Baylor trending for 2025 4-star WR Jaden Perez

After a difficult 2025 recruiting cycle, Dave Aranda’s staff at Baylor is off to a solid start in the 2025 cycle. Six prospects have already committed to the Bears, including a pair of four-stars.

Now, Baylor is trending for San Antonio Brandeis four-star wide receiver Jaden Perez, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine. The Bears lead with a 96.6% chance of landing Perez.

On3 national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman logged an expert prediction with a 60% confidence level that Perez will choose Baylor. Spiegelman wrote that Baylor and Oklahoma State are among those currently battling for Perez’s commitment.

Bears wide receivers coach Dallas Baker has been key in Perez’s recruitment.

“I really like Coach Baker and the way they treat me like family over there,” Perez told On3. “There is always great hospitality at the games there and it’s close to home and I like the atmosphere.”

Perez is tabbed as the No. 219 overall prospect in the country for the 2025 class according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also rated as the No. 28 WR in the country and the No. 36 overall prospect out of the state of Texas.

Baylor off to hot start in 2025

Already, a pair of blue-chip prospects have committed to Aranda’s staff in the 2025 cycle — Columbus (Texas) four-star quarterback Adam Schobel and Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill four-star safety Demetrius Brisbon Jr.

Brisbon is the latest addition to the class, committing to Baylor at the end of January. A one-time SMU pledge, Brisbon is set on following former Mustangs running backs coach Khenon Hall to Waco.

“Coach Hall is my boy. I talk to coach Hall every day. He’s FaceTimes me. He calls me every day. I feel comfortable with coach Hall. Coach Hall is really one of the reasons that I’m going up there to Baylor,” Brisbon told On3 earlier this year. “I got good connections with coach (Rhett) Holcomb, coach PJ Hall. I got some communications up there. I’ve been keeping up with them. Knowing they got my back and stuff means a lot.”