ESPN RecruitingNation released its list of the most important recruit for every league on Monday. For the Big 12, they decided it was Texas Tech commitment Jarrett Stidham, who is the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback recruit in the country:

"When Stidham committed to Texas Tech, it not only gave the Red Raiders one of their highest-ranked commitments in years but also showed the rest of the world that Texas Tech can be a major player in the recruiting realm."

To read more about what RecruitingNation had to say about Stidham, and to see the other most important recruits, click here .