Missouri football live transfer portal news. Tracking who joins, leaves

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The college football transfer portal isn’t quite officially open yet, but that hasn’t stopped the action from starting.

Missouri football is gearing up for a busy offseason. A considerable amount of change is expected in Columbia over the upcoming weeks, as the transfer portal will open for entries Jan. 2-16.

The Tigers will assemble most of their 2026 roster in the coming months, as there is no spring transfer portal window this year.

Before the portal is open, 14 Mizzou players announced their intent to enter the portal by Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 30. Most of those players were freshmen or reserves. Still, the list does include starting QB Beau Pribula and two wide receivers who started games in 2025.

The Tigers have several glaring needs for their 2026 squad, with quarterback, wide receiver, cornerback and various offensive line spots at the top of the list.

Several impending NFL Draft decisions and transfer choices could significantly impact Mizzou’s portal strategy.

So, buckle in. The fun is about to start.

The Tribune will keep tabs on every incoming and outgoing player from Missouri over the course of the next month with our live transfer portal tracker:

Who has Missouri football signed out of transfer portal?

So far, Missouri has not signed any players out of the transfer portal. It’s highly unlikely that Missouri will sign any players out of the transfer portal until at least Jan. 2, when the portal officially opens and the paperwork for student-athletes is processed.

We will update this section as signings are announced, which are expected to begin in January.

Which Missouri football players are transferring?

We will keep tabs of every player from Mizzou who enters the transfer portal in this list, which includes their class designation in 2026, position and, when it applies, their new team.

Here are the Missouri players who have announced an intention to enter the transfer portal.

Beau Pribula, graduate, quarterback (No new team)
Joshua Manning, senior, wide receiver (NA)
Marquis Johnson, senior, wide receiver (NA)
Jayven Richardson, redshirt senior, offensive tackle (NA)
Marquise Davis, redshirt freshman, running back (NA)
Javion Hilson, redshirt freshman, defensive end (NA)
Brandon Solis, redshirt junior, offensive lineman (NA)
Henry Fenuku, redshirt freshman, offensive lineman (NA)
Johnny Williams IV, redshirt junior, offensive lineman (NA)
Brendon Haygood, redshirt freshman, running back (NA)
James Madison II, redshirt sophomore, wide receiver (NA
Caleb Flagg, redshirt senior, safety (NA)
Robert Meyer, sophomore, kicker (NA)
Ryder Goodwin, redshirt junior, kicker (NA)

Live updates from the portal will be posted below these constantly evolving lists:

Who are among Mizzou’s options at quarterback?

If Mizzou wants to chase one of the current top names in the portal at QB, there are options.

All of the following players are expected to enter the portal: Drew Mestemaker (North Texas); Brendan Sorsby (Cincinnati); DJ Lagway (Florida); Dylan Raiola (Nebraska); Byrum Brown (USF); Rocco Becht (Iowa State); Josh Hoover (TCU); and Sam Leavitt (Arizona State).

If Mizzou wants to avoid spending SEC QB1 money in favor of bolstering other positions, there are options there, too: Katin Houser (East Carolina); Jaden Craig (Harvard); Anthony Colandrea (UNLV); Colton Joseph (Old Dominion); Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Colorado State); and Taron Dickens (Western Carolina).

Does Mizzou have any offers out?

So far, the only offer we’ve seen publicized from Mizzou is to West Florida wide receiver Corey Scott, who is a Jacksonville, Florida, native who caught 63 passes for 1,018 yards and four touchdowns at the Division-II level this season.

What will be Mizzou’s biggest positions of need?

Cornerback and wide receiver stand as Mizzou’s most glaring portal needs.

The Tigers are set to lose all three of the corners who took the lion’s share of their snaps at the position in 2025, and they will lose four of their five top wide receivers.

Here’s a quick glance at where else Mizzou is losing starters or key rotation members just to eligibility, which will likely make up the bulk of their portal priority list: Right tackle, center, field defensive end, two defensive tackles, two linebackers, free safety, and punter.

List of wide receivers, defensive backs to watch

Here is a list of players who Mizzou wide receivers coach Jacob Peeler has recently followed on X/Twitter. He’s one of Missouri’s primary recruiters, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Tigers take a run at some of the players, all of whom are entering the portal, on this list:

Nick Marsh, Michigan State WR
Eugene Wilson, Florida WR
Horatio Fields, Auburn WR
Chase Sowell, Iowa State WR
Marcus Neal, Iowa State DB
Jayce Brown, Kansas State WR
Bryson Rodgers, Ohio State WR
Corey Scott, West Florida WR (offer)
Xavier Townsend, Iowa State WR
Wyatt Young, North Texas WR
Braden Pegan, Utah State WR
Tre Brown III, Old Dominion CB
Tristian Gardner, Missouri State WR
Jackson Harris, Hawai’i WR

How many players will Missouri take in the transfer portal?

Best guesses: Missouri adds approximately 15 players to compete for spots on the two-deep.

That number will change as players make NFL and transfer decisions, which makes it likely we’ll see more than 20 newcomers in this window. Some of that will be purely for depth, but the majority of MU’s portal business will be for players who can contribute immediately.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Missouri football transfer portal live tracker. Who is signing, leaving?

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