5-Star Offensive Tackle No Longer Considering Mizzou

A Missouri native five-star removed the Tigers from his list of schools and will make his decision soon.

Nixa High School freshman Jackson Cantwell (right) runs drills during football practice on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Cantwell is 6-foot-8 and a multi-sport athlete and also scored a 33 on the ACT. Tnixa Football00062 | Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Missouri Tigers are no longer in the running for five-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell, according to On3 reports. Cantwell will decide between Oregon, Ohio State, Miami and Georgia. He also removed Michigan from his final list of schools.

🚨NEWS🚨 No. 1 recruit Jackson Cantwell will announce his commitment on April 30, @Hayesfawcett3 reports⌛️

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— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) April 14, 2025

Cantwell is the top-ranked player in the country according to 247sports composite rankings, making him the best at the position and the state. He's from Nixa, Missouri, only hours away from Columbia.

This is not the first time a top-ranked prospect has come out of the state of Missouri. Luther Burden III and Williams Nwaneri are both recent examples of highly after prospects coming out close to Columbia, both of which ended up as Tigers. Cantwell will break that streak of five-star Missourians staying in-state.

A commitment date is looming soon for Cantwell. He will make his decision on April 30, which for him is sooner than expected. This will come before any official visits to any of the teams.

For now, no specific team leads the race for Cantwell. There have been good things said about each of the four finalists in his recruitment and he's been to each school plenty of times. Oregon head coach Dan Lanning is a native of Kansas City, which could be the reason for Cantwell to commit because of the Missouri connection.

Outside of that, there are no direct ties to any of the schools. The build-up to Cantwell's commitment will be full of question marks unless predictions flood in beforehand.