Oklahoma State’s homecoming weekend is set up to be more than just a Saturday in Stillwater. With three home games left in the 2026 season, the Cowboys will use the visit from Colorado to bring a heavy dose of recruiting power onto campus - and the biggest gathering could come from the Class of 2027.
The matchup with the Buffaloes will draw plenty of young prospects to watch Oklahoma State (4-2, 2-1 in Big 12) take on Colorado (2-4, 0-3), but the class of 2027 is the group worth circling. For the Cowboys, the job isn’t only about landing new names. It’s also about making sure the commitments they already have stay locked in.
That matters even more on a weekend built around reunion. Homecoming will bring thousands of Oklahoma State alumni back to Stillwater, and the program is taking advantage of the atmosphere by hosting most of its recruiting class at the same time. The idea is simple: create some bonding, build familiarity and keep the class intact until signing day in December.
Per Rivals (subscription required), the 2027 commits expected on campus include Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) quarterback Carson White; Jenks, Okla., offensive lineman Odaefe Oruru; Choctaw, Okla., linebacker Israel Hammons; Pryor (Quapaw, Okla.) wide receiver Cooper Hooker; Broken Arrow, Okla., safety Bryson Brown; Bolingbrook, Ill., running back TJ Lewis; American Leadership Academy (Queen City, Ariz.) tight end Talan Scott; Troy, Texas, offensive lineman Sonny Mullen; and Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.) offensive tackle Jake Baker.
That’s nine of the 13 players Oklahoma State has picked up this spring and summer, which gives the weekend a built-in team-building angle. If the group didn’t know each other well before, Saturday should change that.
And for first-year head coach Eric Morris, this class is about more than one weekend of photo ops. The Cowboys have started 4-2, and while that has felt like a solid opening stretch for Morris, he still needs a recruiting class that can carry the momentum forward in 2027.
White may be the most important piece of that future. Recruiting services widely view him as a top-25 quarterback in the country, and his presence matters because current starter Drew Mestemaker could declare for the NFL draft after this season. That would leave Morris with a major hole under center.
There’s also the possibility that Oklahoma State could look outside the roster and go through the transfer portal for a more established answer. As it stands now, the 2027 quarterback depth chart includes two freshmen who would be second-year players next season but still have little to no game experience.
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