Big 12 Preview, Projections: Breaking Down A Wide-Open League In 2025
The Big 12 is anyone's conference for the taking in 2025 with a half dozen reasonable suitors at play. But given college football's uncertainty, the pool of contenders is likely much larger than that.
If you thought last year’s Big 12 was a wide-open race, just wait until we break down 2025. There’s a half-dozen teams that I could consider “favorites” (thus diminishing the term altogether, so I’ll call them “suitors”): Arizona State, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, and Utah. But ASU came from absolutely nowhere last season and Baylor started 2-5 and Utah finished 5-7… so the winner could come from anywhere. How about TCU? Or Kansas? Colorado finished with nine wins last year. BYU won 11.
West Virginia and UCF both hired coaches with previous success at those schools. Mike Gundy has twice as many 9+ win seasons as 5+ loss ones, so maybe Oklahoma State turns it around. You could make a case for Houston rising up the ranks as you could for Cincinnati. And, sure, let’s throw Arizona in there as a worst-to-first candidate to make it a round 16 teams.
There’s your Big 12 preview, summarized up in two paragraphs. Perhaps you’re satisfied and want to close the article out. Your work for the Big 12 is done.
Or maybe you want to learn more about the absolute crapshoot that is this league in 2025. Good news, I wrote 5,000 words on it below.
Whether you appropriately break down every team in the league or throw a dart blindfolded, you have an equal chance of being right about the victor this season. So let’s dive in!
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Big 12 2025 Preseason Power Ratings
Table Key (all ranks except power rankings are national):
Rank (Power ranking, conference)
Proj. Wins (Projected total wins)
Return (Returning production, total)
PPD (Points per drive scored)
PPDA (Points per drive allowed)
L5 (Last five years recruiting average, national)
This Year’s Big 12 Favorites
Kansas State Wildcats
I have no idea if Kansas State will finish atop the Big 12 standings or secure a spot in Arlington this season. Six weeks before the season starts, they rank as the highest power-rated team in the conference, but by a razor-thin margin. It’s the schedule that gives me cause for pause. The Wildcats start the season with Farmageddon against Iowa State, both in Week 0 and in Ireland – you tell me if that sounds like a predictable outcome. The non-conference consists of North Dakota, Army, and—yes, this Big 12-Pac-12 thing again—Arizona (kept a non-conference matchup). In league play, K-State catches seven of the top nine teams in preseason Big 12 odds.
New offensive coordinator Matt Wells was promoted from the QB coach spot and he’s a QB whiz. I expect Wells and Avery Johnson to do some really good things, potentially bringing out that superstar flash in a more permanent manner this year. In six starts, RB Dylan Edwards averaged 7.6 yards per carry and reserve back Joe Jackson rushed for 5.8 a clip in limited action. Combined with Johnson’s rushing ability, this backfield will be problematic for most opponents.
The offensive line returns just two starters from last year’s group, but add Penn State transfer J.B. Nelson (an experienced starter who played in all 16 games last season) and Pitt transfer Terrence Enos (four starts). It’s an experienced group but unproven. They’ll lean on All-Big 12 selection Sam Hecht at center.
My biggest concern about this offense is the turnover propensity from Johnson and its multiple disappearing acts last year; in four losses, K-State averaged fewer than 16 points per game and broke 20 just once.
The defense returns five starters from a group that was pretty good last year. Two all-conference players lead that group in LB Austin Romaine and SAF V.J. Payne. The Wildcats must replace their next four top tacklers and a really good secondary. There’s cause for concern here.
This has been a wordy analysis for a preview like this, but there’s a lot to like and a lot to dislike with Kansas State. They toe a line that, with a misstep, could result in another 8-4 or worse campaign. But toeing that line just right might result in 10-2 or better.
Utah Utes
Last year was… not good for Kyle Whittingham and Utah. The offense stunk and OC Andy Ludwig, who was in service for six years, stepped down. The Utes banked on the return of Cam Rising, who stepped away from the game after not being able to fully recover from a knee injury suffered in the 2023 Rose Bowl. Other injuries piled up and Utah didn’t break 30 points once in conference play.
