Updated Big 12 Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings after National Signing Day

There’s always chaos when it comes to anything related to the Big 12 and that rang true once more during this week’s National Signing Period.

West Virginia has soared to the top of the conference in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings and has now signed a whopping 49 prospects, compiling perhaps the biggest recruiting class ever. The Mountaineers are one of three Big 12 teams with a top-25 class nationally coming out of NSD.

Below is a look at the top 2026 recruiting classes in the conference, per the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings:

1. West Virginia — 89.032

49 total commits
0 five-stars | 3 four-star | 45 three-stars
Top Commit: IOL Kevin Brown, No. 60 NATL. (No. 2 IOL)
National Class Ranking: No. 20

Incredibly, West Virginia added 18 commitments during the first five days of December, fleshing out a humongous class that’s pushed into the top 20 of the national class rankings. The two biggest National Signing Day additions were flipping four-star safety Matt Sieg from Penn State and four-star RB Amari Latimer from Wisconsin. WVU has also invested heavily in recruiting from the JUCO ranks, adding myriad signees from that pool of talent, too. WR signee Keon Hutchins is the top-ranked JUCO receiver this cycle. Good luck getting to know the entire class headed to Morgantown.

2. Texas Tech — 88.902

20 total commits
2 five-stars | 4 four-star | 14 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE LaDamion Guyton, No. 12 NATL. (No. 3 EDGE)
National Class Ranking: No. 22

There was no late drama with Guyton or five-star OT Felix Ojo as both inked with the Red Raiders early on Wednesday. Texas Tech didn’t make any late additions during the signing period and has locked in all 20 of its commits, eight of whom are top-500 prospects overall. It’s another notable class headed to Lubbock, rivaling the 2024 class that also finished in the top 25 nationally. TTU could just be getting started, too, as it eyes a top-ranked class in the 2027 cycle.

3. BYU — 88.708

22 total commits
0 five-stars | 7 four-stars | 14 three-stars
Top Commit: QB Ryder Lyons, No. 43 NATL. (No. 5 QB)
National Class Ranking: No. 25

Early during the signing period, it appeared that Lyons wasn’t going to immediately sign with the Cougars as BYU head coach Kalani Sitake was mentioned as a candidate for the Penn State job. Sitake is staying in Provo, though, and Lyons will eventually be on his way — he’s not set to enroll until spring of 2027 due to an LDS Mission — as he opted to ink late Wednesday. The Cougars then made a big splash on Friday, flipping twin receivers Kennan and Jaron Pula from rival Utah. BYU has signed the most blue-chippers of any Big 12 program this cycle.

4. Arizona State — 87.659

19 total commits
0 five-stars | 5 four-stars | 14 three-stars
Top Commit: QB Jake Fette, No. 106 NATL. (No. 8 QB)
National Class Ranking: No. 35

Kenny Dillingham and the Sun Devils flipped OT Jarmaine Mitchell, the No. 1 JUCO prospect in the nation, from Georgia on Tuesday. They then went back into Texas on NSD to add three-star safety Davis Kinney, but lost three-star WR Cooper Reid, who flipped to TCU. ASU landed Fette last September and he never wavered despite seeing his stock rise as a senior. He inked and is among the five blue-chippers headed to Tempe next year.

5. TCU — 87.456

22 total commits
0 five-stars | 2 four-star | 20 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE Jesse Ford, No. 328 (No. 32 EDGE)
National Class Ranking: No. 37

The Horned Frogs flipped three-star WR Cooper Reid from Arizona State, keeping him in the Lone Star State. That was TCU’s lone addition as it signed another top-40 class nationally. Ford and four-star IOL Vincent Johnson headline the incoming freshmen for Sonny Dykes and Co.

6. Houston — 87.433

18 total commits
1 five-star | 2 four-stars | 15 three-stars
Top Commit: QB Keisean Henderson, No. 4 NATL. (No. 2 QB)
National Class Ranking: No. 38

There was never a doubt with Henderson, the local superstar who originally chose the Cougars over 18 months ago. His signature didn’t come until Wednesday evening, but his recruitment has long been shut down despite plenty of national powers trying to change his mind. He’s a program-changer who sits atop the class for Willie Fritz. On Tuesday, Houston flipped three-star IOL Noah Abebe from Tulane. It also finally signed four-star athlete Paris Melvin on Friday.

7. Arizona — 87.400

21 total commits
0 five-stars | 5 four-star | 16 three-stars
Top Commit: QB Oscar Rios, No. 249 NATL. (No. 17 QB)
National Class Ranking: No. 39

Arizona’s major late addition to the 2026 class came last weekend as it flipped four-star IOL Justin Morales from Kansas State. He’s now the No. 16 IOL in the Rivals300. The Wildcats have signed five blue-chippers, all of whom star on the offensive side of the ball.

8. Utah — 87.259

17 total commits
0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 14 three-stars
Top Commit: OT Kelvin Obot, No. 33 NATL. (No. 5 OT)
National Class Ranking: No. 42

One of the biggest flips of the National Signing Period that you may have missed came on Wednesday evening as Utah flipped in-state four-star athlete Salesi Moa from Tennessee. The No. 54 overall prospect has now signed with the Utes and highlights the class alongside Obot. Utah did lose twin receivers Jaron and Kennan Pula, who flipped to BYU.

9. Kansas State — 87.164

22 total commits
0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 22 three-stars
Top Commit: JUCO WR Derrick Salley, No. 11 NATL. (No. 2 WR)
National Class Ranking: No. 43

The National Signing Period brought Kansas State a quartet of commitments from DL Andy Burburija, safety Kaprice Keith, CB Josiah Vilmael and IOL Jordan Jensen. Keith flipped to the Wildcats from Iowa State. Despite the retirement of head coach Chris Klieman, K-State’s class didn’t waver and all 22 of its commits have signed and will head to Manhattan.

10. Iowa State — 86.751

22 total commits
0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 22 three-stars
Top Commit: JUCO DL Jeremy Lewis, No. 29 NATL. (No. 8 DL)
National Class Ranking: No. 50

Iowa State picked up a National Signing Day commitment from three-star EDGE Elijah Reeder, a top-10 recruit in New Jersey. The Cyclones also landed Lewis at the end of November. It remains to be seen what will become of the ISU class now that head coach Matt Campbell is departing for Penn State.

11. Kansas — 86.551
12. Colorado — 86.068
13. Cincinnati — 85.997
14. Baylor — 85.672
15. UCF — 85.135
16. Oklahoma State — 84.766