Reports: Mizzou football down two offensive tackles due to transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz lost not one, but two offensive tackles in the same day, according to reports from multiple college football insiders.
Just hours after tackle Johnny Williams IV confirmed on his social media that he would be entering the transfer portal, CBS Sports insider Matt Zenitz reported that backup left tackle Jayven Richardson is going to follow suit.
In his second season in Columbia, Richardson worked as the backup for starting left tackle Cayden Green. He got into 10 games this season, including a pair of starts when Green sat out due to a minor foot injury. The 6-foot-6, 313-pound tackle played 197 total snaps in 2025.
He came to Columbia as the No. 4 overall JUCO prospect, coming out of Hutchinson Community College. Now, he will look for a new collegiate home with one year of eligibility remaining.
Richardson is now the 13th player to opt to throw his name into the transfer portal and the fourth since Mizzou's loss in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl over the weekend.
You can find a full list of all of Mizzou's transfer portal entries below.
- Quarterback Beau Pribula
- Wide receiver Marquis Johnson
- Wide receiver Joshua Manning
- Wide receiver James Madison II
- Running back Marquise Davis
- Running back Brenden Haygood
- Offensive tackle Jayven Richardson
- Offensive tackle Johnny Williams IV
- Offensive lineman Henry Fenuku
- Defensive end Javion Hilson
- Safety Caleb Flagg (left the team in Sept.)
- Kicker Roert Meyer
- Kicker Ryder Goodwin
