Demarcus Johnson holds the DE · Depth spot in Missouri Tigers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Demarcus Johnson is a 6'6", 271-pound defensive end for the Missouri Tigers who transferred from Hutchinson (Kan.) Junior College. Originally from Roseland, LA, Johnson attended Fort Bend Marshall High School, where he recorded 39 tackles and two tackles for loss under coach James Williams. At Hutchinson CC under head coach Drew Dallas, he posted 29 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and four sacks as a freshman. Johnson appeared in one game during the 2025 season before committing to Missouri over LSU, Houston, Southern California and Mississippi State. Regarded as a unanimous four-star prospect and the nation's No. 1 junior college defensive lineman, he ranked second nationally among JC transfers according to recruiting services.