BigBadBen
02-06-2008, 10:55 AM
Per Okstate.com
Your 2008 Cowboy Recruiting Class
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy has announced that 27 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to join the Cowboy program. The new class includes 19 high school players and eight from the junior-college ranks.
The incoming class includes eight prospects (seven junior college players and one from the high school ranks) that enrolled at OSU in January and are attending classes in Stillwater during the spring semester. Four of those players were junior college All-America selections and three were rated among the top 30 twoyear players in the country.
The newest group of Cowboys features eight players who were named a prep or junior college All-American, eight players who were among the top 100 in the state of Texas, three members of Texas Football Magazine’s Super Team and the nation’s top-rated kicker. All four Oklahomans who signed with the Cowboys on Wednesday were All-America honorees.
“Obviously it’s a large class with a large number of mid-year enrollees,” Gundy said. “We are expecting the players on campus now to come in and have an impact, especially on defense. Because we were able to count three scholarships toward last year, we were still able to sign a very big (19) high school class. We would not have signed eight junior-college players if our class size had been smaller.”
Oklahoma State picked up the most help in the trenches with nine of the newcomers classified as offensive or defensive linemen. OSU also loaded up on secondary help with six defensive backs inking with OSU. The skills set also increased with three new running backs (including two All-Americans) and three speedy receivers signing national letters. OSU signed three heavily honored tight ends and two linebackers.
“We feel like we’ve addressed some needs,” Gundy said. “We brought in some quality people. We’ve brought in some guys that can run. I really like what we’ve done with the secondary.”
The national honors are spread throughout the class with All-America awards bestowed upon tight end Cooper Bassett (Tuttle), receiver Justin Blackmon (Plainview High), running back Kye Staley (Guthrie), and kicker Quinn Sharp. Among the junior college players, linebacker Donald Booker, safety Lucien Antoine, running back Beau Johnson and offensive lineman Andrew Mitchell were all designated All- Americans.
Noting The OSU Signing Class
The Atlas
OSU’s 2008 class includes recruits from the states of Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and Texas.
Position Ratings
Perhaps no part of the roster got a bigger boost than running back. Two of OSU’s signees, Kye Staley and junior-college transfer Beau Johnson, were designated as All-Americans. The lone newcomer not named All-American, Travis Miller, is one of the fastest members of the new class.
Safety First
The Cowboys inked three heavily-decorated safeties. Victor Johnson and Markelle Martin were among the top 100 recruits in the state of Texas. Junior-college transfer, Lucien Antoine, was a junior college All-American. Martin and Antoine are already on campus and attending class at OSU.
Oklahomans For OSU
Three of the top 10 players in the state of Oklahoma signed with Oklahoma State. All three, tight end Cooper Bassett of Tuttle, receiver Justin Blackmon of Ardmore Plainview and running back Kye Staley of Guthrie, were all SuperPrep All-America selections. A fourth Oklahoman, Andrew Mitchell of Choctaw, arrives at OSU after being named a junior-college All- American at Snow Junior College in Utah.
Super Texans
Three of OSU’s signees were named to the Super Team as chosen by Texas Football Magazine. Those honorees include linebacker Alfred DuPree, offensive lineman Patrick Hoog and safety Markelle Martin.
