Well the last ten or so days have been a bit rude to the Sooners on the recruiting trail. It's not all doom and gloom as much of it was expected, just that there wasn't any good news to counter out the bad.
Unexpected & Bad: Bryce Bray to the Pokes. Had the kid penciled in as a lock but family ties and friendships won out for now. I expect Bedenbaugh will keep the lines of communication open, but also it's clear he's moving on to secure another interior line prospect.
Expected, yet still sucky: Thompson to the Horns, Proctor to the Buckeyes, Jones to UCLA This was set in motion when Thompson decided to sit on his offer, allowing Rising to verbal. Casey is a great prospect for what Herman does but Rising fits the OU mode with better arm strength. Urban Meyer is just a machine. I expect OU will still be on Proctor heavily. If there is a coaching change at UCLA at the end of the year, OU will be back in play for Jones but I suspect Oklahoma isn't holding a spot for Jones as they are for Proctor.
Any good news?: The projected good news I had early this month seems to be on its way now on the offensive line as OT Darrell Simpson released his top squads - I expect Oklahoma will be the selection over A&M when he formally announces. DE Ron Tatium will release his top squads tomorrow - Oklahoma will be listed and should be considered the favorite. Oklahoma also sits at the top for several DBs who could announce soon
April Class Projection
Key: RED= Committed, ** = projected verbal, ## = Work to do to secure
QB: Cam Rising
RB: TJ Pledger + 1 TBD/Future Offer
Flexback/TE 1 TBD/Future Offer
WR Treveon Johnston** (Tech) Brennan Eagles## (A&M)
OT Brey Walker Darrell Simpson**( A&M) Reese Moore##(Texas)
IOL Brandon Finamore ##( Multiple) Tank Jenkins##(Multiple)
DE Ron Tatum**( Alabama,Texas) Miles Emery**(Louisville), Ronnie Perkins(## Missouri,Bama)
DT Jordan Kelly, Bobby Brown**(A&M), Trevor Trout##(Missouri)
OLB Jalen Redmond**(Nebraska, Arkansas)
ILB Austin Orji##(Texas,Vandy) Ayodele Adeoye##(Missouri) or Future Offer
CB- Jordon Austin, Miquel Edwards**(Miami,Wisconsin), Starrland Baldwin**(OSU,WVU)
S - Patrick Fields, Delarrin Turner- Yell**(Baylor)
Housekeeping
Moved Jordon Austin back into my class projection for now - seems the air has been cleared there.
Still messing around with my class size number. Still contend class will be in the 22-24 range when ink hits paper. Will nail that down next month.
I've posted in the past how Bedenbaugh likes "tweener" bodies on the OL - guys capable of playing inside or outside based on need
Hardest Position to project: Interior OL, Flexback, Safety.. These position are all kinda wtf right now.
As always the above is just a laymans predictions: Consult your 9.95er of choice for more in depth discussion on this.
Next 3 commits: DB ,Darrell Simpson, Ron Tatum,
Tomorrow - Big 12 Monthly update.
