Missouri Tigers add former Florida Gators receiver via transfer portal: details
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- Missouri added former Florida receiver Naeshaun Montgomery from the transfer portal.
- Montgomery enters 2026 with four seasons of eligibility after limited game action.
- Pickup addresses wide receiver need as Missouri lost several pass catchers to exits.
The Missouri Tigers football program earned a commitment from former Florida Gators wide receiver Naeshaun Montgomery on Saturday, per On3.
Montgomery will have four seasons of eligibility remaining. He appeared in four games this past season, catching three passes for 26 yards.
Listed at 6-foot-1, 189 pounds, he was rated as a four-star recruit by most services when he was coming out of high school. He held offers from a litany of Power Four schools and took official visits to Alabama, Florida, Louisville and Penn State.
Montgomery, who attended Miami Central High School in Miami, signed with the Gators in December 2024.
Montgomery’s role with MU in 2026 is to be determined. Mizzou returns a budding superstar in Donovan Olugbode, along with promising underclassmen in DaMarion Fowlkes and Shaun Terry II.
In addition to Montgomery, coach Eli Drinkwitz brought in Horatio Fields from Auburn and Caleb Goodie from Cincinnati.
Wide receiver was a major position of need in the transfer portal for the Tigers, who saw many of their wideouts from this past season either run out of eligibility or enter the portal. Four have already committed to new schools (Marquis Johnson to Mississippi State, Josh Manning to Kansas State, James Madison II to UTSA and Daniel Blood to Washington State).
Montgomery offers high-end speed, as he competed in track and field at Miami Central. Although he mostly was a hurdler, Montgomery won a 100-meter race in April 2024 with a time of 11.34 seconds.
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