But this year appears to be a return to form. New OC Jason Beck comes in from New Mexico after establishing one of the country’s best rushing attacks (263 yards per game, second only to Army!). With him comes QB Devon Dampier, an exciting dual threat, and RB Wayshawn Parker (formerly of New Mexico, transferred from Washington State). Behind an offensive line that could be the Big 12’s best—Spencer Fano is a projected first-round NFL Draft pick, Michael Mokofisi returns from injury, center Jaren Kump has starts at all five positions in his career, and the unit as a whole returns 53 starts—Dampier and Parker could run wild despite an uptick in competition.
So long as head-coach-in-waiting Morgan Scalley is in charge, Utah’s defense isn’t of any concern. DE Logan Fano (brother of Spencer, strong football genes there) and LB Lander Barton are all-conference candidates and, despite injuries, this unit finished inside the top 20 last season. They play a favorable cast of offenses in the non-conference (UCLA, Cal Poly, Wyoming) and avoid top QBs like Josh Hoover (TCU) and Rocco Becht (Iowa State) in league play.
The schedule is backloaded. This works in Utah’s favor as it breaks in a new offense and plenty of new faces, but the final sprint of Baylor, Kansas State, and Kansas is a particularly tough trio. Utah handles Texas Tech and Arizona State at home.
I’m not sure there’s an unbiased party that wouldn’t be shocked if we saw a repeat of last year. This is a consistent 8+ game winner and that should again be the case in 2025.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Ohio State laid the groundwork for what could happen if you throw enough money at a roster. While Texas Tech isn’t on the same plane as Ohio State with recruiting and roster talent, it’s making its own run at the Big 12 by spending big. The strategy’s worked with other sports, sending Tech to the national championship in softball.
There’s a lot to like here, but all of that will be in vein if for one thing – QB Behren Morton must stay healthy. Tech has had rotten luck keeping its passers healthy essentially since Patrick Mahomes suited up in Lubbock. As of spring camp, Morton is still nursing a shoulder injury, though he did make it for 12 of Tech’s 13 games last year. That shoulder injury is worth keeping an eye on, as it plagued him throughout 2023 (just eight starts).
Other than that, you can throw a dart at the starting lineup and likely hit an all-conference candidate. That talent is largely via 247Sports’ No. 2 transfer class. RB Quinten Joyner (7.6 yards per carry at USC), WR Reggie Virgil (19.9 yards per catch at Miami-OH), and three starting offensive linemen—Will Jados (All-MAC at Miami-OH), Howard Sampson (No. 14 overall transfer from UNC), and Hunter Zambrano (No. 39, Illinois State)—headline the offensive additions. WR Caleb Douglas returns (877 yards), as do 25 starts between C Sheridan Wilson and G Davion Carter.
Tech kept its best defensive players—LB Jacob Rodriguez (126 tackles) and Ben Roberts (83 tackles) are the Big 12’s most productive duo—and added on with a slew of top transfers. SAF Cole Wisniewski earned All-America honors at FCS North Dakota State in 2023 before missing all of last season to an ACL injury, but projects very highly. The starting four on the defensive line are entirely FBS starting transfers, headlined by All-MAC selection Skylar Gill-Howard (NIU) and Lee Hunter (UCF).
But it’s not just the players. Tech made two big coordinator hires in OC Mack Leftwhich and DC Shiel Wood. Leftwhich orchestrated a potent “Spread-n-Shred” offense at Texas State that ranked ninth nationally in points per drive and seventh in pace. Wood turned Houston into a defensive juggernaut, holding six opponents to 20 or fewer points and now he works with an immensely more talented roster.
It’s easy to see where the bullish outlook on Tech comes, despite losing a top coordinator in Zach Kittley. While I’m not ready to make the jump to penning them as the favorite, it would be a significant failure to go anything worse than 9-3.
Arizona State Sun Devils
You won’t find a better turnaround job in the country than what Kenny Dillingham did at Arizona State last season. This year, repeating may be difficult without all-everything RB Cam Skattebo, but that doesn’t mean ASU won’t be dangerous. QB Sam Leavitt appears to be the real deal and WR Jordyn Tyson might be the top receiver in the upcoming NFL Draft cohort. (Note: Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams are ‘27.)
