Post-spring Missouri football 2026 defensive depth chart projection
Here’s our latest two-deep projection for Missouri football’s defensive depth chart after spring practices.
The offseason, as much as there is one in college football in 2026, is in full swing. Missouri football, which holds its spring practices earlier than most SEC teams, wrapped up spring camp on March 19. The Tigers had 13 official practices, bringing nearly 50 newcomers to Columbia to get their first reps with the 2026 team.
Mizzou has important spots to fill on both sides of the ball, but the most turnover for Eli Drinkwitz’s next squad is on the defense. Several key players are going to the NFL, more are graduating, and a couple of starters have entered the transfer portal. More: Post-spring Missouri football 2026 offensive depth chart projection The depth chart now looks quite different from when Mizzou wrapped up its spring at this time in 2025.
All transfers are marked with an asterisk (*). Here’s our best guess at what the Tigers’ defense will look like next season: Defensive ends Starters: Boundary: Darris Smith, r-sr. ; Field: Langden Kitchen, sr.
Primary rotation: Boundary: *Malik Bryant, r-jr. Field: Kamauryn Morgan, so. ; *Demarcus Johnson, jr.
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