SuperPrep Picks
Among the new Cowboys honored as all-region or All-Americans by SuperPrep are running back Kye Staley of Guthrie, receiver Justin Blackmon of Ardmore Plainview, tight end Cooper Bassett of Tuttle, safety Victor Johnson of Waco, safety Markelle Martin of Wichita Falls, Dallas linebacker Alfred DuPree, receiver Adrian Richards of Mesquite, offensive lineman Patrick Hoog of Castroville, Tex., tight end Justin Horton of Henderson, Tex., and Nigel Nicholas of Rossville, Ga
All Signees:
Recieved LOI
Isaiah Anderson WR 6-0 175 Fr. Wichita Falls, TX (Wichita Falls)
Cooper Bassett TE 6-5 235 Fr. Tuttle, OK (Tuttle)
Justin Blackmon WR 6-2 190 Fr. Ardmore, OK (Plainview)
Donald Booker LB 6-0 225 Jr. Houston, TX (Klein Forest/Navarro JC)
Brodrick Brown DB 5-8 165 Fr. Houston, TX (Westfield)
DeJuan Davis OL 6-4 295 Fr. Fort Worth, TX (Crowley)
Alfred DuPree LB 6-2 215 Fr. Dallas, TX (Skyline)
Jeremy Gray DE 6-6 250 Fr. Sherman, TX (Sherman)
Patrick Hoog OL 6-4 295 Fr. Castroville, TX (Medina Valley)
Justin Horton TE 6-4 220 Fr. Henderson, TX (Henderson)
Victor Johnson S 6-1 175 Fr. Waco, TX (Waco)
Travis Miller RB 5-11 185 Fr. Marlin, TX (Marlin)
Jamal Mosley TE 6-4 230 Fr. Memphis, TN (Kingsbury)
Nigel Nicholas DE 6-3 260 Fr. Rossville, GA (Ridgeland)
Adrian Richards WR 6-4 190 Fr. Mesquite, TX (Mesquite)
Quinn Sharp K 6-1 185 Fr. Mansfield, TX (Summit)
Kye Staley RB 6-0 215 Fr. Guthrie, OK (Guthrie)
Lane Taylor OL 6-2 300 Fr. Arlington, TX (Martin)
Johnny Thomas DB 6-1 175 Fr. Texas City, TX (Texas City)
Mid-Year Enrollees
Lucien Antoine S 6-2 210 Jr. Coral Springs, FL (Ft. Scott CC)
Chris Donaldson DT 6-1 285 So. Anderson, SC (Coffeyville CC)
Maurice Gray DB 5-9 180 Jr. Kathleen, GA (Warner Robins/Butler CC)
Beau Johnson RB 5-11 210 Jr. Lawrenceville, GA (Cen. Gwinnett/Butler Co.)
Markelle Martin S 6-1 180 Fr. Wichita Falls, TX (Rider)
Swanson Miller DT 6-4 300 Jr. Alachua, FL (Santa Fe/Butler County CC)
Andrew Mitchell OL 6-5 300 Jr. Choctaw, OK (Snow Community College)
Jeremiah Price DE 6-2 245 Jr. Collins, MS (Jones County Junior College)
Your 2008 Cowboy Recruiting Class
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy has announced that 27 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to join the Cowboy program. The new class includes 19 high school players and eight from the junior-college ranks.
The incoming class includes eight prospects (seven junior college players and one from the high school ranks) that enrolled at OSU in January and are attending classes in Stillwater during the spring semester. Four of those players were junior college All-America selections and three were rated among the top 30 twoyear players in the country.
The newest group of Cowboys features eight players who were named a prep or junior college All-American, eight players who were among the top 100 in the state of Texas, three members of Texas Football Magazine’s Super Team and the nation’s top-rated kicker. All four Oklahomans who signed with the Cowboys on Wednesday were All-America honorees.
“Obviously it’s a large class with a large number of mid-year enrollees,” Gundy said. “We are expecting the players on campus now to come in and have an impact, especially on defense. Because we were able to count three scholarships toward last year, we were still able to sign a very big (19) high school class. We would not have signed eight junior-college players if our class size had been smaller.”
Oklahoma State picked up the most help in the trenches with nine of the newcomers classified as offensive or defensive linemen. OSU also loaded up on secondary help with six defensive backs inking with OSU. The skills set also increased with three new running backs (including two All-Americans) and three speedy receivers signing national letters. OSU signed three heavily honored tight ends and two linebackers.
“We feel like we’ve addressed some needs,” Gundy said. “We brought in some quality people. We’ve brought in some guys that can run. I really like what we’ve done with the secondary.”
The national honors are spread throughout the class with All-America awards bestowed upon tight end Cooper Bassett (Tuttle), receiver Justin Blackmon (Plainview High), running back Kye Staley (Guthrie), and kicker Quinn Sharp. Among the junior college players, linebacker Donald Booker, safety Lucien Antoine, running back Beau Johnson and offensive lineman Andrew Mitchell were all designated All- Americans.
Noting The OSU Signing Class
The Atlas
OSU’s 2008 class includes recruits from the states of Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and Texas.
