National Signing Day: Big 12 classes in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings

It’s been a fight at the top of the conference recruiting rankings for the Big 12 all cycle long. There was more movement on National Signing Day.

With a majority of the 2025 cycle now signed, the Big 12 features four teams in the top 40 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

Below is an updated look at where each Big 12 team stands in the recruiting rankings coming out of NSD:

Updated On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings in the Big 12

1. TCU Horned Frogs
National Ranking: No. 26
Blue-Chip Ratio: 21% (6 of 29 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Irving (Texas) Ranchview four-star WR Terry Shelton, No. 143 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Humble (Texas) Summer Creek four-star EDGE Chad Woodfork, No. 115 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Keller (Texas) three-star OT Kilian Registe, No. 627 NATL.

2. Colorado Buffaloes
National Ranking: No. 33
Blue-Chip Ratio: 43% (6 of 14 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Carrollton (Ga.) four-star QB Julian Lewis, No. 39 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Atlanta IMG Academy four-star EDGE London Merritt, No. 260 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley three-star WR Quentin Gibson, No. 1,178 NATL.

3. Baylor Bears
National Ranking: No. 36
Blue-Chip Ratio: 14% (3 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: North Richland Hills (Texas) Richland four-star RB Michael Turner, No. 284 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Red Oak (Texas) South Oak Cliff four-star EDGE Kamauryn Morgan, No. 201 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: North Richland Hills (Texas) Richland four-star RB Michael Turner

4. Kansas State Wildcats
National Ranking: No. 38
Blue-Chip Ratio: 8% (2 of 25 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Goodland (Kan.) four-star TE Linkon Cure, No. 40 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Fairfield (Ohio) Hamilton four-star CB Noah King, No. 323 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Phoenix Brophy Prep three-star S Dominic Mitchell, No. 1,278 NATL.

5. Utah Utes
National Ranking: No. 41
Blue-Chip Ratio: 0% (0 of 23 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Aledo (Texas) three-star RB Raycine Guillory, No. 451 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Saint George (Utah) Desert Hills three-star LB Cyrus Polu, No. 415 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Muskogee (Okla.) three-star QB Jamarian Ficklin, No. 1,164 NATL.

6. Texas Tech Red Raiders
National Ranking: No. 42
Blue-Chip Ratio: 12% (2 of 17 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Stephenville (Texas) four-star WR Tristian Gentry, No. 307 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Flower Mound (Texas) Marcus three-star LB Brock Golwas, No. 787 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Detroit Catholic Central three-star OT Danilo Guberinich, No. 1,140 NATL.

7. Houston Cougars
National Ranking: No. 43
Blue-Chip Ratio: 5% (1 of 20 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Jasper (Texas) four-star IOL Demetris Dean, No. 270 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Mansfield (Texas) Summit three-star DL Travis Buhake, No. 439 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Fulshear (Texas) three-star EDGE Sheldon Rice, No. 563 NATL.

8. Arizona State Sun Devils
National Ranking: No. 44
Blue-Chip Ratio: 10% (2 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Orange (Calif.) Lutheran four-star TE AJ Ia, No. 329 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Albuquerque (N.M.) La Cueva four-star ATH Cameron Dyer, No. 224 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Wahiawa (Hi.) Leilehua three-star OT Manamo’ui Muti, No. 518 NATL.

9. West Virginia Mountaineers
National Ranking: No. 46
Blue-Chip Ratio: 0% (0 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Delray Beach (Fla.) Atlantic three-star RB Deandre Desinor, No. 474 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Columbus Marion Brown three-star CB Dawayne Galloway, No. 443 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Columbus (Ohio) Beechcroft three-star CB Tyrell Russell, No. 1,840 NATL.

10. Oklahoma State Cowboys
National Ranking: No. 49
Blue-Chip Ratio: 6% (1 of 18 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: San Antonio Brandels three-star WR Jaden Perez, No. 633 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Platte City (Mo.) four-star EDGE Chandavian Bradley, No. 7 JUCO NATL.
On3 Sleeper: San Antonio Brandels three-star WR Jaden Perez

11. Arizona Wildcats
National Ranking: No. 51
Blue-Chip Ratio: 10% (2 of 21 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Hughson (Calif.) four-star QB Robert McDaniel, No. 387 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: San Antonio East Central three-star LB Myron Robinson, No. 928 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: San Mateo (Calif.) Junipero Serra three-star OT Louis Akpa, No. 1,063 NATL.

12. Iowa State Cyclones
National Ranking: No. 55
Blue-Chip Ratio: 5% (1 of 20 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Algona (Iowa) four-star QB Alex Manske, No. 249 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Gilbert (Iowa) three-star LB Will Hawthorne, No. 665 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Cedar Falls (Iowa) three-star OT Will Tompkins, No. 575 NATL.

13. BYU Cougars
National Ranking: No. 59
Blue-Chip Ratio: 5% (1 of 19 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Provo (Utah) Bishop Gorman four-star IOL Alai Kalaniuvalu, No. 286 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Anaheim (Calif.) La Habra three-star EDGE Ulavai Fetuli, No. 862 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Portland Tualatin three-star QB Nolan Keeney, No. 1,199 NATL.

14. Kansas Jayhawks
National Ranking: No. 60
Blue-Chip Ratio: 0% (0 of 15 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Edmond (Okla.) Memorial three-star QB David McComb, No. 581
Top Defensive Commit: Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney three-star CB Chris McCorkle, No. 661 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Tulsa (Okla.) Union three-star EDGE Josiah Hammond, No. 1,189 NATL.

15. UCF Knights
National Ranking: No. 64
Blue-Chip Ratio: 8% (2 of 11 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola four-star RB Taevion Swint, No. 333 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Palm Beach (Fla.) Central three-star S Tony Williams, No. 403 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Roswell (Ga.) three-star IOL Andrew Stargel, No. 1,073 NATL.

16. Cincinnati Bearcats
National Ranking: No. 69
Blue-Chip Ratio: 0% (0 of 18 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Upper Marlboro (Md.) Rock Creek Christian three-star WR Giyahni Kontosis, No. 512 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Covington (Ga.) Alcovy three-star DL Timothy Griffin, No. 781 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Lincolnton (Ga.) Lincoln County three-star LB CJ Crite, No. 1,036 NATL.