Oklahoma State Cowboys
Big 12
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #121
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- -15.1 (#121)
- SP+ Offense
- 15.2
- SP+ Defense
- 31.6
- SRS
- -11.3
- FPI
- -12.1
- Elo
- 1110
- Talent
- 703
- Recruiting
- —
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
3.0p10 1.0 — p90 5.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.0% | |
| Make CFP | 0.0% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.0% | |
| Semifinal | 0.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 3.0–9.0
Schedule
46th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
50th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
43rd
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Tulsa | -10 | 25-28 | -3.7 | 40% | — |
| 2 | vsOregon | +25.9 | 9-40 | -31.3 | 1% | — |
| 3 | vsMurray State | FCS | 40-9* | +30.9 | 97% | — |
| 4 | @West Virginia | -6.8 | 20-32 | -12.7 | 19% | — |
| 6 | vsUCF | -1.2 | 21-26 | -5.1 | 36% | — |
| 7 | @Houston | +7.4 | 20-33 | -13.3 | 18% | — |
| 8 | vsColorado | -8.3 | 24-27 | -2.7 | 43% | — |
| 9 | @Iowa State | +9.9 | 14-31 | -17.3 | 11% | — |
| 10 | @Kansas State | +7 | 16-38 | -22.1 | 6% | — |
| 11 | vsTexas Tech | +27.6 | 9-34 | -25.6 | 4% | — |
| 12 | @Arizona State | +3.9 | 16-32 | -15.8 | 13% | — |
| 13 | vsKansas | +4.1 | 18-35 | -16.8 | 12% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 3
2026 · 87
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Drew Mestemaker← North Texas | FR | 6'4" | 211 | ★★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Grant Jordan← Massachusetts | SR | 6'2" | 210 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Noah Walters | FR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Caleb Hawkins← North Texas | FR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Trent Howland | SR | 6'2" | 247 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Ayo Adeyi← James Madison | SR | 5'8" | 200 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Freddie Brock IV | SR | 5'10" | 192 | ★★★ |
| RB | — | William Mason← Central Oklahoma | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Tre Page III← Tarleton State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Wyatt Young← North Texas | SO | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Chris Barnes← Wake Forest | FR | 5'7" | 168 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Miles Coleman← North Texas | SO | 5'6" | 159 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Israel Polk← Akron | SO | 6'1" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Sam Jackson V | SR | 5'10" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Rodney Harris II← Ohio | JR | 6'2" | 211 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Terrill Davis | SR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| WR | 8th | Justin Bowick← Illinois | JR | 6'4" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 9th | Terrence Lewis← North Texas | FR | 5'11" | 165 | ★★★ |
| WR | 10th | Christian Fitzpatrick | SR | 6'4" | 220 | — |
| WR | 11th | Da'Wain Lofton | SR | 5'11" | 190 | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Quinton Stewart | SR | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Donovan Green← LSU | JR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Morgan McPhaul← VMI | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Bodie Boydstun← Southwestern Oklahoma State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT | — | Ashton Lepo← Michigan State | JR | 6'7" | 316 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Braydon Nelson← North Texas | SO | 6'4" | 321 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Joseph Hanson← Coastal Carolina | JR | 6'5" | 290 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Jacob Sexton← Oklahoma | SR | 6'6" | 330 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Desmond Magiya← North Texas | SO | 6'5" | 329 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Shaun Torgeson← Portland State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Kai Holec← Indiana State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Jaleel Johnson | JR | 6'5" | 265 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Landon Dean | JR | 6'5" | 275 | — |
| DE | 3rd | DeSean Brown | JR | 6'2" | 275 | — |
| DL | 1st | Saadiq Clements← North Texas | SO | 6'4" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Fatafehi Vailea II← North Texas | SR | 6'1" | 292 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Jerry Lawson← Louisville | JR | 6'2" | 295 | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Braylon Rigsby← Texas Tech | SO | 6'2" | 275 | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Enai White← Penn State | JR | 6'5" | 275 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Dominic Macon← Washington | FR | 6'3" | 315 | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Aden Kelley | SR | 6'3" | 315 | ★★★★ |
| DT | 2nd | Iman Oates | SR | 6'3" | 315 | — |
| DT | 3rd | Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi | SR | 6'2" | 305 | — |
| DT | 4th | Michael Diatta | SR | 6'5" | 295 | — |
| DT | 5th | Luke Webb | FR | 6'2" | 295 | — |
| EDGE | 1st | Keviyan Huddleston← North Texas | SO | 6'2" | 260 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | DJ Jackson Jr.← Troy | JR | 6'4" | 262 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 3rd | James Williams← Florida State | JR | 6'6" | 262 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 4th | Billy Walton III← SMU | SO | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Ethan Wesloski← North Texas | JR | 6'1" | 234 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Isaiah Chisom← UCLA | SO | 6'1" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Bryan McCoy Jr. | SR | 6'0" | 225 | ★★ |
| LB | 4th | Brandon Rawls | SR | 6'0" | 240 | — |
| LB | 5th | Trip White | JR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| LB | 6th | Malik Charles | JR | 6'3" | 283 | — |
| LB | 7th | Tate Romney← Arizona State | JR | 6'2" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Dallas Winner-Johnson← Tulane | SO | 6'5" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Gunnar Wilson | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| LB | 10th | Carl'veon Young | FR | 6'4" | 215 | — |
| LB | — | Jack Puckett← Central Oklahoma | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Christian Bodnar← Liberty | SO | 5'11" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Kenneth Harris | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Cam Smith | SR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
