Big 12 classes in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings
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The 2027 recruiting cycle still has a few weeks to go until National Signing Day, but a majority of the top classes in the nation are set. While coaching changes, changes of heart and other factors may lead to some flips down the stretch, for the most part, top recruits look locked into their respective pledges.
Texas Tech has led the charge – and then some – on the Big 12 recruiting front. The Red Raiders have the nation’s No. 8 class, according to the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings. They are the only program in the league to hold a top-30 class.
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Player scores in the Rivals Industry Ranking, an average of the Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN rankings weighted at 33% each, determine the team rankings.
1. Texas Tech — 91.58 (No. 8 nationally)
17 total commits
2 five-stars | 10 four-stars | 5 three-stars
Top Commit: DL Jalen Brewster, No. 1 NATL. (No. 1 DL)
Joey McGuire has a commitment from the No. 1 prospect in the country in Buford (Ga.) High defensive lineman Jalen Brewster. Baltimore St. Frances Academy edge rusher Anthony Sweeney (No. 18) and Novi (Mich.) Detroit Catholic Central athlete Gideon Gash (No. 35) are also in the top 40, and 11 of the Red Raiders’ 17 commitments are from Texas.
2. Kansas State — 87.73 (No. 33 nationally)
27 total commits
0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 25 three-stars
Top Commit: CB Joshua Vilmael, No. 260 NATL. (No. 33 CB)
Kansas State has 27 commitments, the most in the Big 12, and 10 are from Texas. Austin (Texas) William B. Travis cornerback Joshua Vilmael (No. 260) is the top-ranked prospect in the class, with Great Bend (Kan.) High athlete Cooper Ohnmacht (No. 314) running second. The class also has a JUCO offensive tackle committed in Northeastern Oklahoma A&M’s 6-foot-8, 330-pound Jack Clayborne.
3. West Virginia — 87.11 (No. 37 nationally)
24 total commits
0 five-stars | 3 four-stars | 21 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE Chris Wilson, No. 324 NATL. (No. 30 EDGE)
Six of West Virginia’s 24 commitments are wide receivers, led by Hinesville (Ga.) Bradwell Institute wide receiver Jacobi Pasley (No. 467). Yorktown (Ind.) High edge rusher Chris Wilson, No. 324 nationally, edges out Duffield (Va.) Rye Cove interior offensive lineman Ethan Lawson (No. 360) as the Mountaineers’ top-ranked pledge.
4. Colorado — 86.98 (No. 41 nationally)
20 total commits
0 five-stars | 5 four-stars | 15 three-stars
Top Commit: QB Andre Adams, No. 201 NATL. (No. 15 QB)
Nashville (Tenn.) Antioch quarterback Andre Adams was Colorado’s second commitment of the cycle on April 14, and he’s still Deion Sanders’ top-ranked pledge at No. 201 nationally. Adams threw for 3,418 yards and 35 touchdowns and ran for 855 yards in 2025.
5. Utah — 86.65 (No. 45 nationally)
22 total commits
0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 22 three-stars
Top Commit: ATH Jaxton Itaaehau, No. 531 NATL. (No. 18 ATH)
Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon offensive tackle Moa Brown picked Utah over USC, Michigan, BYU and Arizona on Nov. 2, the third Corner Canyon prospect in the class. He ranks No. 623 nationally. Ten of the Utes’ 22 commitments are from Utah.
6. Houston — 86.38 (No. 49 nationally)
16 total commits
0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 14 three-stars
Top Commit: DL Raiden Cook, No. 188 NATL. (No. 22 DL)
Houston took two Iowa State commitments in the first week of October. Frisco (Texas) Emerson linebacker Jason Wooden (No. 1,748) flipped first, and Arlington (Texas) Lamar cornerback Shahariam Thurston (No. 1,483) followed Oct. 5. Mont Belvieu (Texas) Barbers Hill defensive lineman Raiden Cook, ranked No. 188 nationally, leads a class with 14 Texans.
7. Oklahoma State — 86.37 (No. 50 nationally)
16 total commits
0 five-stars | 1 four-star | 15 three-stars
Top Commit: LB Izzy Hammons, No. 156 NATL. (No. 14 LB)
Oklahoma State flipped three commitments in two days. Stillwater (Okla.) High linebacker Bryson Brown (No. 1,275) left Baylor on Oct. 29, four days after Dave Aranda’s firing, and Willis (Texas) High cornerback J’Lynnd Kellow (No. 1,087) came over from Mississippi State the same day. Pinson (Ala.) Clay-Chalkville edge rusher DJ Williams (No. 894) flipped from Iowa State on Oct. 30.
8. Kansas — 86.23 (No. 55 nationally)
16 total commits
0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 16 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE C.J. Johnson, No. 405 NATL. (No. 37 EDGE)
St. Paul (Minn.) Cretin-Derham Hall edge rusher C.J. Johnson, No. 405 nationally, is the highest-ranked of Kansas’ 16 commitments. New Palestine (Ind.) High tight end Mason Oglesby (No. 441) and Kansas City (Mo.) Oak Park wide receiver Deng Tong (No. 525) are next.
