Ranking Big 12 football teams by average roster age entering 2026

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Roster age is not frequently discussed at the college level, but with the transfer portal now a constant presence, it is becoming a more significant topic of conversation. Many teams are shifting their focus from high school recruiting to prioritizing impactful transfer additions.

Colorado is one of those programs that builds the majority of its roster from the portal, and the average age of the team lends itself to that fact. The Big 12 Conference as a whole is on the older side, with the 16 teams' average age being 20.46 years old.

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Here is every Big 12 team ranked by average roster age from oldest to youngest using data from RotoWire.

  1. Oklahoma State
    • Average age: 20.75 (No. 9 nationally)
  2. UCF
    • Average age: 20.68 (No. 13)
  3. Colorado
    • Average age: 20.63 (No. 16)
  4. Kansas
    • Average age: 20.63 (No. 16)
  5. Baylor
    • Average Age: 20.62 (No. 19)
  6. Texas Tech
    • Average age: 20.50 (No. 31)
  7. Arizona
    • Average age: 20.49 (No. 33)
  8. Iowa State
    • Average age: 20.45 (No. 39)
  9. BYU
    • Average age: 20.42 (No. 43)
  10. Kansas State
    • Average age: 20.39 (No. 51)
  11. Utah
    • Average age: 20.38 (No. 56)
  12. Arizona State
    • Average age: 20.37 (No. 58)
  13. Houston
    • Average age: 20.34 (No. 66)
  14. Cincinnati
    • Average age: 20.32 (No. 71)
  15. TCU
    • Average age: 20.24 (No. 82)
  16. West Virginia
    • Average Age: 20.19 (No. 91)

Oklahoma State, which brought in 55 transfers, is the oldest team in the conference and one of the oldest in college football. West Virginia is the youngest, but the gap between them and the Cowboys is relatively small. The Big 12 is the third-oldest conference in the FBS behind the American and newly rebuilt Pac-12.

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