We took stock of the 2025 high school recruiting classes for all 16 teams in the new Big 12 ahead of a busy month of official visits in June. Let’s reassess that progress with a look at each program as the summer off season continues.
(All rankings are from the 247Sports Composite updated through July 2.)
Arizona
National rank: 46th
Conference Ranking: 7th
Number of commits: 17
Average player rating: 86.15
The Wildcats have the third-lowest GPA in the league, but the program has received a much-needed influx of recruits, as first-year head coach Brent Brennan added 15 commitments in June. Seven of them are from Texas — clearly a concerted effort for the Big 12’s newest members — including three-star running back Wesley Yarbrough, the top commit in the class. Zona also acquired cornerback Dajon Hinton from Arizona State.
State of Arizona
National rank: 31st
Conference Ranking: 5th
Number of commits: 18
Average player rating: 86.84
First-year receivers coach and former NFL All-Pro Hines Ward is already paying dividends for Kenny Dillingham and the Sun Devils. After landing a commitment from four-star top-200 prospect Adrian Wilson in April, Hines led the charge on June commitments from three-star receivers Cameron Dyer and Cory Butler. Dyer, who plays quarterback for La Cueva High School but will join ASU as a receiver, was named the 2023 New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year after throwing for 55 total touchdowns during a state championship run.
Let’s go to work. #ENGAGED #FORK #ActivateTheValley 🔱🔱🔱🔱🔱 pic.twitter.com/Xi6hk6L5pV
— Cameron Dyer (@camdyer7) June 5, 2024
Baylor
National rank: 51st
Conference Ranking: 9th
Number of commits: 13
Average player rating: 86.49
Baylor is looking to reverse that trend with head coach Dave Aranda back at the helm of the defense. The Bears added some much-needed speed to the defense last month with in-state commitments from hybrid safety Bo Onu and cornerback Leo Almanza, both high school standouts. Onu ran the 100 meters in 11.38 seconds as a junior, and Almanza posted a 22.04 second time in the 200 meters this spring.
National rank: 58th
Conference Ranking: 13th
Number of commits: 15
Average player rating: 85.00
BYU is at the bottom of the pack in average grade per player, but the Cougars added a massive commitment at the top of the class last month in four-star top-400 recruit Lamason Waller. The 6-foot-2 wide receiver from outside Los Angeles was a top target for BYU and chose Provo over offers from a slew of top SEC and Big Ten schools.
National rank: 55th
Conference Ranking: 12th
Number of commits: 15
Average player rating: 86.79
Head coach Scott Satterfield emphasized size after a disappointing first year in the Big 12, which was reflected in the measurements of Cincinnati’s commitments in June. The Bearcats added three-star receivers CJ Crite (6-1) and Mikkel Skinner (6-3), local linebackers Paul Nelson (6-2) and Terrell Holcomb (6-3), cornerback Jordyn Woods (6-3) and offensive linemen Jahari Medlock (6-6) and Jeremiah Kelly (6-3 with 33.5-inch arms).
National rank: 79th
Conference Ranking: 16th
Number of commits: 5
Average player rating: 87.51
The Buffs and Deion Sanders have only signed two players in the past month, but Colorado also has the third-highest average player rating in the Big 12. And one of those two players was a big one: Chauncey Gooden, a four-star top-400 prospect from Nashville who projects as an interior offensive lineman. Gooden chose CU over a list of finalists that included Clemson, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon and Tennessee.
National rank: 41st
Conference Ranking: 6th
Number of commits: 16
Average player rating: 86.58
A huge month for first-year head coach Willie Fritz, who added 11 commitments in June to propel the Coogs into the top half of the Big 12 recruiting rankings. The crown jewel of the hot month was Demetris Dean, a four-star offensive tackle in the top 400. Houston has shown an ability in the past to win in-state recruiting battles, dating back to Ed Oliver, and Fritz’s ability to attract elite Texas recruits like Dean with some degree of consistency will be paramount as the program continues in the Big 12.
Iowa State
National rank: 64th
Conference Ranking: 15th
Number of commits: 12
Average player rating: 86.24
It was a relatively quiet month for Iowa State and head coach Matt Campbell, who added five commitments. Three-star running back Ryver Peppers was the highest-rated of the group, choosing the Cyclones over Big 12 rival Kansas State. ISU also signed three-star defensive lineman B.J. Carter from Florida, a state that has produced impact players for the program in recent years, including quarterback Rocco Becht, wide receiver Jayden Higgins and recent transfer defensive lineman Kenard Snyder.
