We’re a little over four months away from the beginning of the 2025 college football season, but spring football is wrapping up all over the country. Established stars, new names, and future legends are developing at each program ahead of the new season.
CBS Sports took the opportunity to rank the Top 150 players in college football for the spring of 2025. Staff writer Blake Brockermeyer took stock of the entire country at the FBS level, stacking the most impactful players in the sport.
Unsurprisingly, the top Oklahoma Sooner in the rankings was new starting quarterback John Mateer, who transferred to OU this winter. He came in at No. 16 overall on the list, sixth among quarterbacks.
Dual-threat breakout with 3,100+ passing yards, 29 TDs and 826 rushing yards with 15 scores at Washington State. Can make every throw, move in the pocket and extend plays. Serious red-zone weapon as a runner. Will be tested by SEC defenses, but fits well in OU’s offense. Name to know in 2025. – Brockermeyer, CBS Sports
The only other Sooner to appear in the rankings was defensive tackle Gracen Halton, who checked in at No. 110. He’s not the biggest returning name on the OU defense, but he had a productive season up front in 2024. Halton had a knack for making tackles behind the line of scrimmage, none bigger that his safety against Houston that helped Oklahoma avoid the upset.
Explosive, twitchy tackle with 5 sacks and 25 hurries in 2024. Flashes lateral quickness and short-area burst. Good at shedding blocks and stringing out plays. High motor, high ceiling — could take a major leap in the SEC. – Brockermeyer, CBS Sports
One player that was snubbed from the list was R Mason Thomas. Thomas finished the 2024 season with nine sacks. That was just 2.5 sacks behind South Carolina’s Kyle Kennard, who led the SEC in sacks. Kennard’s teammate Dylan Stewart came in at No. 6 on this list. Stewart had just 6.5 sacks in 2024. He’s a great young player. At the same time, it doesn’t necessarily feel reasonable that a player who finished with fewer sacks in 2024 would be ranked in the top 10 while Thomas couldn’t make the top 150 players in college football.
This feels like an oversight. Much like the oversight from ESPN who left Thomas off their list of the top 10 pass rushers in college football.
The Sooners, with just two players on the list, means like Thomas, they’ll continue to fly under the radar as the college football season approaches. Even with a couple of transfer portal splashes, Oklahoma still has a lot to prove after their 6-7 season a year ago.
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