Heading into the 2019 season, Oklahoma State loses safeties Kenneth Edison-McGruder and Thabo Mwaniki. Edison-McGruder was one of the most experienced players on this Cowboy defense last season and was a vocal leader both on and off the field. Mwaniki saw playing time early on in 2018, but eventually lost his starting spot in the OSU secondary. Despite these loses, the Pokes return several guys who saw a lot of action a year ago, such as Jarrick Bernard, Kolby Peel and Malcolm Rodriguez.
Aside from these three, the roster is made up mostly of inexperienced players, including multiple redshirt freshmen who haven’t seen much, if any, of the field at the college level.