New jersey numbers for Missouri football transfers, freshmen, returners
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Spring camp in Columbia has wrapped up, and a new batch of Missouri football jersey numbers are settled.As has been the case since Eli Drinkwitz became Mizzou’s coach, Mizzou players aren’t automatically given numbers when they arrive on campus. Instead, the players ‘earn’ their numbers through practice performances, typically in spring or fall camp.
Mizzou had 42 newcomers on campus this year, with 29 transfers and 13 true freshmen participating in spring camp, which wrapped up Wednesday, March 18. Nine more freshmen and, now, one more transfer will arrive in Columbia in the summer.
Every player who was on campus now has a jersey number for the 2026 season.
Here are the numbers that Missouri football’s transfers and true freshman will wear in their first season with the program, as well as number changes for some of MU’s returners:
What jersey numbers will Missouri football transfers wear?
Here are the numbers that Mizzou’s 29 offseason transfers will wear in the 2026 season:
- Naeshaun Montgomery, Florida, WR — No. 0
- Robert Woodyard Jr., Auburn, LB — No. 0
- Chris Graves Jr., Ole Miss, CB — No. 1
- Caleb Goodie, Cincinnati, WR — No. 2
- Sione Laulea, Oregon, CB — No. 2
- Kensley Louidor-Faustin, Auburn, S — No. 7
- Donta Simpson, Miami, DT — No. 8
- Nick Evers, UConn, QB — No. 10
- Malik Bryant, Miami, DE — No. 12
- Jaden Jones, Florida State, DE — No. 13
- Austin Simmons, Ole Miss, QB — No. 13
- Bobby Washington, Miami, LB — No. 16
- Kenric Lanier II, Minnesota, WR — No. 17
- JaDon Blair, Notre Dame, S — No. 18
- Cayden Lee, Ole Miss, WR — No. 19
- Jahlil Florence, Oregon, CB — No. 21
- Malae Fonoti, Montana, RB — No. 21
- Elijah Dotson, Michigan, S — No. 22
- Xai’Shaun Edwards, Houston Christian, RB — No. 24
- Mark Shenouda, Tennessee State, P — No. 34
- Brunno Reus, Florida State, K/P — No. 40
- Luke Work, Mississippi State, OL — No. 51
- Demarcus Johnson, Hutchinson CC, DE — No. 52
- Zach Owens, Mississippi State, OG — No. 52
- Josh Atkins, Arizona State, OT — No. 54
- Will Kemna, Kansas State, OL — No. 55
- Cavan Tuley, Houston, DE — No. 55
- Colin Sorensen, Charleston Southern, OT — No. 72
- CJ May, Louisville, DE — No. 97
Late transfer addition Mark Hensley, who committed to the Tigers from Northern Illinois on Saturday, March 21, likely will not receive a number until fall camp.
Jersey numbers for Mizzou freshmen
Missouri had 13 true freshmen who enrolled early in January. Nine more players will join the team in the summer.
- Gavin Sidwar, QB — No. 7
- Jabari Brady, WR — No. 11
- Isaac Jensen, TE — No. 18
- Max Warner, RB — No. 22
- Jaxson Gates, CB — No. 26
- Jayden McGregory, S — No. 28
- Carter Stewart, S — No. 30
- Brody Jones, S — No. 32
- JJ Bush, LB — No. 33
- Khalief Canty Jr., OL — No. 58
- Braylon Ellison, OL — No. 69
- Brandon Anderson, OL — No. 79
- Tajh Overton, DT — No. 90
The players who will enroll this summer for Missouri are OT Johnnie Jones, LB Keenan Harris, CB Trashundon Neal, OT Brysen Wessell, DT Jocques Felix, WR Devyon Hill-Lomax, CB Ahmod Billins, RB Preston Hatfield and WR Karsten Fiene.
Number changes for Mizzou returners
Multiple Missouri returners have changed numbers in the offseason. Here’s the full list:
- DaMarion Fowlkes, WR — No. 11 to No. 3
- Marquis Gracial, DT — No. 33 to No. 3
- Shaun Terry II, WR — No. 8 to No. 4
- Nicholas Rodriguez, LB — No. 20 to No. 5
- Jeremiah Beasley, LB — No. 18 to No. 6
- Dante McClellan, LB — No. 22 to No. 9
- Daeden Hopkins, DE — No. 93 to No. 10
- CJ Bass III, S — No. 30 to No. 14
- Cameron Keys, S — No. 29 to No. 20
- Brett Le Blanc, LS — No. 51 to No. 49
- Jack Lange, OL — No. 76 to No. 75
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: New jersey numbers for Missouri football transfers, freshmen, returners
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