Oklahoma State football lands Maealiuaki Smith in 2024 class: Follow National Signing Day
Coach Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State football team have long outperformed the national recruiting rankings. The Cowboys haven't had a top-30 class since 2014, yet they are two years removed for a Fiesta Bowl win and can reach the 10-win mark in two of the past three seasons.
The 9-4 Cowboys, which head into the Texas Bowl against Texas A&M on Dec. 27 in Houston, are ranked 20th in the nation but are once again looking at a recruiting class well outside the top 25.
Here's what you need to know about the Cowboys for the early National Signing Day:
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Get to know the 2024 OSU football signing class
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What is the Oklahoma State's 2024 recruiting class rankings?
As of Wednesday night, the Cowboys were ranked 56th by Rivals.com, 57th by 247sports.com and outside the top 50 by ESPN.com.
Oklahoma State football 2024 recruiting class
Here’s a look at Oklahoma State’s football recruiting class of 2024 (as of 9:41 a.m. Wednesday):
Name, Position, Height, Weight, Hometown (School)
Jonathan Agumadu, LB, 6-1, 220, McKinney, Texas
Jaden Allen-Hendrix, RB, 6-2, 225, Columbia, South Carolina (Irmo)
Landyn Cleveland, S, 6-0, 185, Mansfield, Texas (Legacy)
LaDainian Fields, DB, 6-1, 175, Del City
Rodney Fields, RB, 5-9, 187, Del City
Josh Ford, TE, 6-6, 250, Stillwater
Tre Griffiths, WR, 6-3, 205, Keller, Texas
Caleb Hackleman, OL, 6-6, 275, Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove)
Chauncey Johnson, OL, 6-4, 295, Lonoke, Arkansas
Temerrick Johnson, OLB/DE, 6-3, 205, Midlothian, Texas (Heritage)
David Kabongo, S, 5-11, 180, Trophy Club, Texas (Byron Nelson)
Nuku Mafi, OL, 6-4, 295, Salt Lake City (West)
Willie Nelson, DB, 5-9, 170, Longview, Texas
Armstrong Nnodim, DL, 6-2, 250, Mesquite, Texas (Horn)
Jacobi Oliphant, DB 6-4, 175, St. Louis (University)
Maealiuaki Smith, QB, 6-4, 210, San Mateo, California (Junipero Serra)
Luke Webb, DE, 6-3, 280, Deer Park, Texas
Gunnar Wilson, LB, 6-2, 210, Melissa, Texas
Watch Mike Gundy signing day press conference here
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy will talk about the Cowboys' 2024 recruiting class at noon Wednesday. Watch it live here:
How does Oklahoma State stack up in Big 12 football recruiting rankings?
Here's a look at where Big 12 programs (for the 2024 season) rank nationally, according to 247Sports.com. Rankings as of Tuesday night:
National rank: Team, Players
22: Texas Tech, 20 commits
28: UCF, 19 commits
30: TCU, 22 commits
46: Cincinnati, 22 commits
48: Kansas, 16 commits
49: Arizona, 19 commits
50: Arizona State, 19 commits
53: West Virginia, 19 commits
54: Iowa State, 22 commits
57: BYU, 20 commits
58: Oklahoma State, 16 commits
59: Kansas State, 15 commits
60: Utah, 14 commits
64: Colorado, 9 commits
66: Baylor, 19 commits
83: Houston, 13 commits
What you need to know about OSU for National Signing Day
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