Missouri 2025 Rankings Update: Running Backs
We unveiled our updated Class of 2025 rankings recently, which includes 50 ranked prospects and several more prospects including the Watch List. Click here to view the updated 2025 Rankings! There are 15 running backs in the Top 50 and…
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Continue ReadingWe unveiled our updated Class of 2025 rankings recently, which includes 50 ranked prospects and several more prospects including the Watch List.
Click here to view the updated 2025 Rankings!
There are 15 running backs in the Top 50 and 17 running backs overall for the Class of 2025 in Missouri in the Prep Redzone database, which continues to grow every day.
Today we are taking a closer look at the top prospects. (Click on the player names to check out their prospect pages on PRZ, including links to their HUDL highlights.)
1. Dierre Hill Dierre Hill 5'11" | 180 lbs | RB Vashon | 2025 IL , Vashon
The No. 2 overall prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2025, Hill is an electric 5-foot-11, 180-pounder who burst onto the scene in 2021 with an eye-popping debut for the Wolverines.
Hill averaged 11.8 yards per carry as he rushed for 1,120 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 154 yards and three scores. He scored a remarkable seven touchdowns on returns. He finished with 24 total touchdowns. If that wasn’t enough, he also recorded 21 tackles and three interceptions on defense.
Vashon coach Will Franklin, who played at the University of Missouri and later with the Kansas City Chiefs, said Hill is mature beyond his years: “He’s a natural born leader that possesses intangibles that can change the culture of a program.”
Hill has received early scholarship offers from Arkansas, Nebraska, Illinois and Arkansas State.
2. Jamarion Parker Jamarion Parker 6'1" | 185 lbs | RB Cardinal Ritter | 2025 State MO , Cardinal Ritter
Parker, a 6-0, 185-pounder, is the No. 3 overall prospect in Missouri for the Class of 2025 and has blown up in recruiting since the end of his freshman season with early scholarship offers from Ole Miss, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Minnesota and several others.
Parker rushed for 243 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries during his freshman campaign. He averaged 9.0 yards per carry and scored five total touchdowns.
Cardinal Ritter coach Brennan Spain said Parker’s length and speed make him special.
“His body type and build reminds you of Darren McFadden,” Spain said. “Very long arms and legs. This is why his stiff arm is deadly. He’s already 6-foot and 184 pounds. He’s fast enough to pull away from three-level defenders.”
3. Hunter Adams Hunter Adams 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB Ava | 2025 State MO , Ava
Adams, a 5-10, 175-pounder, earned some recognition as a track standout in middle school when he recorded a 100-meter dash time of 11.52 seconds and long jumped 19 feet.
He then went out and showed off his speed during his freshman football season when he carried 165 times for 1,174 yards and scored 25 touchdowns.
4. Malik Matthews Malik Matthews 5'10" | 170 lbs | RB CBC | 2025 State MO , CBC
A 5-10, 170-pounder, Matthews earned some playing time during the Cadets’ state championship run and impressed in limited opportunities.
He rushed 11 times for 160 yards and three touchdowns at the varsity level. He averaged a remarkable 14.5 yards per carry. He also recorded three tackles and a fumble recovery.
CBC returns a loaded group of running backs next season, including two or three Division I backs, so we might not see Matthews get a heavy workload at the varsity level until he’s a junior in 2023.
5. Ryver Peppers Ryver Peppers 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB Fort Osage | 2025 State MO , Fort Osage
Peppers, a 5-11, 165-pounder, impressed at the varsity level as a freshman for Fort Osage when he rushed for 371 yards and five touchdowns and averaged 12.8 yards per carry. He will be a player to keep an eye on for the future.
Next up:
Jax Glendenning Jax Glendenning 5'9" | 170 lbs | RB Lebanon | 2025 State MO , Lebanon
Gabe Fields Gabe Fields 6'0" | 190 lbs | RB St. Joseph Central | 2025 State MO , St. Joseph Central
Dominic Cude Dominic Cude 5'11" | 215 lbs | RB St. Pius X (KC) | 2025 State MO , St. Pius X (KC)
DJ Harris DJ Harris 5'8" | 175 lbs | RB Grain Valley | 2025 State MO , Grain Valley
Travon Pankey Travon Pankey 6'1" | 190 lbs | RB Oak Park | 2025 State MO , Oak Park
Prep Redzone Missouri 2025 Rankings Positional Breakdown
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Offensive Linemen | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Defensive Backs | Athletes