ASU will attempt to replace over 2,000 scrimmage yards and 24 touchdowns vacated by Skattebo, first with Army transfer RB Kanye Udoh. He earned All-AAC honors behind 1,100 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns (scoring production seriously inhibited by his running mate, Bryson Daily, rushing for 32 of them). The offensive line returns four starters, including All-Big 12 C Ben Coleman. This unit was good last year and will be good again this year.
The biggest concern for the Sun Devils offense is whether Dillingham and OC Marcus Arroyo continue to use Leavitt in an efficient manner. Without Skattebo, it’s easy to put too much responsibility on the quarterback and that could derail the entire offense. A second target will have to emerge as the secret’s fully out on Tyson.
The defense produced a few all-conference selections, namely SAF Xavion Alford and DL C.J. Fite, but the sum was far greater than the parts under DC Brian Ward. Nine of the starters return and this should be an even better unit, perhaps one of the Big 12’s two or three best.
September sets up as a fairly difficult month, as ASU travels to Mississippi State and Baylor, and hosts Texas State and TCU. The next four after the bye aren’t cupcakes, either, with a run of at Utah, vs. Texas Tech, vs. Houston, and at Iowa State. Fortunately, the final stretch of three games are all winnable with West Virginia and Arizona at home, and Colorado on the road sandwiched in between.
Dillingham proclaimed Arizona State as the next big program. Perhaps he jumps the shark just one year of success in, but this program has the resources and now the coaching staff to be a mainstay in the Big 12 after a worst-to-first ascension.
The Big 12 Contender: Baylor Bears
I thought I was going to zag backing Baylor; I even considered them as the “dark horse” to back. And then I broke open three preview magazines and realized, no, I’m not alone here. Everyone sees the potential in Baylor and that’s a shame. The Bears bandwagon was fun while it lasted.
Baylor is one of just 30 FBS teams to return its head coach (Dave Arranda), both coordinators (Jake Spavital and Matt Prowledge), and primary starting QB (Sawyer Robertson). Lucky for Baylor, all four options are good. Robertson three for over 3,000 yards and kept turnovers in check (28 TDs, just 8 INTs). Beyond that, RB Bryson Washington returns after rushing for over 1,000 yards and 12 TDs as a true freshman. WR Ashtyn Hawkins (567 yards) was the exciting addition, but it was Josh Cameron (754 yards, 10 TDs) who burst onto the scene and earned All-Big 12 honors.
The defensive line is rebuilt this year, but the rising starters are big, athletic, and were on the two-deep last year. First-team All-Big 12 LB Keaton Thomas adds another first-team all-conference talent as a running mate, Travion Barnes, from FIU. The defense floundered early, but rounded into form by the end of the season.
Baylor won its final six games after a 2-5 start last year and returns 70% of roster production – a top-10 mark nationally. Given the end-of-year form and continuity, it’s hard not to view Baylor as a CFP contender.
The Big 12’s Middle Class In 2025
Kansas Jayhawks
I really like finding teams that finished the year strong and return a lot. Kansas began the year 0-5 against FBS competition but ended the year on a 4-2 run. The Jayhawks became the first sub-.500 team ever to beat three straight ranked opponents. This team also gets the benefit of returning to play home games in a revamped Kansas Memorial Stadium.
Jalon Daniels works with a third new coordinator and looked really sharp late in the year after he limited the seemingly-endless turnovers. To keep the continuity, Lance Leipold elevated QB coach Jim Zebrowski to OC and the offense should more or less operate the same. Rising RB Daniel Hinshaw was good in bursts, but replacing an all-world back like Devin Neal is difficult. Three-fifths of the offensive line needs replacing, as does every player who caught more than three passes last year.
Transfers in RB LeShon Williams (Iowa), WR Cam Pickett (Ball State), and WR Bryson Canty (Columbia) should make immediate impacts. Transfers are abundant on the defensive side, as only two starters return, and they’ll need to be instant impact players, too. Returning defensive lineman Dean Miller earned All-Big 12 honors last season.
Kansas avoids three of the top six Big 12 contenders and handles Kansas State and Utah at home.
Iowa State Cyclones
There’s two competing schools of thought with Iowa State this season. The first is that the Cyclones’ two 1,000-yard receivers are replaceable and the returning production, both on the field and on the coaching staff, should be enough for Iowa State to remain a top Big 12 contender. The other is that those departures and an increase in schedule difficulty is serious reason for trepidation. The former estimation is held by preview magazines and the latter by sportsbooks.
