Mizzou junior guard Cayden Green was named preseason All-American and All-SEC by Phil Steele Magazine. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Terrance Williams
Staff Writer

COLUMBIA, MO — Nine University of Missouri football players were named to the Phil Steele Magazine 2025 preseason all-SEC team.

Offensive guard Cayden Green was tabbed to the first team, while running back Ahmad Hardy, wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr., and safety Jalen Catalon were named to the second team.

Linebackers Triston Newson and Josiah Trotter as well as safety Daylan Carnell garnered third-team accolades, while center Connor Tollison and defensive tackle Chris McClellan rounded out the Tigers honored with fourth team recognition.

Green, a Lee’s Summit native who’s returning for his second season as Mizzou’s starting left guard, helped the Mizzou offense accumulate 2,138 rushing and 2,926 passing yards as well as 26 rushing touchdowns. He anchored an offensive line that led the SEC and ranked seventh nationally in time of possession (32:54) as well as fourth and seventh in the conference in tackles for loss allowed (4.62) and sacks allowed (2.00) per game, respectively.

Hardy joined the Tigers in the spring after transferring from Louisiana Monroe. The 2024 Freshman All-America selection and Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year compiled 237 rushes for 1,351 yards (5.88) and 13 touchdowns and eight receptions for 72 yards (9.00) in 12 career games (nine starts).

Coleman Jr. returns to his home state after spending the last year at Mississippi State. The 2024 All-SEC Third Team selection and 2022 SWAC Freshman of the Year has carded 132 receptions for 1,769 yards (13.40) with 11 touchdowns and 11 rushes for 35 yards (3.18) in 39 career games (31 starts). He’s added 48 career punt returns for 322 yards (6.71), and 20 kickoff returns for 461 yards (23.05).

Catalon, a two-time All-America selection, a Second Team All-SEC (2020) and First Team All-Mountain West (2024) recipient, returns to the SEC after spending the last year at UNLV. The two-time semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award in 2020 and 2024 has compiled 272 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, 13 pass breakups, five caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and three quarterback pressures in 43 career games (34 starts).

Mizzou linebacker Triston Newson will be back for his second season with the Tigers in 2025. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Newson is back for his second consecutive season as Mizzou’s starting linebacker and in 48 career games (23 starts), has registered 286 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, three interceptions, six pass breakups, eight caused fumbles, five fumble recoveries and six quarterback pressures.

Trotter joined Mizzou in the spring after a rookie campaign that saw him earn Freshman All-America honors while at West Virginia. The 2024 Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year and Honorable Mention All-Big 12 recipient has compiled 92 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack, one interception, two pass breakups and five quarterback pressures in 12 career games (11 starts).

Grad student Daylan Carnell will be back for his third season as a starting safety for the Missouri Tigers. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Carnell enters his third season as the Tigers’ starting safety and in 43 career games (26 starts), has registered 133 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, four interceptions, 20 pass breakups, four caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries and nine quarterback pressures. He’s posted 33 games with two-plus tackles and nine contests with five-plus tackles, including a career-high eight against Middle Tennessee in 2023.

Tollison returns to the field after sustaining a season-ending injury nine games into the 2024 season. The Tigers’ four-year starting center has compiled 2,356 career snaps in 37 games (35 starts).

McClellan is back for his second consecutive season as Mizzou’s starting defensive tackle and in 38 career games (10 starts), has registered 85 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two pass breakups, one caused fumble, one fumble recovery and five quarterback pressures.

Mizzou will begin the new season on August 28, when the Tigers host Central Arkansas in a game at Faurot Field. Kickoff that evening is set for 6:30 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on the SEC Network.

2025 MIZZOU TIGERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DateTimeAtOpponentLocationTVRadio
August 28, 2025 (Thursday)6:30 pmHomeCentral ArkansasFaurot FieldTiger Radio Network
September 6, 2025 (Saturday)2:30 pmHomeKansasFaurot FieldTiger Radio Network
September 13, 2025 (Saturday)3 pmHomeLouisianaFaurot FieldTiger Radio Network
September 20, 2025 (Saturday)TBDHomeSouth CarolinaFaurot FieldTBDTiger Radio Network
September 27, 2025 (Saturday)TBDHomeMassachusettsFaurot FieldTBDTiger Radio Network
October 11, 2025 (Saturday)TBDHomeAlabamaFaurot FieldTBDTiger Radio Network
October 18, 2025 (Saturday)TBDAwayAuburnAuburn, Ala. / Jordan-Hare StadiumTBDTiger Radio Network
October 25, 2025 (Saturday)TBDAwayVanderbiltNashville, Tenn. / FirstBank StadiumTBDTiger Radio Network
November 8, 2025 (Saturday)TBDHomeTexas A&MFaurot FieldTBDTiger Radio Network
November 15, 2025 (Saturday)TBDHomeMississippi StateFaurot FieldTBDTiger Radio Network
November 22, 2025 (Saturday)TBDAwayOklahomaNorman, Okla. / Memorial StadiumTBDTiger Radio Network
November 29, 2025 (Saturday)TBDAwayArkansasFayetteville, Ark. / Razorback StadiumTBDTiger Radio Network