Open Post | Thursday, Jul. 30th (UPDATE 4:53 pm) By: The Brainiacs Posted on: July 30, 2015

Bryce Youngquist: If you saw this tweet last night, you already know that I teased a bit of potentially good news for the Sooners. And given the subject title here, you certainly don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out it’s related to recent OU visitor and ultra-athetic 2016 LB, Bryce Youngquist.

I know everything that has been said regarding Youngquist’s recruitment.

I know Oregon is the prevailing, perhaps even overwhelming, favorite to land him.

Having said all that, I will simply say that as of right now I feel good about OU’s chances on Friday when Youngquist announces his commitment around 6:00 pm (CST) at his high school.

Whomever Youngquist picks this Friday is going to be getting a player with an immense amount of talent and athleticism. If OU lands Youngquist, he will be, in my estimation, the most athletic and polished linebacker Oklahoma has received a commitment from in years. Below are some thoughts on Youngquist as a player that I posted on TFB last month. – (Super K)

Youngquist is exactly what the Sooners need on defense. He’s comfortable in space, between the tackles, and/or coming off the edge. He plays with great pad level, but doesn’t appear mechanical. He has good length, excellent downhill acceleration, and change of direction. But also looks like he could play a ‘Tampa 2′ technique if you asked him to. Really appears to be an excellent linebacker prospect that could play in multiple schemes, but in my opinion looks tailor-made for a 4-2-5. Perhaps my favorite aspect of his game is his patience. When he makes his read, he can slip through the trash and close quickly.

This is the type of athlete Oklahoma really needs to start bringing in again at the linebacker position, especially in a league like the Big 12 where so much is asked of that particular position. One thing you don’t always see is testing numbers that actually translate to the field or vice versa. In the case of Youngquist, however, he plays fast but also has the numbers and measurables behind that. His SPARQ verified height and weight are 6’2″ (without shoes) 210 pounds. He ran a blazing 4.54 SPARQ verified laser 40 and posted a verified shuttle of 4.09, along with a 38 inch vertical. I cannot begin to tell you how incredible those numbers are for a young man just out of his junior year.

– Audie Omotosho: Yesterday, 2016 WR and OU offer Audio Omotosho made his way up from Plano, TX to Oklahoma. His plan was to drive up to Stillwater to visit OSU and then visit OU on the way back home. He did make it to Stillwater, but I received a text from him last night saying traffic unfortunately prevented him from actually making it to Norman.

But the good news is he did say that he plans on rescheduling the visit as he’s had an interest in getting up to Norman ever since the Sooners offered. – (Super K)

– UPDATE (10:15 am):

– UPDATE (1:21 pm): As we alluded to earlier today on Twitter, OU has picked up a commitment from 2016 DB & longtime OU offer, Chanse Sylvie.

Nothing wrong with a double BOOM, right?

boom

– UPDATE (4:53 pm): Sooners go back to the east coast for latest offer to 2017 LB Justin Foster (6’3″ 225 – Shelby, NC).

 

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