Four-Star Quarterback Oscar Rios Includes Oklahoma State in Top Group

After a trip to Stillwater this past weekend, four-star quarterback Oscar Rios has trimmed his list of suitors.

Listed as highly as the No. 10 quarterback in the 2026 class, Rios is down to Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Kentucky. He announced via his Instagram that he will make a college decision on June 25.

 

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247Sports lists Rios as the No. 144 player in the 2026 class, making him the No. 10 quarterback in the cycle and the No. 22 player from the state of California. Out of Downey High School, which is in the Los Angeles area, Rios threw for 2,554 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior while running for another 735 yards and 11 scores.

In his sophomore and freshman seasons, Rios combined to throw for 3,355 yards and 31 touchdowns while giving up just six interceptions. He ran for 905 yards and 10 touchdowns across those two seasons, as well.

Reported offers that didn’t make Rios’ cut include Auburn, Arizona State, Nebraska, Michigan State, Kansas, Purdue and Washington.

OSU’s new staff offered Rios on Jan. 28, and he has since been to Stillwater twice. He visited April 7 then returned for his official visit this past weekend. Rios also took an official to Kentucky earlier this month and has other officials scheduled to Utah (June 6), Arizona (June 13) and Colorado (June 20).

The Cowboys are off to a strong start in the 2026 class — one that would be even better with a high-level quarterback. OSU has 11 pledges in the class that currently ranks 19th nationally and fourth in the Big 12, according to 247Sports. If Rios were to commit now, it would bump OSU’s class up to No. 16 nationally — just behind Miami and ahead of Arkansas, Florida State and Oregon.