Big 12's Best Available Recruits: Offensive Linemen

Connor Mayes and Ty Barrett (h/t Mayes' Twitter)

With summer here and recruiting really starting to pick up, it's time to take a look at some of the top prospects at all position groups.  We'll start off the series of posts with the big uglies.  Right now, there are eight 2014 offensive linemen committed in the Big 12.  Below are just some of the top o-line prospects still available in Big 12 land.

Tackles:

Jovan Pruitt:  Pruitt, who happens to have an offer from Alabama, seems to have Oklahoma as his favorite right now.  He was in Norman earlier in May and 247Sports' Crystal Ball features has Oklahoma at 100%.  However, don't count out Texas if they end up offering.

Ty Barrett:  The 3-star prospect from Skyline has plenty of offers to chose from.  Just from the Big 12 alone, he has offers from Baylor, Oklahoma, TCU, Tech, West Virginia, K-State, and Oklahoma State.  However, despite all those offers, the Sooners are the clear front-runner for Barrett.

Koda Martin:  Martin is extremely athletic and there is a possibility that he may end up playing tight end or defensive end in college.  The Manvel, TX product has offers from some of the absolute best programs in the country; Texas, LSU, Alabama, A&M, and Oklahoma are in his top 5.  While he has offers from both Texas and Oklahoma, most experts see him ending up in the SEC with A&M.

Guards:

Braden Smith:  Smith is the only prospect on this list not from the state of Texas.  The Olathe, KS native is one of the top guards in the country.  He's #40 overall and the top guard in the country according to the 247Composite.  TCU is in his top three, but they're comfortably in 3rd place behind A&M and Notre Dame.

Blake Blackmar:  With a list of offers from the likes of Kansas State, Mizzou, Texas Tech, Washington State, Texas Tech, and others, he seems very underrated considering he comes in at #54 among OGs in the 247Composite.  K-State has been the favorite since Blackmar attended their junior day back in February.

Centers:

Connor Mayes:  Arguably the best center available in Big 12 land, the favorite for Mayes is TCU.  Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Minnesota (he has a brother who plays there) round out the other three schools with "warmer" interest.