The truth is almost certainly somewhere in the middle. Rocco Becht is one of the Big 12’s best QBs and rising weapons like Chase Sowell (ECU) and Xavier Townsend (UCF) might be ample enough replacements to get back some of that production. But I also hold losing two NFL receivers with a lot of weight. The run game improved some but still pretty much stunk last year and, unless that improves, Iowa State’s offense is stepping backward.
Jon Heacock is one of the most consistent DCs in the country and he’s back for Year 10. There’s a handful of play callers—a few of them reside right here in the Big 12—where personnel only matters so much. They will field a stout defense and starters could be you and me. That’s how I view Heacock. He’s got good talent to work with, namely LBs Will McLaughlin and Caleb Bacon, both returning from injury last year.
Whoever coordinated Iowa State’s schedule needs a talking to. The Cyclones don’t get a bye week returning from Ireland and Farmageddon. They play South Dakota, one of the FCS’ best, most physical, and most experienced teams returning. And then they play Iowa in the CyHawk game. If ISU makes it to a road game at Arkansas State at 3-0, it’d be a miracle.
BYU Cougars
Last week, these guys were above a notch in the contenders category. And then QB Jake Retzlaff left the team following serious allegations (and subsequent withdrawals of said allegations) and honor code violations with regards to BYU’s policy on premarital sex. Opinions on the impact of Retzlaff’s departure vary and I may be on the higher side of gauging his team impact (I downgraded BYU six points).
Trenton Bourget, previously of ASU, is the likely heir to the starting QB role. OC Aaron Roderick has done a phenomenal job with BYU QBs during his tenure in Provo, so there’s a chance Bourget’s taken a big step forward. The receivers are still good, with Chase Roberts being a strong contender for another All-Big 12 spot. The running back almost doesn’t matter given BYU’s musical chairs with them last year due to various injuries.
Last year’s defense seriously over-performed based on projections and that unit likely takes some form of a step back in 2025. Do-it-all Isaiah Glasker led the team with 11 TFLs but also nabbed three picks as a linebacker. Jack Kelly logged 14 QB hits in a defense that specialized in disruptive plays. DC Jay Hill really flexed his coaching chops after a rocky Year 1 and I anticipate his defense remains disruptive this year.
But losing its emerging star QB this late in the game is a real hit. Don’t count on another 11-win season, but 7-5 might still be the floor.
Big 12 Darkhorse Team To Watch: TCU Horned Frogs
Guys, Josh Hoover is really good. He’s so good that blue chip QB, Hauss Hejny—who went to school at local DFW powerhouse Aledo—transferred out. Hejny had the keys to the program in waiting and Hoover forced him out. As a true sophomore, he threw for nearly 4,000 yards and helped lead TCU to a top-20 mark in points per drive. Keep an eye on Hoover for the country passing lead and, potentially, some Heisman votes.
His cast of weapons is pretty good, led by WR Eric McAlister (762 yards), though five of the top six receivers need replacing. Jack Bech is a big loss as he moves on to the NFL. Idaho transfer Jordan Dwyer brings nearly 1,200 yards with him and Jordyn Bailey (when used correctly) could be another big-play target out wide.
The defense under Andy Avalos has to improve. The Horned Frogs gave up 30+ in five games and lost four of them (culminating in a 66-point shredding against SMU). While the numbers improved late in the year, TCU benefitted from playing some dreadful offenses like Arizona, Oklahoma State, and half of Louisiana’s original starting lineup.
After TCU’s second bye (Week 10), the schedule is very manageable with Iowa State at home, BYU, Houston, and Cincinnati. The first two-thirds are tough, though – at North Carolina in Bill Belichick’s first game (which, we saw this story play out before in 2023 against Colorado), games against CFP teams SMU and Arizona State, and against two of the league’s favorites in Kansas State and Baylor. Don’t discount that Week 9 game at West Virginia, either, as TCU plays really poorly against the Mountaineers.
Big 12 Team To Fade: Colorado Buffaloes
Here you go, online Colorado fans (est. 2023) – here’s your bulletin board material. Against my better judgement, I’m naming the Colorado Buffaloes my 2025 Big 12 team to fade.
