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How the Old and New Big 12 Recruiting Rankings Look after the Early Signing Period
Looking at some of the highest-rated signees from around the league.
The early signing period has come and gone, and now prospective student-athletes will have to wait until February to officially put pen to paper.
In a few metrics, Oklahoma State finished with its best class under Mike Gundy. The Cowboys’ class ranks 26th nationally with 17 signees. The Cowboys’ average player rating of 0.8757 is a program-best since these things started being tracked in 1999.
How does that compare to the rest of the Big 12? Not too shabby. Oklahoma State’s class ranked third in the league behind Texas and Oklahoma. The Cowboys had six composite four-star signees. Aside from Texas and OU, the next highest amount of four-star signees in the league was two.
National Ranking | School | Avg. Per Player | No. of Commits |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Texas | 90.37 | 27 |
10 | Oklahoma | 91.49 | 15 |
26 | Oklahoma State | 87.57 | 17 |
30 | Iowa State | 86.36 | 21 |
32 | West Virginia | 86.59 | 20 |
33 | Baylor | 86.61 | 20 |
39 | Texas Tech | 86.14 | 18 |
60 | Kansas State | 84.72 | 17 |
62 | TCU | 88.28 | 10 |
105 | Kansas | 83.86 | 6 |
Texas had the two highest-rated signees among the Big 12 schools. Offensive tackle Kelvin Banks is the only five-star prospect who signed in the Big 12. His rating is 0.9923. Cornerback Terrance Brooks was second among Big 12 signees at 0.9748.
Oklahoma State signee Talyn Shettron was the highest rated among Big 12 schools that aren’t OU or Texas at a 0.9619. TCU receiver Jordan Hudson was next in that category at 0.9446.
Here is a look at all the five- and four-star prospects who signed with Big 12 schools. If a school didn’t have a four-star signee, the highest-rated prospect who signed with that school is mentioned.
Player | School | Position | Stars | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kelvin Banks | Texas | OT | 5 | 0.9923 |
Terrance Brooks | Texas | CB | 4 | 0.9748 |
Gavin Sawchuk | Oklahoma | RB | 4 | 0.9709 |
Gentry Williams* | Oklahoma | CB | 4 | 0.9656 |
Brenan Thompson | Texas | WR | 4 | 0.9655 |
Talyn Shettron | Oklahoma State | WR | 4 | 0.9619 |
Bryan Allen Jr. | Texas | S | 4 | 0.9539 |
Jaray Bledsoe | Texas | DL | 4 | 0.9474 |
J’mond Tapp | Texas | Edge | 4 | 0.9456 |
Jordan Hudson | TCU | WR | 4 | 0.9446 |
Justice Finkley | Texas | Edge | 4 | 0.9436 |
Neto Umeozulu | Texas | OL | 4 | 0.9423 |
Kobie McKinzie | Oklahoma | LB | 4 | 0.9423 |
Jayden Gibson | Oklahoma | WR | 4 | 0.9401 |
Nick Evers | Oklahoma | QB | 4 | 0.9371 |
Jake Taylor | Oklahoma | OT | 4 | 0.9361 |
Jaylon Guilbeau | Texas | CB | 4 | 0.9351 |
Chace Biddle | TCU | S | 4 | 0.935 |
Maalik Murphy | Texas | QB | 4 | 0.9321 |
Armani Winfield | Baylor | WR | 4 | 0.9307 |
Jaydon Blue | Texas | RB | 4 | 0.9258 |
Maurion Horn | Texas Tech | ATH | 4 | 0.914 |
Jacolby Spells | West Virginia | CB | 4 | 0.9137 |
Jacob Sexton | Oklahoma | OT | 4 | 0.9109 |
Nicholas Anderson | Oklahoma | WR | 4 | 0.9109 |
Austin Jordan | Texas | S | 4 | 0.9096 |
Kip Lewis | Oklahoma | LB | 4 | 0.9076 |
Robert Spears-Jennings | Oklahoma | WR | 4 | 0.9046 |
Ollie Gordon | Oklahoma State | RB | 4 | 0.9036 |
Kristopher Ross | Texas | DL | 4 | 0.9035 |
Malik Agbo | Texas | OT | 4 | 0.9033 |
Nicco Marchiol | West Virginia | QB | 4 | 0.9026 |
Hunter Deyo | Iowa State | DL | 4 | 0.9018 |
Derrick Brown | Texas | Edge | 4 | 0.8987 |
Kaian Roberts-Day | Baylor | Edge | 4 | 0.8987 |
Greg Gaines | Iowa State | WR | 4 | 0.8964 |
Kaden Helms | Oklahoma | TE | 4 | 0.8958 |
CJ Brown | Oklahoma State | RB | 4 | 0.8958 |
Tyrone Webber | Oklahoma State | OT | 4 | 0.8945 |
Cole Hutson | Texas | OL | 4 | 0.8934 |
Aaron Bryant | Texas | DL | 4 | 0.8933 |
Braylin Presley | Oklahoma State | ATH | 4 | 0.892 |
Jayden Rowe | Oklahoma | CB | 4 | 0.8917 |
Garret Rangel | Oklahoma State | QB | 4 | 0.8913 |
Zac Swanson | Texas | DL | 4 | 0.8904 |
Jalen Klemm | Kansas State | OT | 3 | 0.8739 |
Kaleb Purdy | Kansas | S | 3 | 0.8627 |
*Williams is committed to OU, but he did not sign during the early period
One could make an argument that by the time a majority of this 2022 class makes an impact on the field, conference realignment will have taken shape.
