#5

Matt Zollers

QB · Missouri · R-Jr. · #5

Returning to Missouri for 2026
R-Jr. · Royersford, Pa. → Spring-Ford
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Matt Zollers

QB · Missouri · Fr · #5

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#93 national
CFB
College
Missouri
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Missouri478853.4%5035.742111.9----
Career478853.4%5035.742111.9----
SeasonTeam
2025Missouri16-23-1.40--
Career16-23-1.40--

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Missouri

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Missouri

Returning around him

  • 20% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #34

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Grayson Loftis’s 2025 season.

Charlotte · 2025

#2

Gavin Hardison

UTEP · 2020

54%
#3

Kai Horton

Tulane · 2023

53%
#4

Landyn Locke

Sam Houston · 2025

52%
#5

Luke Kromenhoek

Florida State · 2024

50%

Matches Grayson on

Height

Differs from Grayson on

Recruiting rating (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (lower)
INT rate (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Joe Pesansky’s path through Florida International.

Joe Pesansky

84%match

Florida International · 2025

#2

Rex Culpepper

Syracuse · 2020

82%
#3

Cam Ransom

Bethune-Cookman · 2025

81%
#4

Jason Shelley

Missouri State · 2022

79%
#5

Jaden Rashada

Arizona State · 2023

77%

Matches Joe on

Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Gavin Hardison's freshman season at UTEP (2020).

UTEP · 2020

#2

Landyn Locke

Sam Houston · 2025

56%
#3

Luke Kromenhoek

Florida State · 2024

45%
#4

Tad Hudson

Coastal Carolina · 2025

44%
#5

Brady Olson

Massachusetts · 2021

41%

Matches Gavin on

Rush usage
Yards / attempt

Differs from Gavin on

Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Height (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Matt Zollers

#1

Joe Pesansky

Florida International · 2025

84%
#2

Jaden Rashada

Arizona State · 2023

77%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #622

Final rank
#627
Avg #755.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #622 this season.

Background

2025: Saw action seven games as a true freshman with three starts (Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Virginia) … Completed the first eight passes of his collegiate career … Completed 47-of-88 attempts for 503 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions on the season. Central Arkansas: Made his co...

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