundown: Tigers Staff Stays Hot on Recruiting Trail

Eli Drinkwitz and his Missouri staff made a lot of progress in the 2026 recruiting class and beyond this week, extending offers and lining up official visits with some of the country's top talents.
Oct 5, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; A detail view of a Missouri Tigers helmet on the side line in the first quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images.
Oct 5, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; A detail view of a Missouri Tigers helmet on the side line in the first quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

The Missouri Tigers have put together one of the nation's best offseasons thus far, not only finding success in the transfer portal, but on the recruiting trail as well. Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have compiled the No. 17 ranked transfer portal class and the No. 21 ranked recruiting class in the country and have the Tigers in prime position to once again be a contender for the College Football Playoff in 2025.

This week, the staff turned their attention to the class of 2026 and beyond, extending offers to many top tier prospects and welcoming several premier talents to Columbia for official visits. The Tigers hosted their annual junior day this week, inviting a long list of 2026 prospects to campus.

Prospects React to 2025 Junior Day

Many of the players in attendance for Missouri's junior day festivities took to social media following the visit to share their reactions.

3-Star CB Kasmir Hicks - Indianapolis, Indiana

3-Star OL Bennet Fraser - Kirksville, Missouri

4-Star OT Sam Greer - Akron, Ohio

4-Star OT Evan Goodwin - Little Rock, Arkansas

3-Star OT Pete Eglitis - Columbus, Ohio

3-Star QB Carsen Eloms - Fishers, Indiana

4-Star WR Monshun Sales - Indianapolis, Indiana

ATH Trey Stewart - Little Rock, Arkansas

ATH Ridge Janes - Saint Louis, Missouri

CB Ace Alston - Cincinnati, Ohio

TE Jack Brown - Saint Charles, Missouri

RB Kevin Young, Jr. - Forrest City, Arkansas

TE Armaad Sharp - East St. Louis, Illinois

Outside of hosting what looked to be an incredibly successful junior day, Missouri extended offers to many of the top talents in the 2026 class and beyond this week, several of which took to social media to share the news.

Missouri's Latest Offers this Week

Class of 2026

3-Star ATH Jonah Winston - Hoover, Alabama

3-Star ATH Nasir Rankin - Chicago, Illinois

4-Star DL Vodney Cleveland - Birmingham, Alabama (Recent Alabama decommit)

4-Star DL Simote Katoanga - San Juan Capistrano, California

4-Star OL Da'Ron Parks - Sarasota, Florida

4-Star OT Claude Mpouma - Chicago, Illinois

4-Star LB Jordan Campbell (Current Miami commit)

4-Star LB Izayia Williams - Leesburg, Florida

4-Star QB Landon Duckworth - Jackson, Alabama

3-Star WR Kentrell Davis - Birmingham, Alabama

OT Kannon Smith - Littleton, Colorado

S Toney Forney - Marietta, Georgia

S Keivay Foster - Muscle Shoals, Alabama

S Kealan Jones - Marietta, Georgia

TE Mason Bonner - Denver, Colorado

TE Kevin Sullivan - Kansas City, Missouri

WR Theron White, Jr. - Kansas City, Missouri

Class of 2027

ATH Jayden Aparicio-Bailey - Birmingham, Alabama

ATH Trenton Mccorvey - Alabaster, Alabama

CB Raheem Floyd - East Saint Louis, Illinois

DL Montana Malotu’upule Toilolo - Santa Ana, California

DL Robert Taylor III - Birmingham, Alabama

DL Elijah Patmon - Warner Robbins, Georgia

EDGE Frederick Ards III - Orlando, Florida

OT Jasper Ngokwere - Richardson, Texas

RB MJ Gideon - Madison, Alabama

S Dillon Davis - Bellflower, California

Class of 2028

CB Ca'Ron Williams - Rancho Santa Margarita, California

DL Markus Fakatou - Orange, California

WR Darren Tubbs, Jr. - Bellflower, California

2025 Football Signees

  1. RB Marquise Davis, 6-foot, 210 lbs. - Cleveland, Ohio (Signed 12/04/2024)
  2. WR Shaun Terry, 5-foot-10, 170 lbs. - Ironton, Ohio (Signed 12/04/2024)
  3. WR Donovan Olugbode, 6-foot-1, 200 lbs. - Bradenton, Florida (Signed 12/04/2024)
  4. CB Mark Manfred, 6-foot-2, 175 lbs. - Marietta, Georgia (Signed 12/04/2024)
  5. WR DaMarion Fowlkes, 5-foot-10, 175 lbs. - Olney, Maryland (Signed 12/04/2024)
  6. EDGE Daeden Hopkins, 6-foot-6, 210 lbs. - Hermann, Missouri (Signed 12/04/2024)
  7. TE Dakotah Terrell, 6-foot-7, 215 lbs. - Pocola, Oklahoma (Signed 12/04/2024)
  8. S Charles Bass, 6-foot-2, 187 lbs. - St. Louis, Missouri (Signed 12/04/2024)
  9. RB Brendon Haygood, 5-foot-9,. 180 lbs. - Sachse, Texas (Signed 12/04/2024)
  10. LB Dante McClellan, 6-foot, 210 lbs. - Canton, Ohio (Signed 12/04/2024)
  11. LB Jason King, 6-foot-1, 210 lbs. - Saint Louis, Missouri (Signed 12/04/2024)
  12. OL Jack Lange, 6-foot-8, 290 lbs. - Eureka, Missouri (Signed 12/04/2024)
  13. OL Henry Fenuku, 6-foot-3, 285 lbs. - Fort Worth, Texas (Signed 12/04/2024)
  14. DL Jason Dowell, 6-foot-4, 290 lbs. - Belleville, Illinois (Signed 12/04/2024)
  15. QB Matt Zollers, 6-foot-3, 205 lbs. - Royersford, Pennsylvania (Signed 12/04/2024)
  16. OL Keiton Jones, 6-foot-4, 315 lbs. - Coffeyville, Kansas (Signed 12/04/2024)
  17. EDGE Javion Hilson, 6-foot-3, 235 lbs. - Cocoa, Florida (Signed 12/04/2024)

2026 Football Commits

  1. DL Anthony Kennedy, Jr., 6-foot-3, 290 lbs. - Littlerock, Arkansas (Committed 12/14/2024)

For a full breakdown of the Tigers 2025 recruiting class and more, check out the Missouri football recruiting tracker.

2025 Men's Basketball Signees

  1. PG Aaron Rowe, 6-foot, 155 lbs. - Columbia, Missouri (Signed 11/13/2024)
  2. PF Nicholas Randall, 6-foot-7, 225 lbs. - Chandler, Arizona (Signed 11/13/2024)

Check out the Missouri Tigers' basketball recruiting tracker to stay up to date on the 2025 class and beyond.


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Mason Woods
MASON WOODS

Mason Woods is the lead recruiting writer for Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral, Vanderbilt Commodores on SI, Boston College Eagles on SI and Missouri Tigers on SI. A graduate of the University of Alabama, he has worked in sports media since 2020, beginning his career in radio production with Tide 100.9 FM in Tuscaloosa. Woods has produced a multitude of live programs and has even hosted his own shows as well. He regularly part of “The Joe Gaither Show” on weekdays and serves as host of the, “All Things Bama Podcast.”