June has been a solid recruiting month for Arizona, landing six commitments already with several more possible. That could include the signature piece of the 2026 class, who is set to decide next week.
Oscar Rios, a 4-star quarterback from California who visited the UA last weekend, will choose between the Wildcats and UCLA on June 27.
— Oscar Rios (@_OscarriosQB) June 17, 2025
The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Rios is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 184 player in the country as well as the 12th-best quarterback and No. 21 prospect from California. Besides the UA and UCLA, Rios had visited Kentucky and Oklahoma State and holds offers from 19 schools.
Rios is currently participating in the 2025 Elite 11 Finals quarterback competition in Los Angeles. He is one of five uncommitted passers in the event. A year ago the Wildcats got a commitment from Elite 11 finalist Robert McDaniel, who ultimately flipped to UCLA and then transferred to San Jose State after spring practice.
Last season at Downey High School in the Los Angeles area Rios threw for 2,554 yards and 22 touchdowns and added 735 rushing yards with 11 scores and a receiving TD. For his career he’s responsible for 76 TDs.
“Rios is a fast-rising signal caller and has quickly established himself as one of the nation’s top quarterbacks,” 247Sports’ Brandon Huffman wrote. “Has a whip for an arm and one of the quickest releases in the region. A true dual-threat and can take off and pick up chunks of yards or extend a play and use his arm to make a big throw down the field. Shows off a live, accurate arm and throws one of the prettier deep balls in the class. Decisive with his reads, gets the ball out on time and throws with anticipation.
“Extremely tough and has taken some big shots, both in the pocket and scrambling, but never flinches. Highly competitive player, natural leader and draws raves from his coaches for his work ethic and ability to rally his teammates. Lean frame and needs to continue to fill out and add some good weight to handle the shots he’ll take in college but we like where his game is trending and he’s an exciting prospect to track.”
At .9276, Rios would be the highest-rated quarterback to commit to the UA since Shea Patterson in 2016 and the highest-rated to sign since Nic Costa in 2001.