National rank: 54th
Conference Ranking: 11th
Number of commits: 14
Average player rating: 86.08
Half of the Jayhawks’ 10 June commitments came on the same day, June 16, Father’s Day. All five recruits play defense, including three-star linebacker Kenyon Rivera out of Buford High School in Georgia. Despite having the league’s second-lowest GPA, Kansas also added a headliner with the in-state commitment of Juju Marks, a four-star offensive line prospect in the top 400.
State of Kansas
National rank: 63rd
Conference Ranking: 14th
Number of commits: 12
Average player rating: 87.40
After a strong run in June, the Wildcats pulled off a coup on July 1 with the commitment of five-star tight end Linkon Cure, a top-30 prospect who would be K-State’s highest-rated high school player in the 247Sports era. We wrote about Cure’s pursuit of the program last month, and Kansas State made good on his promise with an official visit in late June. The 6-foot-6 recruit from Goodland, Kansas — across the state from KSU’s Manhattan campus — is a massive recruiting win for head coach Chris Klieman.
National rank: 28th
Conference Ranking: 3rd
Number of commits: 17
Average player rating: 87.11
The Pokes bolstered their defensive trenches with a trio of defensive players in Michael Riles, Jordan Covington and Alexander McPherson. Riles is the most highly touted of the group, a four-star, top-350 prospect from Port Arthur, Texas, and the second-highest-rated player in Oklahoma State’s class behind four-star quarterback Adam Schobel.
National rank: 14th
Conference Ranking: 1st
Number of commits: 21
Average player rating: 88.23
No one in the Big 12 had a better recruiting summer than the Horned Frogs, who signed four four-star prospects in the top 400 in a month. It started on the last day of May with the commitment of Chad Woodfork, a 6-foot-4 edge rusher from outside Houston who is near the top 100 according to 247Sports’ composite ratings. The streak ended with the commitment of four-star cornerback Micah Strickland, a top-150 recruit from Brownsboro, Texas, who stands 6-foot-4 with a 6-foot-6 wingspan.
Funky town, I’m home 🐸 https://t.co/Pveu8Acovo
— Chad Woodfork (@chad_woodfork) May 31, 2024
National rank: 29th
Conference Ranking: 4th
Number of commits: 17
Average player rating: 86.78
Let’s give some favors to Texas Tech assistant Justin Johnson. The Red Raiders wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator (nicknamed “Coach Juice”) has had some big recruiting successes in his two seasons in Lubbock, including five-star receiver Micah Hudson in last year’s class. In 2025, Johnson has commitments from two four-star receiver prospects in the state’s top 400 — Tristian Gentry last fall and Bryson Jones last month. Jones, a 6-foot-1 target from Frisco, Texas, also clocked 11.56 seconds in the 100-meter dash earlier this year.
National rank: 50th
Conference Ranking: 8th
Number of commits: 11
Average player rating: 88.38
The Knights are currently eighth in the Big 12 recruiting rankings for 2025 but have the league’s highest average player rating. That rating has been improved in recent weeks thanks to commitments from two high-profile in-state prospects: cornerback Rukeem Stroud and wideout Carl Jenkins Jr. Stroud, a 5-foot-11 prospect from Tampa, transferred from Wisconsin to UCF, where he joins wideout and high school teammate Santonyo Isaac, another 2025 recruit.
Utah
National rank: 52nd
Conference Ranking: 10th
Number of commits: 13
Average player rating: 86.38
Nine of the 11 players committed to 2025 in the past month play defense. The linebacker unit in particular got a boost with commitments from Christian Thatcher, Cyrus Polu and Max Fonoimoana. Thatcher is a four-star top-350 prospect from Las Vegas who chose Utah over Colorado, Kansas and Washington. Polu is an in-state recruit, and Fonoimoana, who can also play defensive end, is a legacy recruit, the younger brother of safety Brock Fonoimoana and the grandson of former Utes quarterback Bill Cravens.
National rank: 27th
Conference Ranking: 2nd
Number of commits: 21
Average player rating: 86.46
The Mountaineers raided Florida for four commitments in June, with offensive coordinator Chad Scott and assistants Bilal Marshall (RB) and ShaDon Brown (DB) making serious inroads in the Sunshine State. Running back Deandre Desinor is the biggest prize in that haul, a four-star prospect from Delray Beach, just north of Fort Lauderdale. The 5-foot-9 should fit well in West Virginia’s run-heavy offense.
(Photo by TCU coach Sonny Dykes: Sam Hodde/Getty Images)