9. TCU — 86.16 (No. 56 nationally)
20 total commits
0 five-stars | 1 four-star | 19 three-stars
Top Commit: CB Daniel Yebit, No. 149 NATL. (No. 20 CB)
TCU beat in-state rivals for Rosharon (Texas) Iowa Colony defensive lineman Charles Egbo (No. 1,681) on Nov. 1, less than a month after he backed off a Texas State commitment. Yukon (Okla.) High cornerback Daniel Yebit, No. 149 nationally, tops a class with 13 Texans among 20 commitments.
10. BYU — 86.15 (No. 57 nationally)
16 total commits
0 five-stars | 3 four-stars | 13 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE Uhila Wolfgramm, No. 142 NATL. (No. 16 EDGE)
Spanish Fork (Utah) Maple Mountain edge rusher Uhila Wolfgramm (No. 142) leads BYU’s 16 commitments, seven of them from Utah. Five pledges are listed as athletes, including Millville (Utah) Ridgeline athlete Owen Leishman (No. 1,564), who committed Sept. 11. Norco (Calif.) High wide receiver Blake Wong ranks as the No. 275 overall prospect in the class.
11. Iowa State — 86.10 (No. 59 nationally)
20 total commits
0 five-stars | 1 four-star | 19 three-stars
Top Commit: RB Isaiah Hansen, No. 349 NATL. (No. 26 RB)
No Big 12 class has lost more commitments this fall than Iowa State’s. Houston flipped Frisco (Texas) Emerson linebacker Jason Wooden (No. 1,748) and Arlington (Texas) Lamar cornerback Shahariam Thurston (No. 1,483) in early October, and Oklahoma State took Pinson (Ala.) Clay-Chalkville edge rusher DJ Williams (No. 894) on Oct. 30. Newton (Iowa) High running back Isaiah Hansen, No. 349, is the Cyclones’ top remaining pledge.
12. Arizona — 86.05 (No. 60 nationally)
16 total commits
0 five-stars | 1 four-star | 15 three-stars
Top Commit: WR Ty Johnson, No. 319 NATL. (No. 49 WR)
Three of Arizona’s top four commitments play at the same high school. Irvine (Calif.) Crean Lutheran wide receiver Ty Johnson (No. 319), cornerback Evan Mack (No. 461) and quarterback Caden Jones (No. 628) are teammates. The Wildcats lost Springtown (Texas) High linebacker Rome Ewell (No. 1,086) to Louisville on Sept. 28.
13. Cincinnati — 85.95 (No. 62 nationally)
22 total commits
0 five-stars | 1 four-star | 19 three-stars
Top Commit: WR Ronnie Gomiller, No. 333 NATL. (No. 50 WR)
Cincinnati picked up three commitments on Nov. 1, led by Cincinnati Elder quarterback Kaden Estep (No. 1,413), who flipped from Miami (Ohio) a day after visiting. Centerville (Ohio) High offensive tackle Jason Middleton and Madison (Ala.) Bob Jones edge rusher Kamdyn Stringer also committed that day. East St. Louis (Ill.) High wide receiver Ronnie Gomiller remains the highest-ranked commit at No. 333 overall.
14. Arizona State — 84.84 (No. 71 nationally)
11 total commits
0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 9 three-stars
Top Commit: OT Jake Hildebrand, No. 120 NATL. (No. 12 OT)
Arizona State has 11 commitments, the fewest in the Big 12, and lost Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley safety Elijajuan Houston (No. 560) to SMU in October. Chandler (Ariz.) Basha offensive tackle Jake Hildebrand is No. 120 nationally.
15. Baylor — 84.73 (No. 73 nationally)
12 total commits
0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 10 three-stars
Top Commit: ATH Karece Hoyt, No. 272 NATL. (No. 7 ATH)
Baylor fired Dave Aranda on Oct. 25, and four days later Stillwater (Okla.) High linebacker Bryson Brown (No. 1,275) flipped to Oklahoma State. Austin (Texas) Vandegrift edge rusher Jake Venuto (No. 2,211) committed Oct. 23, two days before the firing. Frisco (Texas) Lone Star athlete Karece Hoyt, No. 272, is the top-ranked of 12 commitments.
16. UCF — 84.31 (No. 79 nationally)
14 total commits
0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 14 three-stars
Top Commit: LB Ian McDuffie, No. 645 NATL. (No. 51 LB)
Eleven of UCF’s 14 commitments are from Florida, but the top-ranked pledge is from New Jersey: Wayne (N.J.) Passaic County Technical Institute linebacker Ian McDuffie (No. 645). Lake Wales (Fla.) High wide receiver Kaneilius Purdy (No. 843) leads the Sunshine State products.