A perk of starting low is only going up.
In what's been a frustrating recruiting class so far for the Oklahoma Sooners, OU experienced a bump in Rivals' latest 2026 recruiting rankings that released on Monday. After the update, the Sooners' class jumped five spots from No. 29 to No. 24. That also ranked ninth in the SEC.
Sooners rise in newest Rivals recruiting rankings
As of Monday afternoon, the Sooners had 15 players committed from the 2026 class. Rivals, though, has OU with 14 pledges because the outlet hasn't added the Sooners' newest commit, tight end Tyler Ruxer, to the list yet.