Mizzou hasn’t slowed down on its recruiting trail and it feels like Auburn, Alabama, has been a topic of interest for Drinkwitz and company. They’ve successfully converted three Tigers over from Auburn and they
all could be instant impact players for Mizzou down the line.
The Tigers have picked up three players off the bad Tigers over the course of the past few days, and I’m going to dive into why Auburn’s Horatio Fields is a great fit for Mizzou’s receiver room.
The Douglasville, Georgia, native committed to the Tigers on Jan. 7 through an Instagram post and joins a group of three other receivers from the transfer portal to round out the room after losing players like Marquis Johnson, Joshua Manning and Kevin Coleman Jr.
Following departures from key players in the receiver room, it makes a lot of sense that this was a place of interest for the Missouri in the portal. It’ll also be adding freshman receivers Jabari Brady and Devyon Hill-Lomax who could bring a change of pace to the room even this upcoming season.
Fields joins 22 other Tigers as Mizzou’s 2026 transfer class is officially starting to fill out. Fields lacked production this past season due to an injury early in the year. Fields sustained a broken foot in September and missed the remainder of the 2025 season. He also competed in the 2023 and 2024 seasons with Wake Forest where he combined for 569 yards and five touchdowns through the two seasons. He will have two year of eligibility remaining. Fields joins linebacker Robert Woodyard Jr. and defensive back Kensley Louidor-Faustin as the three former Auburn Tigers set to play for the Mizzou Tigers next season.
The 2024 season gives us a larger sample size than Fields this season — as he finished his solo year with Auburn with just 12 receptions, 106 yards and a touchdown — but during the 2024 season he finished with 39 receptions, 463 and four touchdowns. Fields has shown the ability to beat coverage and has solid hands and has done that in a P4 conference. He didn’t get as much opportunity with Auburn, likely shadowed by top receiver Cam Coleman, but I think he still has some juice in the tank and could help out Austin Simmons get accustom to QB at Missouri.
Where He Fits
Based on where he was with Wake Forest, I could see Fields potentially playing in the slot, but with his hands and body control he could also fit as a deep threat. The former Auburn receiver has proved on multiple occasions that he can catch a contested ball. Expect Fields to get plenty of opportunity in the red zone moving forward.
When He Plays
Right Away. With key departures, the receiver room is going to need some major help from new guys this season. Losing Kevin Coleman, Joshua Manning and Marquis Johnson — all of which were starters at the beginning of the season — is never easy for a team and some of the additions like Fields should make their marks right away.
Expect Fields to be fighting for a starting spot this season, and if he doesn’t get it, I’d still expect him to get some reps during 2026.
What It Means
Any addition to the receiver corps is a good addition following the departures of the Tigers. That being said, none of the receivers so far have screamed “Top Option”. This is a strong add but also it feels like a depth add. Fields should have a productive season with the Tigers but whether he was “The Guy” for the Tigers this offseason, the way Kevin Coleman was last offseason, is still unknown.
