The Texas Tech Red Raiders don’t have too many commitments just yet for the 2027 recruiting class, but it sure looks like Joey McGuire and his coaching staff are making every commitment count. With the addition of four-star linebacker Jhadyn Nelson out of Houston, Texas, the 2027 Texas Tech recruiting class now has a grand total of six commitments.
Still, even with just six commitments, McGuire and the Red Raiders have the No. 4 ranked recruiting class in the country. At least that’s according to the folks over at On3 and Rivals, who placed the Red Raiders ahead of just about everybody in the nation.
There are just three teams that are currently ranked better than Texas Tech for the 2027 recruiting cycle. Sure, yeah, it’s early, but that’s a great spot to be in right now. Especially considering that prior to Wednesday, Texas Tech had the No. 19 ranking for its recruiting class.
And in case you were wondering, Texas Tech is keeping pretty good company (even with just six commitments so far). The Red Raiders are ranked ahead of the likes of the Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, USC Trojans, Oregon Ducks, and Texas Longhorns.
2027 Texas Tech recruiting class sits at No. 4 nationally according to Rivals/On3 after Jhadyn Nelson’s commitment
https://www.on3.com/rivals/rankings/industry-team/football/2027/
Here’s the top 15 ranked recruiting classes in the country for 2027, according to On3 and Rivals:
- No. 1: Oklahoma Sooners - 19 commits
- No. 2: Ohio State Buckeyes - nine commits
- No. 3: Texas A&M Aggies - 10 commits
- No. 4: Texas Tech Red Raiders - six commits
- No. 5: Georgia Bulldogs - six commits
- No. 6: Notre Dame Fighting Irish - seven commits
- No. 7: USC Trojans - five commits
- No. 8 : Miami Hurricanes - five commits
- No. 9: Oregon Ducks - six commits
- No. 10: Nebraska Cornhuskers - six commits
- No. 11: Texas Longhorns - six commits
- No. 12: Ole Miss Rebels - four commits
- No. 13: South Carolina Gamecocks - three commits
- No. 14: Louisville Cardinals - seven commits
- No. 15: Florida Gators - three commits
McGuire and the Red Raiders are in a fantastic position to really make a splash with the next recruiting class, that’s abundantly clear. The efficiency to get to the No. 4 ranking with just six commits is really impressive and there’s still just so much time for the Red Raiders to continue building for the future of this program.