Oklahoma 5-Star WR target Bryant Wesco commits to Clemson

For months it felt as though the Oklahoma Sooners were the trending favorite for blue-chip wide receiver Bryant Wesco. However, as his status rose on the recruiting trail, Wesco’s offer sheet grew.

Since the first of the year, the five-star prospect has received 22 offers and risen to the top 10 of the Top247 rankings from 247Sports for the 2024 recruiting cycle.

In the last few days, the buzz began to grow for Bryant Wesco and the Clemson Tigers after the Oklahoma target took an official visit to Clemson, S.C. On Monday morning, recruiting predictions began to trend Wesco to the Tigers, and he’s making it official with a commitment to Dabo Swinney and Clemson.

“The thing that stood out to me is how close they all are,” Wesco told Hayes Fawcett of On3. “Everyone at Clemson interacts as one big family, and the long term reputation that Clemson has held with WR success and the program success in general was also a big factor.”

Oklahoma has two wide receivers committed in the 2024 cycle: four-star Zion Kearney and three-star K.J. Daniels. While the Sooners are ahead of schedule compared to the 2023 class with four blue-chip prospects, Oklahoma is still looking for its first five-star pledge in the class.

After Brent Venables’ camp, Oklahoma offered four-star wide receiver and Texas Tech commit Ivan Carreon. A few days later, Josh McCuistion of SoonerScoop at Rivals issued a prediction favoring the Sooners.

Though Wesco will be a recruitment that continues until signing day, Oklahoma has done a nice job on the recruiting trail for the position. It’s certainly a loss because Wesco is a really, really good player. But if Oklahoma has shown us anything over the last 25 years it is that they can recruit talent at the wide receiver position that performs on the field.

The recruiting front is still looking OK for Oklahoma football, but this certainly took the wind out of our sails a bit.

Good things still coming for Oklahoma

Oklahoma can recruit receivers

Patience is a Virtue in Recruiting

This staff can recruit

It's going to be OK

It'll be OK, but still a loss

Clemson snuck up on OU and closed quickly

Every staff has losses

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