Position Ratings
Perhaps no part of the roster got a bigger boost than running back. Two of OSU’s signees, Kye Staley and junior-college transfer Beau Johnson, were designated as All-Americans. The lone newcomer not named All-American, Travis Miller, is one of the fastest members of the new class.
Safety First
The Cowboys inked three heavily-decorated safeties. Victor Johnson and Markelle Martin were among the top 100 recruits in the state of Texas. Junior-college transfer, Lucien Antoine, was a junior college All-American. Martin and Antoine are already on campus and attending class at OSU.
Oklahomans For OSU
Three of the top 10 players in the state of Oklahoma signed with Oklahoma State. All three, tight end Cooper Bassett of Tuttle, receiver Justin Blackmon of Ardmore Plainview and running back Kye Staley of Guthrie, were all SuperPrep All-America selections. A fourth Oklahoman, Andrew Mitchell of Choctaw, arrives at OSU after being named a junior-college All- American at Snow Junior College in Utah.
Super Texans
Three of OSU’s signees were named to the Super Team as chosen by Texas Football Magazine. Those honorees include linebacker Alfred DuPree, offensive lineman Patrick Hoog and safety Markelle Martin.
SuperPrep Picks
Among the new Cowboys honored as all-region or All-Americans by SuperPrep are running back Kye Staley of Guthrie, receiver Justin Blackmon of Ardmore Plainview, tight end Cooper Bassett of Tuttle, safety Victor Johnson of Waco, safety Markelle Martin of Wichita Falls, Dallas linebacker Alfred DuPree, receiver Adrian Richards of Mesquite, offensive lineman Patrick Hoog of Castroville, Tex., tight end Justin Horton of Henderson, Tex., and Nigel Nicholas of Rossville, Ga
All Signees:
Recieved LOI
Isaiah Anderson WR 6-0 175 Fr. Wichita Falls, TX (Wichita Falls)
Cooper Bassett TE 6-5 235 Fr. Tuttle, OK (Tuttle)
Justin Blackmon WR 6-2 190 Fr. Ardmore, OK (Plainview)
Donald Booker LB 6-0 225 Jr. Houston, TX (Klein Forest/Navarro JC)
Brodrick Brown DB 5-8 165 Fr. Houston, TX (Westfield)
DeJuan Davis OL 6-4 295 Fr. Fort Worth, TX (Crowley)
Alfred DuPree LB 6-2 215 Fr. Dallas, TX (Skyline)
Jeremy Gray DE 6-6 250 Fr. Sherman, TX (Sherman)
Patrick Hoog OL 6-4 295 Fr. Castroville, TX (Medina Valley)
Justin Horton TE 6-4 220 Fr. Henderson, TX (Henderson)
Victor Johnson S 6-1 175 Fr. Waco, TX (Waco)
Travis Miller RB 5-11 185 Fr. Marlin, TX (Marlin)
Jamal Mosley TE 6-4 230 Fr. Memphis, TN (Kingsbury)
Nigel Nicholas DE 6-3 260 Fr. Rossville, GA (Ridgeland)
Adrian Richards WR 6-4 190 Fr. Mesquite, TX (Mesquite)
Quinn Sharp K 6-1 185 Fr. Mansfield, TX (Summit)
Kye Staley RB 6-0 215 Fr. Guthrie, OK (Guthrie)
Lane Taylor OL 6-2 300 Fr. Arlington, TX (Martin)
Johnny Thomas DB 6-1 175 Fr. Texas City, TX (Texas City)
Mid-Year Enrollees
Lucien Antoine S 6-2 210 Jr. Coral Springs, FL (Ft. Scott CC)
Chris Donaldson DT 6-1 285 So. Anderson, SC (Coffeyville CC)
Maurice Gray DB 5-9 180 Jr. Kathleen, GA (Warner Robins/Butler CC)
Beau Johnson RB 5-11 210 Jr. Lawrenceville, GA (Cen. Gwinnett/Butler Co.)
Markelle Martin S 6-1 180 Fr. Wichita Falls, TX (Rider)
Swanson Miller DT 6-4 300 Jr. Alachua, FL (Santa Fe/Butler County CC)
Andrew Mitchell OL 6-5 300 Jr. Choctaw, OK (Snow Community College)
Jeremiah Price DE 6-2 245 Jr. Collins, MS (Jones County Junior College)