OSU Wrestling: Keeping Up With the Cowboys’ 2025 Recruiting Class

Oklahoma State’s 2025 recruiting class seemed to be settled, then David Taylor started making his mark on it as he tries to rebuild a dynasty.

The Cowboys currently have 12 commitments from the 2025 class. Six of those committed to John Smith and his staff before Smith announced his retirement after last season. So far, all have stayed true to that even after a staff overhaul. Taylor was hired to replace Smith and has added six more to the group since.

Here’s a look at Taylor’s first recruiting class so far to help keep up with the future of Cowboy wrestling under Taylor.

LaDarion Lockett

Lockett is the headliner of this group as the No. 3 recruit in the class, according to FloWrestling’s Big Board. Out of Stillwater High School, Lockett committed to stay home back in December and even reassured that decision shortly after Taylor’s hire. He’s a three-time state champion already, with eyes on a fourth next season. His most recent title was at 165 pounds. He also won a gold medal at the Under-17 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey last summer. Lockett now eyes another world title at the Under-20 World Championships later this summer in Spain.

Kody Routledge

Routledge was Taylor’s first addition to this class and the second from FloWrestling’s Big Board to join the group. Taylor’s presence in Stillwater was enough to flip Routledge’s commitment from Nebraska to stay in the state. FloWrestling has Routledge at No. 17 on its Big Board. He just won a state title for Edmond North at 152 pounds. He’s projected to compete at 157 or 165 pounds in college.

Kaden Purler

Purler has been committed to OSU since October, but he probably made that decision even before then. Purler could become a three-time Missouri state champion next season for North Point High School. He competed at 120 pounds last year as a junior.

Devon Harrison

Harrison was the third to commit to wrestling for Taylor and joins Purler as a second pledge from the state of Missouri. Harrison is a two-time state finalist from Liberty High School in Missouri, which has won the past two team state titles in Class 4. He finished second at 126 pounds this past season.

Ishmael Guerrero

Guerrero is another Cowboy wrestling legacy as the son of former OSU wrestler and coach Eric Guerrero. Out of Bixby High School, Ishmael Guerrero shared a weight class in the state with future teammate LaDarion Lockett, who pinned Guerrero in the 157-pound state final two seasons ago. Guerrero lost in the Class 6A 150-pound final last season.

Beau Hickman

Hickman is part of a Tuttle-to-OSU pipeline for this class, as teammate Ethan Teague will also be moving with him. Hickman was the first to commit, but only five days before back in November. Hickman is a three-time state champion, winning all of them at different weights, including the most recent at 144. He could become a four-timer with one season left.

Ethan Teague

Teague will be joining his high school teammate in Stillwater. Teague has won a pair of state titles at different weights so far. He won his first at 157 pounds before jumping to 175 last season as a junior.

Juniors Beau Hickman (144 pounds), left, and Ethan Teague (175) are two headliners for Class 4A No. 1 Tuttle wrestling.
Hickman is a two-time state champion (132, 138), while Teague is the defending champion at 157.
Last month, both committed to Oklahoma State.#OKPreps #OKState pic.twitter.com/FQyaLyDgU5

— Douglas Miles (@douglasmilesCRG) December 15, 2023

Kruz Goff

Goff is another in-state product from Blackwell, where he has won three Oklahoma state titles so far. He won his most recent title at 215 pounds and is projected to compete at 197 pounds in college. Goff pinned his way to his third state title as a junior, notching a fall in all seven matches of the state and regional tournaments, capping a 37-1 season.

Ronnie Ramirez

Ramirez was a big get as a two-time California state champion from Walnut High School. Ramirez didn’t lose a match during his junior season last year at 120 pounds. He also made the finals as a freshman, meaning he’s never missed the state finals so far in his preps career.

Landon Robideau

Robideau’s commitment put the 2025 class at double digits after he flipped from Minnesota. Out of St. Michael-Albertville High School in Albertville, Minnesota, Robideau is a three-time state champion at three different weights, with his most recent being at 152 pounds. He broke the state’s single-season takedown record this past season and already became St. Michael-Albertville High School’s leader in career wins during an undefeated junior campaign.

Austin Johnson

After things seemed to have slowed down for Taylor & Co. on the recruiting trail, Johnson announced in late August he had committed to OSU after previously committing to OU in April. He had prior ties to Taylor, though, training and competing at Taylor’s club in Pennsylvania, M2 Training Center. Johnson, a top 50 recruit, is a three-time state finalist and has won a Pennsylvania state title at 215 pounds for Muncy High School.

Sergio Vega

Vega was the fourth 2025 recruit that Taylor influenced to flip after he originally committed to Cornell. He’s ranked as the No. 12 prospect from the 2025 class on FloWrestling’s Big Board and is a three-time state champion from Arizona.