Deion Sanders is dealing with more health complications and has been away from the program for a large portion of the spring. Both of his sons are gone to the NFL and Colorado’s game-breaking player, Travis Hunter, is too. Having a quarterback as talented as Shedeur and a true anomaly and Heisman Trophy winner covers up a lot of problems.
The offensive line was atrocious, allowing a nation-worst 56 sacks. The run game was so ineffective that Colorado tabled it altogether. And in 2025, there’s no apparent upgrade to either glaring issue. There’s four new starters, including FBS starters in Zy Chisler (Illinois) and Xavier Hill (an all-conference player at Memphis). The lone returner, Jordan Seaton, is fine enough. But can this group immediately turn things around? I’m not so sure.
Receiver is as big a downgrade as any position group here. Colorado’s top four receivers are gone and this group is now led by Dre’lon Miller. (The four projected starters are two Millers and two Williams.) The future is clearly four-star Julian Lewis but Kaidon Salter is a pretty good bridge for this year. But can either replace over 4,100 passing yards this year? Unlikely.
As bad as the defense was in 2023, it was significantly better in 2024 and should again be a strong unit in 2025. Inbound starters like Martavius French (UTSA) and Tyrecus Davis (Wyoming) bolster a more experienced unit.
For the first time in Sanders’ tenure in Boulder, the offense is the problem. There’s a real chance those 38-31 and 41-27 wins turn into 31-20 and 27-26 losses.
With health becoming an increasing problem and his two sons gone, it begs the question: What is Sanders’ longterm plans with the program? If he’s not completely checked in this year, things will fall apart very quickly.
The Rest Of The Pack
Cincinnati Bearcats
Return its head coach, both coordinators, and fun QB Brendan Sorsby. Dontay Corleone returns for another season as one of the better DTs in the country. Both sides of the ball are experienced, but it’s hard to overlook finishing 5-7 despite a 5-2 start last year. Offense may continue to be an issue against a tough defensive schedule (Nebraska, Iowa State, Utah). Candidate for a head coaching opening as patience with Scott Satterfield is growing thin.
Houston Cougars
I really wanted to make Houston my dark horse pick this year, but losing Shiel Wood is brutal. The Cougs should take a massive step forward on offense (finished 131st in points per drive!) with the addition of OC Slade Nagle and QB Conner Weigman. Defense will almost certainly take a measurable step back. That unit can afford to lose ground, as UH lost games by finals of 16-12 and 20-10. Fringe bowl team in 2025.
UCF Knights
Welcome back, Scott Frost! This reunion is good for both parties, though I’m not expecting 13-0. Pretty much everything on offense is new with Indiana transfer Tayven Jackson taking the reins at QB. UCF made a very funny change at DC, from Ted Roof to Alex Grinch. I don’t anticipate anything good from there. Program trajectory is pointed up, though this season will be a real challenge. Schedule is manageable.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
The sky’s been falling on Mike Gundy for literal decades, but this time the calls might finally mean something. QBs Zane Flores and Hauss Hejny give the Pokes some actual options but Ollie Gordon and three good receivers are gone. Both sides of the ball were so far off from efficient that there’s almost no way 2025 is a total turnaround. They play seven straight games (six Big 12) in the middle of the year and at Texas Tech and at Kansas to finish that stretch is where the wheels could fall off.
I’m not calling for Gundy’s head—I’ve been a major proponent of him for years thanks to a ledger with twice as many 9+ win seasons as 5+ loss ones—but if the change is going to happen, it’s heading into November and that second bye.
West Virginia Mountaineers
Welcome back, Rich Rodriguez! This reunion is also good for both parties as Rich Rod left WVU with a 60-26 record before heading to Michigan. Nicco Marchiol and Jaylen Henderson make up a QB room that could conduct Rich Rod’s RPO offense really effectively. RBs Jaheim White and Jaylen Knighton will make this offense dangerous at times. The issue is, there’s almost nothing else on this roster. There’s five unproven starting offensive linemen, four of which were not FBS starters. Jimmori Robinson is a threat at DE after transferring in from UTSA. There’s pieces, but not a whole pie and Year 0 under Rich Rod may not result in a bowl.
