2026-27 OK State

[blueandgold]

The Cowboys just finished as National Runners-Up with EIGHT All-Americans. With top incoming recruits, how do they look with the post-COVID class being nearly gone? Who redshirts? Who stays in the lineup?

Returning All-Americans for the 2026-27 Oklahoma State Cowboys

• 125: Troy Spratley - 2026 NCAA 5th, 2025 NCAA Finalist
• 133: Jax Forrest - 2026 NCAA Champion
• 141: Sergio Vega - 2026 NCAA Champion
• 149: Casey Swiderski - 2026 NCAA 8th, 2024 NCAA 7th
• 157: Landon Robideau - 2026 NCAA Champion
• 184: Zack Ryder - 2026 NCAA 8th
• 197: Cody Merrill - 2026 NCAA Finalist

Returning NCAA Qualifiers for the 2026-27 Oklahoma State Cowboys

• 165: Ladarion Lockett - 2026 NCAA Round of 16
• 174: Alex Facundo - 2026 NCAA Round of 16, 2023 NCAA Qualifier

Incoming Stars

• HS 120: Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan) - 3× CIF (CA) State Champion, 2025 Super 32 Champion
• HS 132: Jayden Raney (Union County) - 5× KHSAA (KY) State Champion, Senior World 7th, U17 World Champion
• HS 144: Jordyn Raney (Union County) - 6× KHSAA (KY) State Champion, U17 World Champion
• HS 190: Michael White (Lawrence North) - 2026 IHSAA (IN) State Champion, 2025 Ironman Champion
• HS 285: Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge) - 4× IHSAA (IA) State Champion, 2025 Fargo Junior Freestyle National Champion

[Ethan Mcgrath]

Same lineup 125-197 with Ross at heavy

[AZ_wrestling]

With a little luck from the refs they might get within 50 of PSU. 

[Dark Energy]

Was wondering about this.  Thanks for the post.  Raney brothers slot in is interesting.  To have best team am thinking heavier one could slot into 149.  Other redshirts … until when?  Might be a while.

 

[1032004]

7 hours ago, blueandgold said:

The Cowboys just finished as National Runners-Up with EIGHT All-Americans. With top incoming recruits, how do they look with the post-COVID class being nearly gone? Who redshirts? Who stays in the lineup?

Returning All-Americans for the 2026-27 Oklahoma State Cowboys

• 125: Troy Spratley - 2026 NCAA 5th, 2025 NCAA Finalist
• 133: Jax Forrest - 2026 NCAA Champion
• 141: Sergio Vega - 2026 NCAA Champion
• 149: Casey Swiderski - 2026 NCAA 8th, 2024 NCAA 7th
• 157: Landon Robideau - 2026 NCAA Champion
• 184: Zack Ryder - 2026 NCAA 8th
• 197: Cody Merrill - 2026 NCAA Finalist

Returning NCAA Qualifiers for the 2026-27 Oklahoma State Cowboys

• 165: Ladarion Lockett - 2026 NCAA Round of 16
• 174: Alex Facundo - 2026 NCAA Round of 16, 2023 NCAA Qualifier

Incoming Stars

• HS 120: Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan) - 3× CIF (CA) State Champion, 2025 Super 32 Champion
• HS 132: Jayden Raney (Union County) - 5× KHSAA (KY) State Champion, Senior World 7th, U17 World Champion
• HS 144: Jordyn Raney (Union County) - 6× KHSAA (KY) State Champion, U17 World Champion
• HS 190: Michael White (Lawrence North) - 2026 IHSAA (IN) State Champion, 2025 Ironman Champion
• HS 285: Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge) - 4× IHSAA (IA) State Champion, 2025 Fargo Junior Freestyle National Champion

Which of the world credentials for the Raneys were free vs Greco?

[GV4444]

There are still a lot of variables, (transfers, where wrestlers slot in weight class, development), but my quantitative analysis shows a very close race next year and a toss-up in '28.  The biggest issue with OSU is that that they have an overabundance in the lower weights.  Taylor will have 10 top 20 recruits on his team, plus Merrill thant he inherited, and 2 more that transferred from Penn State.  That's 14 top 20 reruits, one less than Penn State will have.  

Nebraska will be most at risk for dropping down.  They lose a lot of guys, without equivalent talent to replace them.  tOSU will be slightly weaker than this year.  As much as Iowa fans wants to dog Brands, next year will be solid and they should be 3rd behing Okie St. and PSU.  Brands needs to hang in there for 2 more years while his best two recruiting classes in the last 10 years are all o board.  He returns a team that will start 5 of his own top 20 recruits, plus Ryder Block, plus he will still have transfers Bailey and Jordan.  He will only plug two holes with the transfer portal.