2026 4-Star QB Oscar Rios Sets Oklahoma State Visit
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The start of spring football is right around the corner, and Oklahoma State is working on putting together the pieces of its 2026 recruiting class. Starting Monday afternoon, recruits started sending out messages on their X accounts on official visits for late April. Once again, the Cowboys went looking for a future quarterback and they may have found just that in 2026 superstar Oscar Rios.
Rios checks in at 6-3, 175 pounds and is a three-year starter for Downey (CA) HS. According to 247Sports, Rios is the No. 144 overall prospect in the 2026 class, the No. 8 overall QB and the No. 21 overall prospect out of CA in the class.
🔒. @CowboyFB pic.twitter.com/skiGzmi4b7
— Oscar Rios (@_OscarriosQB) February 11, 2025
As a sophomore Rios passed for 2,633 yards and 23 touchdowns with 767 yards rushing and seven more scores. He finished his junior season completing 154-of-254 passes for 2,554 yards and 22 touchdowns to six interceptions. But he’s also very mobile as he rushed for 735 yards and 11 touchdowns on 108 carries across 10 games.
A one-time Purdue commit, Rios was initially the Boilermakers’ first pledge in the 2026 recruiting cycle. But Rios decommitted from Purdue on Oct. 2, having been committed to the program since last June.
Now, it appears Oklahoma State is gaining some serious momentum in Rios’ recruitment. The Cowboys only just offered the Golden State passer on Jan. 28, and now an official visit is on the horizon.
@_OscarriosQB is one of the top 2026 Qs in the country. Can’t wait to see the program that lands this dual threat gunslinger 🎯 pic.twitter.com/PozWYK9B4e
— Danny Hernandez (@CoachDanny10) January 4, 2025
The 6-foot-3, 170-pound Rios is the nation’s No. 252 overall prospect in the 2026 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is the No. 17 QB in the class and the No. 29 recruit from the state of California.
Rios currently holds close to 20 offers including Oklahoma State, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Cal, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Nebraska, Utah, Virginia Tech and Washington.
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Taylor Skieens has been an avid sports journalist with the McCurtain Gazette in Idabel, Oklahoma for seven years. He holds the title of Sports Editor for one of the oldest remaining print publications in the state of Oklahoma. Taylor grew up in the small lumber town of Wright City Oklahoma where he played baseball and basketball for the Lumberjax.