Ranking the Strength of Each Big 12 Weight Class

Initially, this was going to be a ranking of the Big 12’s top wrestlers, but with so many returning All-Americans, it felt too easy. To add some intrigue and discussion, I decided to rank the weight classes by how strong they were. While some of the weight classes have multiple title contenders, others appear to be a little more open and harder to predict. With that, let’s see how the Big 12 is looking this season. 

#10) 157 lbs

2023 All-Americans: None

Ranked Wrestlers: #12 Cael Swensen (SDSU), #13 Vinny Zerban (UNC), #17 Cody Chittum (ISU), #20 Jalin Harper (OKST), #22 Jared Hill (OU), #29 RJ Weston (UNI), #30 Caleb Dowling (WVU), #31 Cam Steed (MIZ)

This weight class’ strength took a big hit with the transfer of All-American Jared Franek.

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