The recruiting race for the Class of 2026 is already heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2026 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Missouri using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by the 247Sports Composite ranking. Here's the players from Missouri set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
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1 / 20#20. Garrick Dixon (CB)
- National rank: #1,121 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #94
- College: Kansas State
- Offers: Kansas State, Air Force, Army, Cincinnati, Dartmouth
- High school: Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon, MO)
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2 / 20#17 (tie). Jocques Felix (DL)
- National rank: #1,013 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #116
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Eastern Michigan, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Ball State
- High school: Cardinal Ritter College Prep (St. Louis, MO)
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3 / 20#17 (tie). Jake Plummer (Edge)
- National rank: #1,013 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #91
- College: Fresno State
- Offers: Fresno State, Illinois State, Lindenwood, Miami (OH), Missouri State
- High school: Christian Brothers College (St. Louis, MO)
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4 / 20#17 (tie). Jordan Taylor (RB)
- National rank: #1,013 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #63
- College: Lindenwood
- Offers: Lindenwood, Sacramento State, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Kent State
- High school: St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
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5 / 20#15 (tie). Nick McClellan (S)
- National rank: #962 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #85
- College: Kansas State
- Offers: Kansas State, Iowa, Colorado State, Eastern Michigan, Iowa State
- High school: Christian Brothers College (St. Louis, MO)
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6 / 20#15 (tie). Jack Utz (TE)
- National rank: #962 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #54
- College: Kansas
- Offers: Kansas, UCF, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Baylor
- High school: Platte County (Platte City, MO)
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7 / 20#14. Jacob Miller (OT)
- National rank: #960 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #80
- College: Northwestern
- Offers: Northwestern, Northern Iowa
- High school: Penney (Hamilton, MO)
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8 / 20#13. Gabe Weaver (TE)
- National rank: #923 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #52
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota, Air Force, Charlotte, Cornell, Dartmouth
- High school: Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day (St. Louis, MO)
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9 / 20#11 (tie). Kevin Sullivan (TE)
- National rank: #815 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #44
- College: Kansas
- Offers: Kansas, Iowa State, Arizona State, Arkansas, BYU
- High school: Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO)
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10 / 20#11 (tie). Bennett Fraser (IOL)
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11 / 20#9 (tie). Braylon Ellison (IOL)
- National rank: #724 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #57
- College: Missouri
- Offers: Missouri, Oregon State, Arkansas State, Ball State, Coastal Carolina
- High school: Boonville (Boonville, MO)
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12 / 20#9 (tie). Landon Bland (Edge)
- National rank: #724 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #68
- College: Oklahoma State
- Offers: Oklahoma State, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State
- High school: Carthage (Carthage, MO)
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13 / 20#8. Rocco Marriott (QB)
- National rank: #694 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #39
- College: James Madison
- Offers: James Madison, UCF, West Virginia, Bowling Green
- High school: Platte County (Platte City, MO)
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14 / 20#7. Brysen Wessell (DL)
- National rank: #629 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #77
- College: Missouri
- Offers: Missouri, Arkansas State, Central Michigan, Iowa State, James Madison
- High school: Jackson (Jackson, MO)
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16 / 20#5. Jacob Eberhart (ATH)
- National rank: #428 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #31
- College: Illinois
- Offers: Illinois, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Alabama
- High school: Kirkwood (St. Louis, MO)
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17 / 20#4. DeZephen Walker (RB)
- National rank: #391 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: Oklahoma
- Offers: Oklahoma, Kansas State, Kansas, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Raymore-Peculiar (Peculiar, MO)
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18 / 20#3. Ronelle Johnson (Edge)
- National rank: #290 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: Indiana
- Offers: Indiana, Miami, Missouri, Kansas State
- High school: Blue Springs (Blue Springs, MO)
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19 / 20#2. Titan Davis (DL)
- National rank: #114 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #14
- College: Michigan
- Offers: Michigan, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO)
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20 / 20#1. Jackson Cantwell (OT)
