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How The Big 12 Recruiting Classes Stack Up Before National Signing Day

Oklahoma State has been making some noise the last week on the recruiting trail, but how does the class stack up to the rest of the Big 12 Conference?

The decisions made tomorrow will shape college football for the next few years to come. National Signing Day is upon us. We just got done taking a look at what to watch for tomorrow for Oklahoma State, so let's take a look at how the Pokes compare to the rest of the Big 12 Conference.

Texas and Oklahoma continue to be the class of the Big 12. At least on the recruiting trail, however the seemingly endless talent lining up to play at the two traditional powerhouses hasn't manifested itself on the field the last few seasons.  They'll both be looking to change that with this class.

The Cowboys are fighting for position in the next tier. There's plenty of discrepancy comparing the rankings, but when you average them out West Virginia, TCU, Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech are only separated by nine spots. Any surprises tomorrow could cause a big shift in the final class rankings.

Wrapping up the Big 12 is Kansas State, Kansas, and Iowa State. If Paul Rhodes is going to bring the Cyclone program back to respectable, they're going to have to do it with player development. Perhaps most surprising is where the Wildcat's class is ranked. Bill Snyder built the program into a contender, and it's strange not to see that pay off on the recruiting trail.

Noticeably absent from all the conference schools are the 5-star commitments. According to ESPN, the Big 12 doesn't have a single 5-Star athlete committed, and according to Scout, Texas Tech has as many 5-star guys coming in as the Longhorns. One. In fact, no school has more than one committed 5-star athlete in any poll.

1. TEXAS LONGHORNS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK 9th 9th 7th 9th

9th

BIG 12 RANK 1st 1st 1st 1st
5 STAR 0 1 1 1
4 STAR 16 13 12 11
3 STAR 10 10 10 13
OTHER 0 2 2 1
2. OKLAHOMA SOONERS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK 18th 13th 14th 14th

15th

BIG 12 RANK 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
5 STAR 0 0 1 0
4 STAR 12 13 9 10
3 STAR 11 10 13 13
OTHER 0 0 0 0
3. WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK 30th 29th 26th 32nd

29th

BIG 12 RANK 4th 3rd 4th 3rd
5 STAR 0 0 0 0
4 STAR 4 4 5 3
3 STAR 18 15 15 18
OTHER 1 2 6 0
4. TCU HORNED FROGS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK 36th 32nd 22nd 33rd

31st

BIG 12 RANK 6th 4th 3rd 4th
5 STAR 0 0 0 0
4 STAR 3 2 5 2
3 STAR 21 19 18 21
OTHER 0 3 1 1
5. BAYLOR BEARS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK 27th 40th 39th 34th

35th

BIG 12 RANK 3rd 5th 7th 5th
5 STAR 0 0 1 0
4 STAR 6 4 2 3
3 STAR 13 10 13 14
OTHER 1 5 3 2
T-6. OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK 37th 41st 37th 36th

38th

BIG 12 RANK 7th 6th 6th 6th
5 STAR 0 0 0 0
4 STAR 6 2 3 3
3 STAR 12 14 15 15
OTHER 2 2 1 1
T-6. TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK 34th 46th 31st 40th

38th

BIG 12 RANK 5th 7th 5th 7th
5 STAR 0 0 1 0
4 STAR 5 2 4 4
3 STAR 12 9 12 11
OTHER 1 7 1 3
8. KANSAS STATE WILDCATS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK NR 54th 61st 66th

60th

BIG 12 RANK NR 8th 8th 9th
5 STAR 0 0 0 0
4 STAR 0 1 0 0
3 STAR 17 11 15 14
OTHER 3 8 2 2
9. KANSAS JAYHAWKS
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK NR 60th 65th 70th

65th

BIG 12 RANK NR 9th 9th 10th
5 STAR 0 0 0 0
4 STAR 0 0 0 0
3 STAR 22 9 13 14
OTHER 4 14 11 11
10. IOWA STATE CYCLONES
AVG
CLASS
RANK
ESPN RIVALS SCOUT 247SPORTS
CLASS RANK NR 66th 66th 65th

66th

BIG 12 RANK NR 10th 10th 8th
5 STAR 0 0 0 0
4 STAR 1 0 0 0
3 STAR 18 8 14 14
OTHER 3 12 6 7