Big 12 classes in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings

A new-look Big 12 is about a month away from kicking off its season with 16 programs spanning from the state of Florida to Arizona.

In the meantime, recruiting takes the front seat, where UCF ranks in the top 25 of the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.

In order to create the most comprehensive and unbiased team recruiting ranking, the On3 Team Recruiting Rankings is solely based on the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. The On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings is the most advanced and accurate team ranking in the industry.

1. UCF — 87.983

0 five-stars | 5 four-stars | 12 three-stars | 19 total commits
Top Commit: Thomasville (Ga.) Thomas County Central four-star safety Kendarius Reddick, No. 140 NATL. (No. 15 S).

Kendarius Reddick has headlined this UCF class since committing to the Knights back in February. He’s joined by fellow blue-chippers — Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola four-star running back Taevion Swint, Warner Robins (Ga.) Northside four-star offensive tackle Chastan Brown, Boynton Beach (Fla.) Palm Beach Central four-star wide receiver Waden Charles and Palm Beach Central four-star safety Tony Williams.

Of UCF’s 19-man class, 74% hail from the state of Florida. Additional in-state prospects include Milton (Fla.) Pace three-star EDGE Tylon Lee, Tampa Bay Tech three-star cornerback Rukeem Stroud and Miami Norland three-star EDGE Darryll Desir among others.

2. TCU — 87.923

0 five-stars | 4 four-stars | 17 three-stars | 21 total commits
Top Commit: Humble (Texas) Summer Creek four-star EDGE Chad Woodfork, No. 117 NATL. (No. 17 EDGE).

Chad Woodfork made a big splash just after the On3 Elite Series in May when he committed to TCU on May 31. Brownsboro (Texas) four-star cornerback Micah Strickland and Boerne (Texas) four-star interior offensive lineman Logan Schram added their names to the group in June, joining Austin (Texas) Anderson four-star athlete Ed Small.

Just four of TCU’s 21 commits come from outside the Lone Star State — El Centro (Calif.) Central four-star EDGE Jared Martin, Benton (La.) three-star offensive tackle Witten Van Hoy, Nashville Ensworth three-star linebacker Sam Haley and Franklinton (La.) Pine three-star offensive tackle Jackson Jones.

3. Baylor — 87.183

0 five-stars | 5 four-stars | 11 three-stars | 17 total commits
Top Commit: Red Oak (Texas) South Oak Cliff four-star EDGE Kamauryn Morgan, No. 131 NATL. (No. 18 EDGE).

Kamauryn Morgan is one of the newest prospects to join Baylor’s 2025 class, having committed on July 7. Five days later, he was joined by Red Oak (Texas) four-star wide receiver Taz Williams Jr. and then North Richland Hills (Texas) Richland four-star running back Michael Turner on the 18th.

Wynnewood (Okla.) Pauls Valley four-star running back Caden Knighten and Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek four-star wide receiver Jacorey Watson are also members of this class.

4. Texas Tech — 87.030

0 five-stars | 3 four-stars | 14 three-stars | 17 total commits
Top Commit: Stephenville (Texas) four-star WR Tristian Gentry, No. 261 NATL. (No. 40 WR).

Texas Tech got an early start to this recruiting cycle by pulling in four commitments before the calendar flipped to 2024. Tristian Gentry pledged to the Red Raiders last September, followed by Hitchcock (Texas) four-star quarterback Lloyd Jones, Lubbock (Texas) Frenship three-star wide receiver Leyton Stone and Wichita Falls (Texas) Hirschi three-star wide receiver Isaiah Anderson.

Frisco (Texas) Lone Star four-star wide receiver Bryson Jones became the third blue-chip recruit to commit to Texas Tech in June.

5. Oklahoma State — 86.859

0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 15 three-stars | 17 total commits
Top Commit: Columbus (Texas) four-star QB Adam Schobel, No. 241 NATL. (No. 19 QB).

Oklahoma State’s signal-caller for the 2025 class headlines the group of Cowboys commits. Schobel pledged to OSU on April 22. Fellow four-star recruit, Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial EDGE Michael Riles, committed in late June.

The Cowboys hold commitments from two in-state recruits — Idabel (Okla.) three-star athlete Matrail Lopez and Owasso (Okla.) three-star interior offensive lineman Ryker Haff.

6. Arizona State — 86.610

0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 17 three-stars | 19 total commits
Top Commit: Pflugerville (Texas) Weiss four-star WR Adrian Wilson, No. 249 NATL. (No. 35 WR).

Arizona State honored its entrance into the Big 12 by dipping into Big 12 country for its highest-rated recruit of the class. Texas native Adrian Wilson pledged to the Sun Devils back in April. Orange (Calif.) Lutheran four-star tight end AJ Ia committed 11 days later.

Gilbert (Ariz.) San Tan Charter three-star athlete Uriah Neloms is the lone in-state commit for ASU.

7. Houston — 86.521

0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 15 three-stars | 18 total commits
Top Commit: Jasper (Texas) four-star IOL Demetris Dean, No. 222 NATL. (No. 16 IOL).

In-state four-star IOL Demetris Dean headlines the class for Houston’s new staff under Willie Fritz. He’s joined by Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic four-star safety Jacob Bradford.

Of Houston’s 18 commits, 78% come from the state of Texas. Fulshear (Texas) three-star EDGE Sheldon Rice, Houston Heights three-star wide receiver Zaylen Cormier, Mansfield (Texas) Summit three-star defensive lineman Travis Buhake and Richardson (Texas) Berkner three-star linebacker Richmond Ugochukwu ranks as top-100 players in Texas.

8. West Virginia — 86.424

0 five-stars | 1 four-star | 20 three-stars | 22 total commits
Top Commit: Delray Beach (Fla.) Atlantic four-star RB Deandre Desinor, No. 320 NATL. (No. 25 RB).

Deandre Desinor pledged to the Mountaineers on June 3, kicking off a successful month for Neal Brown’s staff. Desinor and West Virginia’s three other highest-rated commits all pledged last month — West Palm Beach (Fla.) Monarch three-star EDGE Romando Johnson, Drexel Hill (Pa.) Monsignor Bonner three-star wide receiver Jalil Hall and Richmond (Va.) Trinity Episcopal three-star cornerback Terrance Edwards.

9. Arizona — 85.883

0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 18 three-stars | 20 total commits
Top Commit: Irving (Texas) Ranchview three-star WR Terry Shelton, No. 601 NATL. (No. 92 WR).

Arizona holds no blue-chip commitments in its 2025 class thus far, but 20 prospects have verbally pledged to head to Tucson. The class is led by Terry Shelton, who committed in June alongside three-star running back Wesley Yarbrough and in-state athlete Dajon Hinton.

10. Utah — 85.555

0 five-stars | 1 four-star | 13 three-star | 15 total commits
Top Commit: Las Vegas Arbor View four-star LB Christian Thatcher, No. 340 NATL. (No. 31 LB).

Christian Thatcher represents the lone four-star commit in Utah’s class, but is joined by talented Pasadena (Calif.) Sierra Canyon three-star quarterback Wyatt Becker in the top 500.

Saint George (Utah) Desert Hills three-star linebacker Cyrus Polu and Salt Lake City Skyline three-star defensive lineman Karson Kaufusi both hail from the state of Utah.

Teams 11-16

11. Kansas State — 85.534
12. Cincinnati — 85.322
13. Iowa State — 85.235
14. Kansas — 84.800
15. BYU — 82.796
16. Colorado — 81.562