The recruiting class for 2012 will be wrapping up soon, and with the exception of Barry J. Sanders, there aren't many recruiting stories worth following within the state for the current seniors. So it is about time to look forward to the next couple recruiting classes to see if there any players worth national attention. Spoiler alert: There are many of them.
There is nowhere else we can start other than in Lawton, Oklahoma. In this state are two of the state's best players, with what looks like the state's top player for the class of 2013. That player is 6'4" 235-pounds defensive end D.J. Ward. Ward is a great sized defender who has done nothing but improve in size and strength by leaps and bounds over the last two years. He currently holds offers from Arizona, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oregon State, Kansas State and the Oklahoma Sooners. A solid guess is that he ends up at OU being from an extremely pro-OU area, but he has said he is open to the process and there is no reason not to believe him this early in the recruiting process. Ward as more offers at this stage in his career than some of the former state of Oklahoma greats: Gerald McCoy, Jermaine Gresham, Dominique Franks, Reggie Smith and Sam Bradford. There is quite an expectation for him to become a major player in college, but first, he must complete his junior season in high school.
The next great Lawton junior is a running back from Lawton MacArthur who stands at a powerful 6'1" and 210 pounds. Darius Graham has been described as a battering ram of a running back who really enjoys inflicting pain on the defenders who get in his way. Lawton has been a sort of a runningback factory producing players such as Harrison Jeffers, D.J. Wolfe, Javon Harris and Dominique Whaley over the past few years, Graham looks to be next in line for such accolades. He has no current offers from any division one program, but do not take that as a total slight to his ability. The Sooners are only looking at about three running backs nationally, and Graham is certainly one of those runningbacks. His offers will come in time.
Another great running back from the opposite side of the state is Jenks Trey'Vonne Barre. Barre is a complete runner who excels in patiently reading his blocks and exploding through the given holes for huge chunks of yardage. He has helped Jenks hardly miss a beat with the absence of All-State running back and Oklahoma commit Alex Ross. Barre has had some grade issues up to this point, but I think he will get it taken care of and will be an incredible recruit for the college that lands him over the next fifteen months.
There are two more great skill position players from the Tulsa area that will certainly garner attention from colleges around the region. The first player to mention is Tulsa East Central defensive back/ wide receiver Stanvon Taylor. I have seen Taylor live in action and his game is all about body positioning with his incredibly quick feet and hips. With that said, I think his future lies in the defensive backfield. He can use his skill set to move with receivers and cause quarterback problems. Taylor weighs 160-pounds and has some work to do in the weight room, but like many undersized defensive backs, he has learned how to succeed at the size he currently is in and will only get bigger and better over time.
The other is Broken Arrow running back Cameron Wrenn. Wrenn is a back similar to Barre in that his game is more a complete effort of speed, vision and power. He has good size at 5'11" 175 and is able to catch the ball out of the backfield at a high level as well. The three aforementioned running backs will all be in the discussion for top running back in the state.
There are many other great players such as McAlester linebacker Devin Rolan and Sequoyah Tahlequah's quarterback Brayden Scott who everyone should keep an eye on as well.
That is all I have for that class talk to you soon.
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