The recruiting race for college football is heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2027 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Oklahoma using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by their 247Sports composite ratings. Here's the players from Oklahoma set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
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1 / 20#19 (tie). Cain Brackney (LB)
- National rank: #1,125 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #99
- College: Indiana
- Offers: Indiana, UCLA, Michigan, Arkansas, Baylor
- High school: Bixby (Bixby, OK)
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2 / 20#19 (tie). Bryson Brown (S)
- National rank: #1,125 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #117
- College: Oklahoma State
- Offers: Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, Kansas
- High school: Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow, OK)
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3 / 20#18. Cooper Hooker (WR)
- National rank: #1,054 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #136
- College: Oklahoma State
- Offers: Oklahoma State, Arkansas State, East Carolina, Georgia State, Southern Miss
- High school: Pryor (Pryor, OK)
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4 / 20#17. Delijah Matthews (RB)
- National rank: #987 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #69
- College: UNLV
- Offers: UNLV, Maryland, Purdue, Arkansas State, Air Force
- High school: Carl Albert (Oklahoma City, OK)
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5 / 20#16. Joseph Graves (DL)
- National rank: #915 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #107
- College: Kansas State
- Offers: Kansas State, NC State, Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia Tech
- High school: Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK)
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6 / 20#15. Noah Gillespie (CB)
- National rank: #846 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #86
- College: TCU
- Offers: TCU, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Auburn, Iowa State
- High school: Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow, OK)
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7 / 20#14. Colton McComb (LB)
- National rank: #594 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #42
- College: Kansas State
- Offers: Kansas State, Baylor, Boston College, Kansas, Oklahoma
- High school: Edmond Memorial (Edmond, OK)
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8 / 20#13. Dawayne Jones (DL)
- National rank: #575 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #69
- College: Kansas State
- Offers: Kansas State, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK)
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9 / 20#12. Odaefe Oruru (IOL)
- National rank: #486 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #28
- College: Oklahoma State
- Offers: Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, TCU
- High school: Jenks (Jenks, OK)
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10 / 20#11. Ben Kolar (TE)
- National rank: #451 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #24
- College: Stanford
- Offers: Stanford, Oklahoma, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas
- High school: Norman North (Norman, OK)
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11 / 20#10. Greydon Howell (ATH)
- National rank: #426 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #29
- College: Oklahoma
- Offers: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Auburn, Boston College, Miami
- High school: Broken Bow (Broken Bow, OK)
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12 / 20#9. Kailib Dillard (S)
- National rank: #385 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #32
- College: Florida
- Offers: Florida, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Jenks (Jenks, OK)
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13 / 20#8. Titus Hawk (TE)
- National rank: #335 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #18
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Boston College
- High school: Choctaw (Choctaw, OK)
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14 / 20#7. Case Alexander (LB)
- National rank: #261 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #21
- College: Penn State
- Offers: Penn State, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor
- High school: Washington High (Washington, OK)
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16 / 20#5. Daniel Yebit (CB)
- National rank: #149 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: TCU
- Offers: TCU, Minnesota, Arizona State, Arkansas, Iowa
- High school: Yukon (Yukon, OK)
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17 / 20#4. Semaj Stanford (S)
- National rank: #62 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #5
- College: Oregon
- Offers: Oregon, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas
- High school: Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow, OK)
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18 / 20#3. Cooper Hackett (OT)
- National rank: #48 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #5
- College: Oklahoma
- Offers: Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida
- High school: Fort Gibson (Fort Gibson, OK)
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19 / 20#2. Kaeden Penny (IOL)
- National rank: #42 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #3
- College: Oklahoma
- Offers: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Boston College
- High school: Bixby (Bixby, OK)
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20 / 20#1. Gabriel Osborne Jr. (CB)
- National rank: #36 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #4
- College: Oklahoma
- Offers: Oklahoma, Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, Boston College
- High school: Mustang (Mustang, OK)
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