| CB | 4th | Raymond Gay II | SR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| CB | 5th | Kale Smith | SR | 5'11" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Kobi Foreman | FR | 5'9" | 181 | — |
| CB | 7th | LaDainian Fields | FR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| CB | 8th | Kollin Lewis← North Texas | SO | 5'11" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 9th | Kanijal Thomas← Kansas State | SO | 5'11" | 186 | ★★★ |
| CB | 10th | Maurion Horn← Texas Tech | JR | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Trudell Berry← Vanderbilt | SR | 6'1" | 196 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Jeremiah Piper← Youngstown State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Parker Robertson | SR | 5'11" | 185 | — |
| S | 2nd | Quinton Hammonds← North Texas | SO | 6'1" | 219 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Mordecai McDaniel | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| S | 4th | Evan Jackson← North Texas | JR | 5'11" | 183 | ★★★ |
| S | 5th | Mose Phillips III← Missouri | JR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★ |
| S | 6th | Cooper Lai | SO | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| S | 7th | Vincent Holmes← Washington | SO | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Markeith Williams← Miami | JR | 6'2" | 175 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | 1st | Sam Keltner← SMU | FR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| LS | 1st | Aidan Davenport | SR | 6'2" | 225 | — |
| LS | — | Nolan Akins← SMU | FR | 6'1" | 213 | — |
| LS | — | Caden Yates← North Texas | SO | 6'1" | 226 | — |
| P | 1st | Wes Pahl | SR | 6'5" | 205 | — |
| P | — | Lachie Pozzobon← Stephen F. Austin | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Logan Ward | SR | 5'11" | 230 | — |
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Season History · last 12
2 AP top-10 · 10 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-11 | 0-9 | #121 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3-9 | 0-9 | #81 | #13 | — |
| 2023 | 9-4 | 7-3 | #42 | #15 | 1-0 |
| 2022 | 7-5 | 4-5 | #31 | #7 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 11-2 | 8-2 | #12 | #5 | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 7-3 | 6-3 | #15 | — | 1-0 |
| 2019 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #36 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 6-6 | 3-6 | #22 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 9-3 | 6-3 | #15 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 9-3 | 7-2 | #13 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 10-2 | 7-2 | #39 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 6-6 | 4-5 | #39 | — | 1-0 |
Recruiting Classes
avg #42 · 23 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★128 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #53 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | #56 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | #54 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | #29 | 217 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | #39 | 196 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | #45 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | #38 | 202 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | #34 | 210 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2017 | #38 | 194 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | #45 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 55net -10Out 65
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.1 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Drew Mestemaker | QB | 5★ | ← North Texas |
| ▲ | Caleb Hawkins | RB | 4★ | ← North Texas |
| ▲ | Wyatt Young | WR | 4★ | ← North Texas |
| ▲ | Justin Bowick | WR | 4★ | ← Illinois |
| ▼ | Wendell Gregory | EDGE | 4★ | → Kansas State |
| ▼ | Noah McKinney | IOL | 3★ | → TCU |
| ▼ | Shamar Rigby | WR | 3★ | → Wisconsin |
| ▼ | Kyran Duhon | EDGE | 3★ | → Tulsa |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
14 items
- What Happened Last Time Oklahoma State Cowboys Faced Each 2026 OpponentThe Oklahoma State Cowboys football team has 12 opponents in 2026. Here is how they've done against each of them the last time they played.OKST6h
- What Wins, What Loses Game for Oklahoma State Against Houston in 2026Here's what will win and what will lose the game for the Oklahoma State Cowboys against the Houston Cougars this season.OKST23h
- Why Penn State's Armstrong Nnodim Is Poised for a Breakout SeasonThe former Oklahoma State defensive tackle was among Penn State's top spring players.
- 5 Houston Cougars Oklahoma State Fans Need to Know for 2026 MatchupHere are five Houston Cougars that Oklahoma State fans need to know as they prepare for the Oct. 17 matchup in Houston.OKST2d
- Oklahoma State Football's Top Uncommitted Target at Every PositionThe Oklahoma State Cowboys still have plenty of targets after the commitment of running back TJ Lewis on Friday.OKST2d
- Oklahoma State Football Snags Commitment from RB TJ Lewis for 2027The Oklahoma State Cowboys were hoping to get a running back for the Class of 2027 and on Friday they got him.OKST2d
- Oklahoma State Wise to Select Long-Time Cowboy to Speak at Big 12 Media DaysThe Oklahoma State Cowboys have selected the players that will represent them at Big 12 Media Days next month.OKST2d
- Oklahoma State vs. Houston: The Matchups That Will Decide the GameHere are the matchups that matter when the Oklahoma State Cowboys face the Houston Cougars in October.OKST3d
- Oklahoma State Legacy and Top Recruit Wins State's Top Prep Player HonorWhen Oklahoma State safety Braeden Pressley hits the field later this fall, he'll do so with some additional hardware.OKST3d
- What Houston Does Better Than Oklahoma State and Why It MattersWhen assessing Oklahoma State's matchup with Houston here's what the Cougars do better than the Cowboys.OKST4d
- Most Important Oklahoma State Cowboy Not Named Drew Mestemaker or Caleb HawkinsFew teams can boast as productive a set of triplets as Oklahoma State can going into the 2026 season. Quarterback Drew Mestemaker, running back Caleb Hawkins anOKST4d
- Breaking Down Houston Cougars' Strengths, Weaknesses, & 1 Thing That Could Beat Oklahoma StateHere's what to watch out for when the Houston Cougars play the Oklahoma State Cowboys in football in 2026.OKST5d
- What Wins and What Loses The Game For Houston vs Oklahoma StateThe Houston Cougars have an interesting game in the 2026 season against the Oklahoma State Cowboys.OKST7d
- 5 Oklahoma State Players Houston Fans Need to Know For 2026 MatchupThe Houston Cougars will take on Oklahoma State in the middle of the upcoming season, and there are key players to watch.OKST8d