Arizona Wildcats
An opposing Big 12 coach’s assessment of Arizona in Athlon Sports’ preview magazine was pretty scathing. “It looks like [Arizona is] on the decline.” Noah Fifita is inconsistent and how effective is he without an all-world, top-10 NFL talent to throw to? I don’t think Brent Brennan—who was brought on largely after all of rising talent was hired elsewhere—is the long-term answer. The offense also transitions to Air Raid this season under OC Seth Doege. Like with Oklahoma State, both sides of the ball are so far off acceptable that it would be a miracle if this team turned completely around in 2025.
Maybe I’m wrong and maybe Arizona follows its rival’s suit. But I highly doubt it, given the lack of talent throughout the roster and difficult schedule.
Big 12 All-Transfer Team
QB: Kaidon Salter (Colorado), Conner Weigman (Houston)
RB: Kanye Udoh (Arizona State), Quinten Joyner (Texas Tech)
WR: Jordan Dwyer (TCU), Luke Wysong (Arizona), Joseph Williams (Utah)
TE: Tanner Koziol (Houston)
IOL: Carter Miller (UCF), Zy Chrisler (Colorado), J.B. Nelson (Kansas State)
OT: Howard Sampson (Texas Tech), Xavier Hill (Colorado)
DL: Jimmori Robinson (West Virginia), David Bailey (Texas Tech), Lee Hunter (Texas Tech), Skylar-Gill Howard (Texas Tech)
LB: Blake Gotcher (Arizona), Martavius French (Colorado), Joseph Sipp Jr. (Kansas)
CB: Jaylen Moson (Utah), Dontae Balfour (Texas Tech)
SAF: Gunner Maldonado (Kansas State), Cole Wisniewksi (Texas Tech)
Big 12 Dudes List
Top difference makers to keep your eye on this year. While we’re not digging to the third-string line to find these guys, perhaps these names don’t jump to the top of mind.
DE Jimmori Robinson, West Virginia: If you’re focused on just the Big 12 or just big-time college football, you may not have heard of Jimmori Robinson. He was an individual wrecking crew in his time at UTSA, earning AAC Defensive Player of the Year last season. Robinson is so effective that if he’s the lone disruptor on the WVU defense, there’s a chance he alters its entire effectiveness.
RB Bryson Washington, Baylor: As a true freshman, Washington scampered his way to over 1,000 yards and 12 TDs, the most among returning Big 12 backs. With plenty of weapons on offense and a good line ahead of him, Washington will continue to have opportunities. I’d expect another 1,000-yard season in store for the youngster. He’s also relatively useful in the throw game, though that wasn’t called upon him last year all that often.
WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State: A broken collarbone forced Tyson to miss last year’s Sugar Bowl against Texas. As a result, ASU couldn’t get any separation and Skattebo had to will his team to victory. You think Tyson may have turned the tides in that wild back-and-forth game? Tyson is an All-America candidate and the best WR in the upcoming NFL Draft class. He logged three times as many catches as the next closest receiver on ASU and piled up over 1,100 yards.
Coaching & Coordinator Changes In The Big 12
Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia: Rodriguez left Morgantown with a 60-26 record in favor of a bigger job at Michigan. He inherits a barebones roster that has to make due with what transfer talent Rich Rod grabbed this winter. It might be a tough Year 1, but this kind of re-tread seems to have more positive implications than others. WVU may have a fun run game in this system with some talent at QB and RB.
Scott Frost, UCF: Frost’s tenure at UCF was cut short when Nebraska threw a bag at him to come to Lincoln. That didn’t work out very well, but perhaps UCF Tenure 2.0 will. There’s meat left on the bone here after Guz Malzahn’s departure. Long term, probably a good hire. However, results may vary in Year 1.
Jason Beck, OC, Utah: Beck orchestrated one of the most effective rushing attacks in the entire country using New Mexico’s resources. He imports a dynamic QB in Devon Dampier and Washington State RB Wayshawn Parker. Utah’s offense stalled to zero last season and Beck should install the same effective run game with one of the better OLs in the country.
Find every Big 12 coordinator change, along with the rest of the FBS coaching carousel here.
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Really great work here.
The Big 12 is gonna be exceptional from a watchability standpoint in 2025. I could name about a dozen things from this league I’m excited to watch, chief among them being Dampier’s fit in Utah’s reconfigured offense.