With OU and Texas set to leave the Big 12 and BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF set to join, this is what the Big 12 recruiting rankings would have looked like:
National Ranking | School | Avg. Per Player | No. of Commits |
---|---|---|---|
26 | Oklahoma State | 87.57 | 17 |
30 | Iowa State | 86.36 | 21 |
32 | West Virginia | 86.59 | 20 |
33 | Baylor | 86.61 | 20 |
37 | Cincinnati | 86.37 | 20 |
39 | Texas Tech | 86.14 | 18 |
41 | UCF | 86.77 | 16 |
56 | BYU | 83.54 | 19 |
59 | Houston | 85.93 | 14 |
60 | Kansas State | 84.72 | 17 |
62 | TCU | 88.28 | 10 |
105 | Kansas | 83.86 | 6 |
The schools coming into the conference are already recruiting at a respectable level to the Big 12 average.
Of the four new schools, Houston has the highest-rated signee in wide receiver Matthew Golden, a four-star prospect with a 0.9193 rating. Cincinnati edge rusher Mario Eugenio follows him with a 0.9042 rating.
All four of the new programs have at least one four-star prospect signed in the 2022 class. BYU, Cincinnati and Houston have two four-star signees apiece.
Here is a look at all the four-star prospects committed to schools in the “new” Big 12. Again, if a school (Kansas State and Kansas) doesn’t have a four-star in its class, the highest-rated player in that class will be represented. By 2025, the latest OU and Texas will be out of the conference, this group will be mostly seniors or redshirt juniors.
Player | School | Position | Stars | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Talyn Shettron | Oklahoma State | WR | 4 | 0.9619 |
Jordan Hudson | TCU | WR | 4 | 0.9446 |
Chace Biddle | TCU | S | 4 | 0.935 |
Armani Winfield | Baylor | WR | 4 | 0.9307 |
Matthew Golden | Houston | WR | 4 | 0.9193 |
Maurion Horn | Texas Tech | ATH | 4 | 0.914 |
Jacolby Spells | West Virginia | CB | 4 | 0.9137 |
Mario Eugenio | Cincinnati | Edge | 4 | 0.9042 |
Ollie Gordon | Oklahoma State | RB | 4 | 0.9036 |
Nicco Marchiol | West Virginia | QB | 4 | 0.9026 |
Hunter Deyo | Iowa State | DL | 4 | 0.9018 |
Kaian Roberts-Day | Baylor | Edge | 4 | 0.8987 |
Cody Hagen | BYU | WR | 4 | 0.8972 |
JQ Hardaway | Cincinnati | S | 4 | 0.8969 |
Greg Gaines | Iowa State | WR | 4 | 0.8964 |
CJ Brown | Oklahoma State | RB | 4 | 0.8958 |
Tyrone Webber | Oklahoma State | OT | 4 | 0.8945 |
Aisea Moa | BYU | DL | 4 | 0.8937 |
Nikai Martinez | UCF | CB | 4 | 0.8925 |
Demetrious Hunter | Houston | OL | 4 | 0.8921 |
Braylin Presley | Oklahoma State | ATH | 4 | 0.892 |
Garret Rangel | Oklahoma State | QB | 4 | 0.8913 |
Jalen Klemm | Kansas State | OT | 3 | 0.8739 |
Kaleb Purdy | Kansas | S | 3 | 0.8627 |
These rankings might still tweak a time or two before all is set and done, but this provides a solid look at who some of the impact players could be in the future of the conference. Despite the league losing its two biggest brand names, it’s nice to know that the newcomers can at least pull their weight when it comes to recruiting.
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