COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou head football coach Eli Drinkwitz announced the signing of four additional players to scholarship-aid agreements for the Tigers’ 2026 recruiting class on Wednesday.
That brings Mizzou’s 2026 recruiting class to a total of 23 players that includes 22 high school student-athletes and one junior college recruit. The Tigers added defensive lineman Jocques Felix out of Cardinal Ritter in St. Louis, cornerback Trashundon Neal from Liberty North High School along with a pair of high school teammates, wide receiver Karsten Fiene and running back Preston Hatfield from Lee’s Summit.
The 23-player recruiting class will join a 28-player class from the transfer portal, along with returning Tigers’ players, to complete the 2026 Tigers’ roster.
SIGNEE BIOS
Jocques Felix
DT, 6-2, 295, St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter
A three-star prospect across all the major recruiting services … 247Sports ranks him as the No. 98 defensive lineman nationally and the No. 15 player in the State of Missouri … No. 123 defensive lineman by the 247Composite … On3/Rivals ranks him No. 117 among defensive linemen … No. 19 player in Missouri … ESPN lists him 126th among defensive linemen and No. 19 in the state … 350th in the Midlands Region according to ESPN … A St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro selection as a senior at Cardial Ritter … Coached by Brennan Spain at Cardinal Ritter … recorded 106 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior … Second team 5A All-State pick by the Missouri Football Coaches Association … Chose Mizzou after flipping commitment from Iowa State … Also considered Kansas State and Michigan State.
Trashundon Neal
CB, 6-0, 178, Liberty, Mo./Liberty North
A three-star in-state cornerbacks out of Liberty North High School … 247Sports rates him as the nation’s No. 61 corner prospect … No. 11 player in the state of Missouri … ESPN ranks Neal as the No. 111 cornerback and No. 20 player in the state … Second team 5A All-State pick by the Missouri Football Coaches Association … First team All-District … 2025 finalist for the Andre Maloney Award, which is given to the top defensive back in the Kansas City metro area … Played for head coach Andy Lierman … Recorded 37 tackles with an interception and four pass breakups as a senior … Made 16 tackles and two interceptions as a junior in 2024 … Caught 56 passes for 980 yards and 14 TD as a junior … Made 46 catches for 572 yards and two scores as a sophomore in 2023 … Chose Mizzou over Northwest Missouri State.
Karsten Fiene
WR, 6-1, 203, Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit
A three-star prospect who did everything for 6A State Championship team at Lee’s Summit … rated the No. 217 receiver by 247Sports and the No. 27 player in Missouri … No. 278 in the 247Composite … ESPN lists him the No. 70 receiver and No. 18 player in the state … No. 244 in ESPN’s Midland Region … Played for head coach Todd Miller at Lee’s Summit … Fiene helped lead Lee’s Summit to the 2025 Missouri Class 6 State Championship … Accumulated 1,586 all-purpose yards and scored 22 total touchdowns … Rushed for 1,096 yards and 17 touchdowns, averaging 7.3 yards per carry … Caught 17 passes for 435 yards and four scores … Registered 60 tackles, two TFL, an interception and one defensive TD … First team 6A All-State pick by the Missouri Football Coaches Association … Chose Mizzou after flipping commitment from Iowa State … Also considered Kansas State and Michigan State.
Preston Hatfield
RB, 5-8, 169, Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit
A three-star running back at Lee’s Summit … Helped lead his team to the 2025 Missouri 6A State Championship … 247Sports ranks him as the No. 83 running back and No. 25 player in the state … No. 102 among running backs and No. 24 in the state in the 247Composite … ESPN lists him as the No. 87 back and No. 24 player in the state … Suffered a fractured leg in the 2025 season opener but returned after eight games … Played for head coach Todd Miller at Lee’s Summit … Set a Missouri State Championship Game record with 457 rushing yards and four touchdowns … Finished with 1,662 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior to go with three receptions for 42 yards … Gained 1,281 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior in 2024 while catching 27 passes for 358 yards and three scores … A multi-sport athlete who placed sixth in the Missouri 5A State Track and Field Championships with a long jump of 22-7.25 … Logged a 11.01 in the 100 and a 24.18 in the 200.
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