California State Champion Rocklin Zinkin to Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State has already assembled a massive recruiting Class of 2025 - one that has grown by three flipped commitments since David Taylor took the reins of the program in May of this year. Now, it’s time to start focusing on the current crop of high school juniors and the Class of 2026. 

This morning the Cowboys got their first commitment from the Class of 2026 with #44 Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan, CA). 

Zinkin is a two-time state finalist in single-class California. He was a runner-up at 106 lbs as a freshman and a state champion earlier this year at 113 lbs. 

Also during the high school regular season, Zinkin won a cowboy hat at the Doc Buchanan Invitational in 2023 and was third in 2024. 

Over the summer, Zinkin went 7-0 at the 16U National Duals in freestyle. 

Zinkin could be a 133 lber at the next level. As of now, Oklahoma State doesn’t have a long-term starter in place at 133 lbs; however, redshirt freshman Cael Hughes could make his case soon. 

This could be the third straight class with an elite California prospect for Taylor’s team. They signed #2 Coby Merrill in the Class of 2024 and have a verbal from #27 Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut, CA) in the Class of 2025. 

Zinkin made his decision to commit to the Cowboys after taking visits to Michigan, NC State, and Virginia Tech in each of the last three weekends. He visited Oklahoma State a week before going to Michigan. 

With campus visit season in full effect, we’ve seen the verbals from the Class of 2026 start to roll in. With Zinkin’s we now have 17 total commitments - 16 at the DI level. Eight top-100 recruits have now committed and five of them are currently in the top-50. 

Here are the Class of 2026 recruits who have committed to wrestle at the next level.