Brent Venables and Oklahoma picked up an enormous recruiting win on Friday with the dedication of four-star offensive deal with Cayden Inexperienced. The 6-foot-5, 315-pound lineman from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, made the announcement dwell on CBS Sports activities HQ, selecting the Sooners over LSU, Missouri and Nebraska.
Inexperienced is the No. 105 general prospect and No. 14 offensive deal with within the Top247 rankings, and he ranks because the No. 2 prospect from the state of Missouri within the 2023 class.
Whereas there’s nonetheless room for development and enchancment in his sport, Inexperienced “possesses the instruments and traits to have the ability to play both deal with spot as soon as he will get to varsity,” per 247Sports nationwide recruiting analyst Chris Singletary. Inexperienced additionally has positional versatility that would enable him to kick inside to protect, making him a particularly worthwhile addition to any offensive line room:
Broad higher physique with body that may add definition and energy. Decrease physique has good bulk with little unhealthy weight. Approaching 6-foot-5 with huge arms and wingspan that put him in comparable firm as different elite offensive linemen.Good physique management and quickness together with stable flexibility in knees and ankles. Gentle on his toes and in a position to change path for an enormous man.Good energy and punch to get preliminary motion on the defender to create push within the run sport. Does a pleasant job of partaking his opponent and staying on the block in addition to retaining his stability.
This marks the second four-star commit Brent Venables and the Sooners workers have landed this week, with Inexperienced becoming a member of four-star huge receiver Jaquaize Pettaway. That dedication helped transfer Oklahoma as much as No. 25 within the 247Sports workforce rankings and Inexperienced’s addition will definitely enhance that standing much more as he’s at present the third highest-rated prospect within the class.
