Mizzou depth piece with size, special-teams value, and room to grow
Maddux Hermestroff is a redshirt freshman safety for Missouri, listed at 6-0, 188, and currently looks like a depth-and-development piece rather than a production driver; multiple roster and stat sources show no recorded tackles or game logs yet, and one 2026 Mizzou preview noted he “rounds out the returning depth” at safety.[2][3][4][6][10][15] The appeal is upside: he brings a college-ready frame, safety versatility, and the kind of under-the-radar profile that can turn into special-teams usefulness if his physicality and instincts keep climbing.
