Overview
- Quarterbacks headline the moves, with Texas Tech adding former Cincinnati starter Brendan Sorsby after a 2,800-yard, 27-touchdown passing season plus 580 rushing yards and nine scores in 2025.
- Oklahoma State reunites North Texas record-setter Drew Mestemaker with coach Eric Morris after Mestemaker’s 4,379 passing yards and 34 touchdowns last season.
- Baylor turns to DJ Lagway, a high-upside former Florida passer whose two-year line of 28 touchdowns and 23 interceptions underscores a development challenge.
- Targeted reinforcements include BYU’s addition of All-ACC linebacker Cade Uluave and Houston’s pickup of ex-Tulane running back Makhi Hughes, who surpassed 2,700 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns in two seasons with the Green Wave.
- The list also spotlights Colorado receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. as a key target for Julian Lewis, TCU guard Noah McKinney to bolster the run game, and Iowa State edge Isaac Terrell as a tone-setting pass rusher in a post–Matt Campbell transition.