It’s not hyperbole to say that the addition of linebacker recruit Collin Oliver on Friday gives Oklahoma State one of its most highly touted prospects at the position ever.
Oliver, a four-star recruit from Santa Fe High School in Edmond, rates as the fourth-highest linebacker recruit for OSU since recruiting rankings were established in the early 2000s. A listed inside linebacker, he’s the second-highest rated at that specific alignment behind only the inimitable Caleb Lavey, and fourth at the general linebacker slot. (Per 247Sports data.)
But there’s a catch: Oliver isn’t exactly an inside linebacker despite that being his official designation at 247.