Every Big 12 team’s highest ranked recruit in school history

Class: 2013

While he signed with Kansas, he did not play for the Jayhawks. He ended up transferring to Southeastern. He was rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 3 player in the country at the Juco level out of Los Angeles Pierce College.

Class: 2014

Allen Lazard comes in as the highest ranked player in Iowa State’s history as a four-star, and it is safe to say he lived up to the hype. He finished his career with 241 catches and well over 3,000 yards receiving with 26 touchdowns. He is now a very good NFL receiver.

Class: 2007

Devine was a four-star recruit that played during West Virginia’s glory days of the 2000s. He was quite productive. Devine rushed for over 1,000 yards twice, and also ran for 29 touchdowns. He didn’t stick in the NFL, but did play professionally in the CFL.

Class: 2004

The lone five-star that Oklahoma State has ever landed, Reid flashed a ton of potential for the Cowboys but ended up being benched in a controversial decision by Mike Gundy. He finished his career at Texas State, but saw his lone season cut short due to injury.

Class: 2001

The four-star out of Compton was at one point committed to UCLA, but ended up flipping to USC in what was a controversial decision at the time. However, he ended up at Compton College before playing one season at Kansas State.

Class: 2013

One of only three five-star players Baylor has signed, Robbie Rhodes didn’t have the impact for the Bears many had hoped for. He then transferred to Bowling Green where he would eventually be dismissed from the team.

Class: 2015

Breiden Fehoko comes in as Texas Tech’s highest ranked recruit ever with a four-star rating. Like many of the recruits on this list he didn’t finish his career where he started it, as he eventually transferred to LSU where he was a part of their 2019 championship team. He now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Class: 2020

Zach Evans had a very complicated recruiting process but eventually ended up signing with TCU. He is their lone five-star recruit in program history and showed great flashes of being a solid rusher for the Horned Frogs. However, he elected to transfer to Ole Miss, and was recently drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Class: 2004

Adrian Peterson ranked as a five-star and definitely lived up to the billing at Oklahoma. He is arguably the best player to ever put on an Oklahoma uniform, and is also one of the best running backs ever at the NFL level. He rushed for over 4,000 yards and 41 touchdowns at Oklahoma.

Class: 2002

Vince Young is one of the greatest college football players ever and led Texas to their last championship victory.  Aside from being a five-star, he also held a perfect rating which has only been held by a handful of players throughout the years. Young was also a Heisman runner up during his time at Texas. However, he did not live up to the hype in the NFL.

Class: 2020

The four-star passer has not yet done enough to emerge as the starter for the Bearcats. After sitting behind Desmond Ridder, he lost the job to Ben Bryant and is expected to sit behind Florida and Arizona State transfer Emory Jones. Prater has played in 17 games in three years.

Class: 2016

The lone five-star in program history, Ed Oliver was a force to be reckoned with during his first couple years at Houston. His final season was his worst statistically, but he still was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. He was taken by the Buffalo Bills and is one of the better defensive linemen in the league.

Class: 2023

Walker is a part of the Knights’ most recent class. He ranks as a four-star and the No. 95 player in the country.

Class: 2002

One of two five-stars in program history, Ben Olson never played a down for BYU. After going on a two-year mission he transferred to UCLA. His career was unfortunately plagued by injury with the Bruins. Olson ended his career with a little over 1,800 yards passing, 12 touchdowns and 11 picks.