From East Carolina to Cal and Southern Miss to Syracuse, the state of modern college football means there are former Missouri football players scattered across the country.
Players who were once upon a time Tigers have leapt through the transfer portal to plenty of other programs at a wide range of levels. The start of the 2024 college football season is a reason to conduct a roll call of where they are now.
Here are 13 interesting Mizzou transfers to follow at other schools this season.
Connor Bazelak, QB, Bowling Green: Bazelak is closing in on 10,000 career passing yards after three seasons at MU, one at Indiana and one at Bowling Green. He’s now entering his final season of eligibility and gunning for a Mid-American Conference title after closing out last season in strong form.
Jake Garcia, QB, East Carolina: Garcia’s time in black and gold was short — he transferred in from Miami for the 2023 quarterback battle and hopped back in the portal just before the Cotton Bowl. He’s won the Pirates starting job during this preseason.
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Carmycah Glass, LB, Louisiana: If Glass left MU in search of playing time after not appearing for the Tigers last season, he’ll seemingly get it with the Ragin’ Cajuns. He’s expected to get regular snaps as a rotational middle linebacker and could move out to the edge at times.
JJ Hester, WR, Oklahoma: The lone transfer from this list who will face his former school in the regular season, Hester is healthy for the first time in a long time. Injuries have limited him to just one catch in two seasons in Norman, but Oklahoma coach will have a “real role” this season.
Gabarri Johnson, QB, Oregon State: After making some nice plays in Missouri’s preseason scrimmages for young players, Johnson was a bit of a surprise portal entrant. He was in the mix for the Beavers’ quarterback competition, which was a close one, and could see some action early in the season if that battle continues.
Dominic Lovett, WR, Georgia: Lovett scored on his former team when the Tigers played the Bulldogs last season. He’ll continue to start in the slot for Georgia and be one of the leading receivers in Athens, particularly after Rara Thomas was dismissed from the team.
Ja’Mori Maclin, WR, Kentucky: Maclin is back in the Southeastern Conference after a stint at North Texas, where he’s reuniting with a familiar face in new Kentucky offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan. When Maclin was a freshman at Mizzou, Hamdan was the Tigers’ wide receivers coach. MU quarterback Brady Cook after Kentucky’s hire of the former Missouri assistant.
Tyler Macon, QB, Alcorn State: Macon is playing at a very different level of college football after beginning his career as an intriguing freshman for Mizzou. Alcorn State started 2024 with a 41-3 loss to UAB which saw Macon — one of three quarterbacks used in an attempt to get some offense going — finish three for seven with four passing yards and an interception.
Jack Stonehouse, P, Syracuse: The former Missouri punter made the All-Atlantic Coast Conference third-team last season while booting the ball away indoors more often. His punting ability is strong enough that his offseason focus has been improving as a … .
Serigne Tounkara, OLB, Cal: After working as a defensive end with the Tigers, Tounkara landed with another power-conference program in California. The Golden Bears used outside linebackers as their edge rushers, and he’s listed as a third-string option on their first depth chart of the season.
Arden Walker, DE, Colorado: After a pair of seasons at Mizzou, Walker was among the influx of transfers to Deion Sanders’ Colorado program, where he started two games last year. Walker played 26 snaps and recorded one quarterback hurry in the Buffs’ narrow Thursday win over North Dakota State.
Dameon Wilson, LB, East Carolina: Wilson was a regular contributor at times for Missouri during the 2023 season, which saw the Tigers lean on quite a bit of linebacker depth. He didn’t seem to have the same impact as Chuck Hicks or Triston Newson, this year’s starters, and left via the portal. Wilson looks likely to get snaps at East Carolina but remains a developmental add for the Pirates.
Elijah Young, RB, Western Kentucky: Young led the Hilltoppers in rushing last season after transferring away from Columbia. He was one of three Conference USA players named to the Doak Walker Award preseason watchlist, which is given to the nation’s best running back.