Ranking Big 12 schools by their 2025 NFL Draft selections
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The 2025 NFL draft was dominated by players from Power Four conferences, the SEC and Big 10 led the pack with over 70 players each.
Last of all the top conferences was the Big 12, which produced the same amount of NFL players as last year, with 31 draftees. This group was headlined by Colorado's Travis Hunter selected at No. 2 overall and Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan at No. 8. The Buffs had an impressive draft class and ended up leading all teams with the most wide receivers drafted with three.
Several teams had the same amount of players drafted, so the highest selection breaks the tie in our rankings. Here are all the schools in the Big 12 ranked by how many players they had drafted this year:
Teams without a drafted player
Three of the Big 12's 16 schools went without any of their players being selected in the draft.
For Baylor, it's the second straight draft without a prospect being selected, the Bears' last draftee was defensive tackle Siaki Ika in 2023. Two of the newest members of the conference BYU and Houston both had a player drafted in 2024 but did not this season.
13. Cincinnati - 1
Player(s) drafted:
- OL John Williams (pick No. 250) by the Green Bay Packers
Since 2016, the Cincinnati Bearcats have had a player drafted into the NFL which looked like the streak might end until Williams was selected in the seventh round. As a Bearcat, Williams started 24 straight games to finish his career and was ranked as the fourth-best tackle in the Big 12 by Pro Football Focus.
12. Utah - 1
Player(s) drafted:
- TE Caleb Lohner (pick No. 241) by the Denver Broncos
After catching just four passes in college, which all went for touchdowns, Lohner became the lone Ute drafted in 2025. Lohner played basketball for BYU and Baylor before transferring to Utah where he played both basketball and football.
11. Arizona State - 1
Player(s) drafted:
- RB Cam Skattebo (pick No. 105) by the New York Giants
Skattebo was the driving force behind Arizona State's Big 12 title surge last season, capping it off with an impressive performance in the Sun Devils' loss in the Peach Bowl. The transfer out of Sacramento State totaled 2,494 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns as a Sun Devil.
10. West Virginia - 1
Player(s) drafted:
- OL Wyatt Milum (pick No. 89) by the Jacksonville Jaguars
A consensus All-American last season, Milum started all but four games in his four years as a Mountaineer. More impressive was his two-year stretch without allowing a sack, only allowing one in two of his final 36 games for West Virginia.
9. Kansas - 2
Player(s) drafted:
- RB Devin Neal (pick No. 184) by the New Orleans Saints
- OL Bryce Cabeldue (pick No. 192) by the Seattle Seahawks
A pair of sixth-round selections, Neal and Cabeldue had impressive Jayhawk careers. Cabeldue started all 12 games at tackle for Kansas last season, while behind him, Neal became the school's all-time career rushing leader with 4,343 rushing yards and 49 touchdowns across four seasons.
8. Texas Tech - 2
Player(s) drafted:
- OL Caleb Rodgers (pick No. 98) by the Las Vegas Raiders
- RB Tahj Brooks (pick No. 193) to the Cincinnati Bengals
First off the board for the Red Raiders was Rodgers, who started 55 consecutive games on Texas Tech's offensive line, the second most in school history. Brooks played five seasons at Texas Tech, etching his name into the Red Raiders' record books with 4,369 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns.
7. UCF - 2
Player(s) drafted:
- RB RJ Harvey (pick No. 60) by the Denver Broncos
- CB Mac McWilliams (pick No. 145) by the Philadelphia Eagles
Harvey was the fifth running back off the board and for those Big 12 fans who have watched him, it's no wonder why. The first-team All-Big 12 selection has totaled almost 3,000 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns over the last two seasons. McWilliams started 11 games for the Knights last season after transferring in from UAB, snagging his lone interception against Sam Houston.
6. TCU - 2
Player(s) drafted:
- WR Jack Bech (pick No. 58) by the Las Vegas Raiders
- WR Savion Williams (pick No. 87) by the Green Bay Packers
TCU's top two receivers from last season found their new homes over the weekend. A transfer from LSU, Bech showed out in his senior season with 60 catches for over 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns. Bech was a standout at the Resse's Senior Bowl, which boosted his draft stock significantly. Williams has been a gadget force for the Horned Frogs for years, adding on six rushing and receiving touchdowns, respectfully, last season.
