Mizzou Flips IOL Brysen Wessell From Iowa State

The Tigers are adding another interior lineman to its class, while also being a Missouri native.

Nov 30, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; A general view of a Missouri Tigers helmet against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images | Denny Medley-Imagn Images

The Missouri Tigers just added another player to their 2026 class, flipping three-star center Brysen Wessell from Jackson, Missouri. Wessell was previously committed to Iowa State for a little under four months before changing his pledge.

It’s been a long time coming. But I’m proud to announce that I’m going to be spending the next 4-5 years playing football at Mizzou!!
Big thanks to @CoachJonesB @JAbercrombie51 and @CoachDrinkwitz #MIZ pic.twitter.com/o9FGWwvv7p

— Brysen wessell (@WessellBrysen) October 11, 2025

Wessell is the No. 627 player in the country and the seventh-best player in Missouri, per composite rankings. He's listed as a defensive lineman and has the ability to play both, but offensive line coach Brandon Jones has recruited him to play in his position group.

The Missouri local was on campus for the Tigers' 29-20 win over South Carolina on Sept. 20.

"It was awesome," Wessell told MissouriOnSI. "I loved the atmosphere and it was cool getting to meet everybody and see people again."

This is the fourth addition the Tigers have made on the offensive line, joining four-star Brandon Anderson and three-stars Khalief Canty and Braylon Ellison. Wessell is the second Missouri native to join the class.

Wessell might not be the last addition on the offensive front that Jones and the Tigers add. Four-star offensive tackle Johnnie Jones, a recent UCLA decommit, is on the market and is a player Missouri is in contention for. They're competing with schools like Florida State, Penn State and Mississippi State, according to On3.

2026 Mizzou Football Recruiting Targets

4-Star OT Johnnie Jones - Venice, Florida
4-Star LB Duyon Forkpa Jr. - Baltimore, Maryland
4-Star LB Braylon Hodge (Michigan State) - Englewood, Colorado
4-Star DT Tajh Overton (Oklahoma State) - Owasso, Oklahoma
3-Star DT Jae'Lin Battle (Baylor) - Edmond, Oklahoma
3-Star DT Ari Slocum - Farmerville, Louisiana
3-Star CB Brody Jones (Cincinnati) - Fayetteville, Arkansas
3-Star CB Ahmod Billins - Abbeville, Alabama
3-Star S Karaijus Hayes - Sarasota, Florida
3-Star OT Ben Mubenga - Buford, Georgia

2026 Football Commitments

1. QB Gavin Sidwar, 6-foot-3, 190 lbs. - Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania (Committed 04/18/2025)
2. LB Keenan Harris, 6-foot-1, 210 lbs. - St. Louis (Committed 05/23/25)
3. WR Jabari Brady, 6-foot-1, 205 lbs - Pompano Beach, Florida (Committed 06/07/2025)
4. TE Isaac Jensen, 6-foot-6, 230 lbs - Omaha, Nebraska (Committed 06/09/2025)
5. RB Maxwell Warner, 5-foot-10, 185 lbs - Chicago (Committed 06/23/2025)
6. OL Khalief Canty, 6-foot-5, 305 lbs - Detroit (Committed 6/24/2025)
7. WR Devyon Hill-Lomax, 6-foot-4, 180 lbs. - Edwardsville, Illinois (Committed 06/25/2025)
8. OL Brandon Anderson, 6-foot-3, 326 lbs, - Kennesaw, Georgia (Committed 06/29/2025)
9. IOL Braylon Ellison, 6-foot-4, 285 lbs. - Boonville, Missouri (Committed 07/01/2025)
10. S Tony Forney Jr., 5-foot-11, 180 lbs. - Marietta, Georgia (Committed 07/04/2025)
11. DL DeMarcus Johnson, 6-foot-8, 260 lbs. - Missouri City, Texas (Committed 09/25/2025)
12. EDGE Micah Nickerson, 6-foot-5, 215 lbs. - Magnolia, Mississippi (Committed 09/28/2025)
13. LB JJ Bush. 6-foot-3, 210 lbs. - Theodore, Alabama (Committed 10/03/2025)
14. RB Terry Hodges, 6-foot, 180 lbs. - Bryant, Arkansas (Committed 10/04/2025)
15. C Brysen Wessell, 6-foot-5, 260 lbs. - Jackson, Missouri (Committed 10/08/2025)