Rivals is still treating Cooper Hackett like a five-star, and that matters because the Oklahoma offensive tackle commit hasn’t actually changed as a prospect.
On Monday, Rivals kept Hackett in five-star territory in its latest rankings update, slotting him at No. 12 overall in the 2027 class and No. 2 among offensive tackles. That was a slight slide from No. 5 in Rivals’ previous rankings back in April, but it stood in sharp contrast to the much steeper drop Hackett took from 247Sports last month.
The latest Rivals update also moved OU cornerback commit Gabriel Osborne Jr. into five-star status, giving the Sooners three five-star pledges in the 2027 class by Rivals’ count: Hackett, Osborne and tight end Seneca Driver. 247Sports sees things differently, listing the Sooners with two five-star commits in Osborne and offensive tackle Kaeden Penny.
Hackett’s stock has taken the biggest hit at 247Sports. When that outlet released its newest rankings in June, Hackett fell 74 spots, from No. 41 to No.
- He is now listed there as the No. 17 offensive tackle in the class.
A few months earlier, in March, he had already lost his five-star tag after slipping to No. 41, with five stars reserved for the top 32 prospects. ESPN also has Hackett as a four-star recruit.
The reason behind the movement is straightforward: Hackett recently underwent offseason shoulder surgery and will miss his entire senior season at Fort Gibson High School (OK). That news broke in May, and it has clearly influenced how some evaluators are viewing him. But the injury doesn’t change the player himself, and it doesn’t erase what already made him such a coveted recruit.
The 247Sports Composite, which blends the ratings from 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, has Hackett at No. 48 overall in the 2027 class as a four-star. He is ranked No. 5 among offensive tackles and No. 3 in Oklahoma.
What stands out most is just how wide the gap is between the three major outlets. Hackett’s composite score varies more dramatically than anyone else in the 2027 class, which has left plenty of room for debate. Still, there was already enough on film and in evaluation to justify five-star status, and Rivals is sticking with that view.
Hackett won’t get the chance to prove any of this on the field until he arrives in Norman in 2027. For now, the conversation is about rankings, not Saturdays. But at 6-foot-7 and 250 pounds, with the kind of athleticism and footwork that made him a basketball standout, he already looks like the kind of offensive lineman Oklahoma has built a reputation for developing into first-round talent.
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