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Which Recruiting Class is Best on Oklahoma State’s Roster?

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It’s hard to believe that Oklahoma State’s 2014 recruiting class — one that consisted of Tyreek Hill, Devon Thomas, Mason Rudolph and James Washington — is now the eldest of the bunch on the current football roster.

For those that redshirted in that 2014 class (like Jarrell Owens and Cole Walterscheid), they will advance to redshirt senior status in 2018. But for guys like Mason Rudolph and James Washington who didn’t redshirt, their collegiate careers are now over.

In any case, I was curious to see (now that OSU’s 2018 class is official) which recruiting class was the best on OSU’s current roster.

So I ranked ’em, 2014 to 2018, on which class I feel is the best from top to bottom. Let’s start with No. 1 on my list …

1. 2018 Class

National ranking: 33

Big 12 ranking: 5

Average player ranking: 86.52

It’s obviously way too early to judge whether this class is the most successful of the bunch, but this is far-and-away the most impressive class OSU has hauled in over the last five years. Four-stars C.J. Moore and QB Spencer Sanders headline the bunch, but even Gabe Lemons, the lowest-rated player in the class, wouldn’t have ranked in the bottom five of last year’s class. Which just proves that while this class isn’t completely star-laden, the top is strong and the middle is stronger than normal.

2. 2014 Class

National ranking: 27

Big 12 ranking: 4

Average player ranking: 85.91

There were five four-star players in this class — Mason Rudolph, Tyreek Hill, Devon Thomas and Keenen Brown. That’s more four-stars in any class that currently is roaming the Oklahoma State campus.

Furthermore, this class gets a bump for its on-field production. Mason Rudolph set fire to all the OSU record books, as did James Washington. Oh, and Tyreek Hill basically won Bedlam by himself in his first (and only) season at OSU.

The 2014 class comes in at No. 2 for me, although it’s the highest-rated among the recruiting classes on campus.

3. 2017 Class

National ranking: 38

Big 12 ranking: 4

Average player ranking: 84.95

This class has yet to meet its full potential, but I like where things are headed. Tylan Wallace, Chuba Hubbard and J.D. King are the future of the program on offense and all hail from this class. Plus, Thabo Mwaniki and Malcolm Rodriguez are going to be factors as early as next season in the secondary.

As far as potential impact next season, this class absolutely tops the list for me.

4. 2016 Class

National ranking: 45

Big 12 ranking: 7

Average player ranking: 84.67

This was tough to stash the 2016 class at No. 4, mostly because Justice Hill, Dillon Stoner, AJ Green, Rodarius Williams, Teven Jenkins and Calvin Bundage is one heckuva class. But I’m putting the 2016 class just beneath the 2017 class, only because signees like Tramonda Moore and Tyler Brown were wasted signatures in the class. It’s amazing to think that Justice Hill, the ninth-highest rated player in the class, will likely go down as the best Cowboy of them all.

5. 2015 Class

National ranking: 40

Big 12 ranking: 7

Average player ranking: 84.86

Guys like Darrion Daniels, Kenneth Edison-McGruder and Chris Carson make this class a solid one overall. But the defections — guys like Matt Kellerman, Antwan Hadley, Vaimoe Sekona, Todd Mays and Louis Brown — make this one a wash.

There are generally multiple misses in every recruiting class, but this class in particular had more than normal.

 

 

 

 

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