5. Kansas State - 3
Player(s) drafted:
- CB Jacob Parrish (pick No. 84) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- RB DJ Giddens (pick No. 151) by the Indianapolis Colts
- S Marques Sigle (pick No. 160) by the San Francisco 49ers
A physical corner, Parrish was a tackling machine at Kansas State, ending with 108 total in his career with 19 pass breakups. He started 12 games alongside Sigle, who similarly to Parrish is a speedy physical player. Sigle finished his two-year stint with 123 tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss. Giddens posted an impressive 9.78 Relative Athletic Score in the pre-draft process after running for 1,343 yards and 17 touchdowns last season.
4. Oklahoma State - 4
Player(s) drafted:
- LB Nick Martin - No. 75 by the San Francisco 49ers
- DE Collin Oliver - No. 159 by the Green Bay Packers
- RB Ollie Gordon II - No. 179 by the Miami Dolphins
- CB Korie Black - No. 246 by the New York Giants
Martin will be returning from an MCL injury that forced him to miss most of the 2024 season, but in 2023 the linebacker was a force to be reckoned with, recording 140 tackles. Oliver also missed most of last season with an injury, but the team captain dominated in 2023 with six sacks and 15 tackles for loss.
Gordon was supremely hyped up going into last season after an incredible 1,700-yard season in 2023, but the back underperformed in 2024. While he scored 13 times, Gordon didn't come close to 1,000 yards, not even eclipsing 900. Black joined Gordon as a starter of all of the Cowboy's 12 games, recording three interceptions and 36 tackles.
3. Iowa State - 4
Player(s) drafted:
- WR Jayden Higgins - No. 34 by the Houston Texans
- CB Darien Porter - No. 68 by the Las Vegas Raiders
- WR Jaylin Noel - No. 79 by the Houston Texans
- OL Jalen Travis - No. 127 by the Indianapolis Colts
The Texans called on the Cyclones for their top two pass catchers, with Higgins and Noel providing steady hands and big play ability. Last season, the duo combined for 2,377 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns which helped lead the Cyclones to the Big 12 title game.
Porter moved to corner in 2022 after three seasons at wide receiver and since has totaled 51 tackles, nine pass breakups and three interceptions, all of which came last season. After missing the first two games of last season, Travis steadied the Cyclones for the next 12 games which helped him earn an Honorable Mention on the All-Big 12 offensive line.
2. Arizona - 4
Player(s) drafted:
- WR Tetairoa McMillan - No. 8 by the Carolina Panthers
- OL Jonah Savaiinaea - No. 37 by the Miami Dolphins
- K Tyler Loop - No. 186 by the Baltimore Ravens
- RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt - No. 245 by the Washington Commanders
McMillan is one of two Big 12 players to be selected in the top 10 this year and it's not hard to see why. As a Wildcat, he racked up over 1,000 yards each of his last two seasons, adding 18 scores on top of regular 100-yard games. Savaiinaea provided much-needed versatility to the offensive line and had the highest PFF grade of any Wildcat last season.
Loop made 78% of his kicks last season with the highlight of them a school-record 62-yarder against Houston. The New Mexico transfer, Croskey-Merritt, only appeared in one game for Arizona but broke 100 yards in his lone outing.
1. Colorado - 4
Player(s) drafted:
- WR/CB Travis Hunter - No. 2 by the Jacksonville Jaguars
- QB Shedeur Sander - No. 144 by the Cleveland Browns
- WR LaJohntay Wester - No. 203 by the Baltimore Ravens
- WR Jimmy Horn Jr. - No. 208 by the Carolina Panthers
While Hunter needs no introduction, it bears repeating how ridiculous he was last season. The No. 2 overall pick racked up almost 100 catches, 1,258 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on offense, while adding 35 tackles, 11 passes defensed and four interceptions on defense.
In a historic slide, Sanders wound up in Cleveland after the best season of his collegiate career, where he threw for over 4,000 yards, 47 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions.
The main contributor behind Hunter, Wester used his speed to add 931 yards and another 10 touchdowns. The USF transfer, Horn Jr. rounded out the Buffaloes' wide receiver room last season with 441 yards and 37 catches.
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