COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri head football coach Eli Drinkwitz announced Wednesday that 19 student athletes have signed scholarship-aid agreements to join the Tigers’ program for the 2026 season.
Mizzou’s signing class ranks No. 25 by both On3.com and ESPN and marks the fifth time under Drinkwitz in which the Tigers inked a top-25 recruiting class.
The class includes five offensive linemen, three safeties, two wide receivers, two linebackers, two cornerbacks, one defensive end, one running back, one defensive tackle, one quarterback and one tight end.
A total of 13 states are represented in the group with three from Missouri, three from Florida, two from Illinois, two from Alabama, and one each from Arkansas, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.
The signing class of 2026 consists of: Brandon Anderson (OL- Orlando, Fla.), Ahmod Billins (CB- Abbeville, Ala.), Jabari Brady (WR- North Lauderdale, Fla.), JJ Bush (LB- Mobile, Ala.), Khalief Canty Jr. (OL- Detroit, Mich.), Braylon Ellison (OL – Booneville, Mo.), Jaxson Gates (CB – Fontana, Calif.), Keenan Harris (LB – St. Louis, Mo.), Devyon Hill-Lomax (WR – Edwardsville, Ill.), Isaac Jensen (TE – Omaha, Neb.), Demarcus Johnson (DE – Roseland, La.), Brody Jones (S – Wynne, Ark.), Johnnie “DJ” Jones (OL – Venice, Fla.), Jayden McGregory (S – Des Moines, Iowa), Tajh Overton (DT – Owasso, Okla.), Gavin Sidwar (QB – Warrington, Pa.), Carter Stewart (S – Missouri City, Texas), Maxwell “Max” Warner (RB – Chicago, Ill.) and Brysen Wessell (OL – Jackson, Mo.).
The group is comprised of 14 players ranked in the top 20 in their respective states with two players ranked nationally in the top 100 by at least one recruiting service.
Anderson, Brady, Bush, Canty Jr., Ellison, Gates, Jensen, Johnson, B. Jones, J. Jones, McGregory, Overton, Sidwar, Stewart and Warner will all enroll in January of 2026.
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