More Missouri Tigers players find homes in NFL on 2026 draft’s final day: details
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- Two more Missouri Tigers were selected late in the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday.
- Wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. was picked by the Miami Dolphins at No. 177 overall.
- Cornerback Toriano Pride Jr. was chosen by the Buffalo Bills with pick No. 220.
Two more Missouri Tigers football players were picked by pro teams in Saturday’s late rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr., who played at Mizzou during the 2025 season, was selected by the Miami Dolphins at No. 177 overall in the fifth round. He transferred from Louisville to Mississippi State and then to Missouri — where he became MU's leading receiver.
Toriano Pride Jr., a cornerback from St. Louis, was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 220th overall pick in Saturday’s Round 7.
As noted in a recent story that ran in The Star by The Missourian’s Quentin Corpuel, “Pride literally ran into the national spotlight at the NFL Scouting Combine, as his 4.32-second 40-yard dash was the fastest among all cornerbacks at the event.”
On Friday, four Tigers found homes in the NFL.
Former Mizzou edge rusher Zion Young and linebacker Josiah Trotter were selected back-to-back in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Young was taken by the Baltimore Ravens at No. 45 overall, Trotter by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at No. 46.
MU also had a couple of third-round selections, as defensive tackle Chris McClellan went No. 77 overall to the Green Bay Packers and offensive lineman Keagen Trost was picked No. 93 by the L.A. Rams.
This story was originally published April 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM.