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Texas, Oklahoma rise to top of the Big 12 football recruiting rankings

The 2021 Big 12 recruiting rankings are beginning to take a familiar shape as Oklahoma begins pushing its way towards the top spot. Texas and OU dominate the Big 12 recruiting landscape on a yearly basis with the Longhorns taking the crown the past two years despite the Sooners’ on-field domination, though transfers like Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield and Jalen Hurts don’t count toward the rankings.

OU jumped Baylor into the second spot since our June rankings update:

1. Texas

Commits: 14

Top commitments: ATH Ja’Tavion Sanders, ATH Billy Bowman, QB Jalen Milroe

Texas’ lone commitment over the past month was four-star cornerback Jamier Johnson from Pasadena, Calif.