Oklahoma State Football Recruiting: 5 Positions the Cowboys Can Get Away Without

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Much like every other college football team, the Oklahoma State Cowboys have recruiting needs. However, there are some positions that Mike Gundy and his staff can forget about for this season.

Gundy has had a very good recruiting class so far, and it is underrated, as it usually is. He's even been able to snake some recruits away from Oklahoma, which is always nice.

Here are some positions that he doesn't need to worry about anymore. Some of these are on here because of what the Cowboys have coming back, while some are on here because of the commitments the Cowboys already have.

Also, I wrote last week about some positions that the Cowboys needed to focus on for next season. You'll notice in this slideshow that I've changed my mind on some of those positions, either because the Cowboys have gotten some more recruits in those areas or it is a position that can benefit from more guys, but doesn't need any.

Quarterback

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Brandon Weeden (pictured) is going to be hard to replace, but right now, the Cowboys are in great position to do so.

Big-time quarterback recruit Wes Lunt is already on campus at Stillwater, so the Cowboys now have three quarterbacks on the team that will be competing to be Weeden's successor. Lunt, J.W. Walsh and last year's backup, Clint Chelf, will each get the opportunity to show Mike Gundy and Todd Monken that they can run the offense.

Three capable and talented quarterbacks is plenty. It's nice to have this position sewed up recruiting-wise, since it is the most important one on the field.

Running Back

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Running back is the position that Cowboy fans should feel best about heading into next season. Starter Joseph Randle and backups Jeremy Smith and Herschel Sims combined for 2,104 rushing yards and 35 touchdowns last season.

Each of them is good enough to be a starter for a big time D-I program. Randle will receive the majority of the carries next season, but the other two will most definitely be heavily involved with the offense.

Anyway, this is a position the Cowboys do not need to recruit for. Randle and Smith both have two years of eligibility left and Sims has three.

Receivers

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As you can probably tell by now, the Cowboys are loaded at the offensive skill positions. Despite what national people might tell you considering the loss of Justin Blackmon, the Cowboys' receiving corps has the potential to be the best it has ever been in the next couple of years.

The Cowboys return wide receivers Isaiah Anderson, Michael Harrison (pictured), Tracy Moore and Josh Stewart. When you add their five wide receiver commitments, they are shaping up to be one of the best units in the country.

That incoming group is headlined by 6'2" C.J. Curry and 6'3" Chance Allen. Redshirt freshman Torrance Carr will also make an impact.

Plus, the Cowboys also have some very good tight ends coming aboard: Blake Jackson, Zac Veatch and Dominic Ramacher.

This receiving corps is set and doesn't need any more recruits.

Defensive End

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One of the positions the Cowboys will miss the most on the other side of the ball is at defensive end. Senior DE's Jamie Blatnick (pictured) and Richetti Jones did a great job this season of getting pressure on the opposing quarterbacks.

However, the Cowboys can leave this position alone now. They still have six defensive ends returning from last year's squad and four other defensive end recruits coming in.

They'll have 10 guys competing for that playing time when spring ball starts up in March. That's plenty.

Defensive Backs

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This position could go either way.

In the Big 12, you want to have as many defensive backs as you can so that you can keep up with the fast, high-volume passing offenses. In that respect, I have written previously that they need more defensive backs.

However, with their current commitments, the Cowboys will have 16 defensive backs competing for playing time. I feel like that's more than enough to continue to have their great secondary.

I wouldn't turn them away, but I wouldn't pursue anymore either.

 

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