Oklahoma State has the best talent ever at the safety position in 2024. Former five-star prospect Peyton Bowen is expected to take over as the full-time starter. At the same time, the University of Oklahoma returns Billy Bowman, one of the nation's most dynamic defensive playmakers and a future NFL draft pick.
Robert Spears-Jennings will be the first to spell out any of them. Eric McCarty, a talented athlete, will return after suffering a knee injury in the final game of his high school career that forced him to redshirt his freshman season.
Recruiting is progressing well, with true freshmen Reggie Powers, Michael Boganowski, Jaydan Hardy and Mikel Patterson-McDonald set to join the team.
Oklahoma State hasn't made any commitments on the safety for the 2025 class, but if recent crystal ball predictions are any indication, that will be over soon, according to 247Sports national recruiting director Steve Wiltfong. I believe it may be.
On Tuesday morning, Wiltfong cracked the crystal ball on Oklahoma and acquired three-star safety Marcus Wimberly from Arkansas. Wimberly is a rising star in baseball and track and field. He ran 11.45 seconds in the 100 and 23.61 seconds in the 200 as a sophomore in the spring of 2023.
Wimberly visited Oklahoma State for Junior Day earlier this year. He likes the culture on and off the field that suits Oklahoma, so it's no surprise that Oklahoma has a key base in his recruitment. Arkansas' crystal ball has been recorded before, so it would be unwise to discount any school in the state. Two University of Michigan officials also recorded crystal ball support for Wimberly, who landed at Oklahoma, so it's no exaggeration to say that the Sooners are the favorites for the trend.
Marcus Wimberly Recruitment Profile
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