Oklahoma State National Signing Day 2022: Wide Receivers
STILLWATER – National Signing Day 2022 is finally here! Oklahoma State is bringing in one of its highest-rated classes under head coach Mike Gundy, which includes some talented athletes. Pokes Report is detailing every signee with in-depth profiles and analysis, as well as premium content on the class.
We’ll also have head coach Mike Gundy’s thoughts on the signees and exclusive interviews as well.
We’ve bundled together each signee by position group, and we’ll be looking at the wide receiver signees below.
Mason Gilkey
Wide Receiver
6′4″ / 185 lbs
Pawhuska, OK
Pawhuska
Class of 2022
Profile: Every once in a while, Oklahoma State pulls out a recruit that causes every other school to sit up and take notice. Mason Gilkey was that guy. It came on a multiple commitment day in February and the Pawhuska talent caught some outlets off guard. We knew who he was as his head coach Matt Hennesy had given Pokes Report a head’s up. Gilkey has played varsity football all four years for the Huskies. This past season was his best with 83 receptions for 1,315-yards with 19 touchdowns and a 15.8-yards per catch average. He earned some All-State attention as a junior with 56 catches for 1,261-yards and a 22.5-yards average with 26 touchdowns. His sophomore season was also strong with 24 receptions for 622-yards and an explosive average of 25.9-yards per catch and eight touchdowns. He leaves the Huskies program with 174 career catches and 3,385-yards and 55 touchdowns. He’ll make every All-State team out there this season. He has also been a standout basketball player for Pawhuska.
Robert Allen’s Projection: He has a big frame and will get help from Rob Glass and his staff in filling that frame out. I see him playing at 6-4 and somewhere around 215-220 pounds. I don’t think it will take long before he will be getting some targets.
Stephon Johnson Jr.
Wide Receiver
6’2” / 180 lbs.
DeSoto, TX
DeSoto
Class of 2022
Profile: Johnson de-committed from Oregon in January and immediately locked in with interest in the Cowboys. Besides Oregon, he had offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Penn State, USC, Utah, and Virginia among some others. After he dumped the Ducks, it really came down to Oklahoma State and SMU, and he visited both schools in January. Johnson has been a well-traveled prospect in high school. He finished up at DeSoto with 46 receptions for 436-yards and seven touchdowns. His junior season he was at Lancaster and had 25 catches for 588-yards and eight touchdowns. In his sophomore season at Houston Heights he caught 36 balls for 636-yards and nine touchdowns. Johnson is very athletic and has shown that on the track as he has a personal best of 22’6.25” in the long jump. He also competes in the 4X200-meter and 4X400 meter relays. Texas Football Magazine lists him as one of their top recruits in Texas calling him “a wide receiver who already has the size and frame to make an early college impact. He is a big-time playmaker on the outside and has excellent ball skills.”
Robert Allen’s Projection: Johnson certainly provides a jolt of electricity when the ball is in his hands. His athletic ability shows up after the catch as he has speed and exceptional change of direction. He is a big play threat who can impact the short, intermediate, and deep passing game to equal degrees. Speed and quickness are great attributes and Johnson demonstrates an understanding of how to effectively use these God-given abilities. He’s a clean route-runner for a high school prospect who can effectively separate from defenders at the top of his route, making him the home run threat that he is. His other primary attribute is his ball-skills. This shows up in his ability to make difficult catches in traffic or when matched up with a defender that’s providing quality coverage. On the negative side, he needs the weight room and needs to get stronger. Add that aspect to his speed and explosion and he will be that much better.
Braylin Presley
Athlete
5′10″ / 165 lbs
Bixby, OK
Bixby
Class of 2022
Profile: This young man has been amazing throughout his high school career as evidenced by being a part of four straight Class 6A-II State Championships, being a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in football in Oklahoma and being the Tulsa World’s Player of the Year. He has also already been named the MVP in his district. He put on one heckuva show in his last game as Bixby won the 6A-II Championship again in a 63-14 win over Edmond Deer Creek. Presley opened the game on a halfback option pass hitting teammate Preston Solomon in stride for a 76-yard touchdown. Presley then ran for 171-yards and three touchdowns (3, 11, and 94-yards). On the season, Presley finished with 1,118-yards and 17 touchdowns rushing. He has 55 receptions for 652-yards and seven touchdowns. That pass in the championship game was his second touchdown pass of the season. He finishes at Bixby with 102 career touchdowns scored. In the current record win streak for an 11-man football team in Oklahoma, 49 straight games, Braylin Presley and his brother Brennan, already at Oklahoma State scored a combined 155 touchdowns. His junior numbers were just as impressive with 2,471-yards of total offense and 35 touchdowns. His career totals are 4,978-yards rushing and 1,684-yards receiving. In track he ran a 10.82 in the 100 meters and a 21.74 in the 200 meters in his junior season qualifying for State. Baylor, Kansas, Louisville, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas Tech, and West Virginia are among the schools that offered Presley before his early commitment to Oklahoma State.
Robert Allen’s Projection: This apple may have fallen even closer to the tree. Brennan Presley played as a true freshman and ended up being the star in the Cowboys Cheez-It Bowl victory over Miami, Fla. I would have to guess that Braylin will play virtually immediately and may have his first starring moment earlier than his older brother. He can play about any position Oklahoma State has in their offensive repertoire as far as a skill talent. Like Brennan, Braylin is electric!
Tabry Shettron
Tight End
6′4″ / 215 lbs
Edmond, OK
Santa Fe
Class of 2022
Profile: Played in the shadow of his brother at Santa Fe early on, but his playoff run for the Wolves in his junior season begin attracting some attention and caught the eyes of the Cowboys staff. He finished that junior season with 19 receptions for 179-yards and six touchdowns with most of that coming in the playoff run that ended with a loss to Jenks in the Class 6A-I State Championship Game. He came to camp at Oklahoma State for the “Show Time Camp” and played well. He came back for an official visit and committed shortly after. This past season he had 31 receptions for 378-yards and nine touchdowns. Also, a basketball player he is athletic, but you can see the different body style from his brother. Tabry is going to explode in the weight room and should end up playing at around 260-pounds.
Robert Allen’s Projection: I have to admit that I thought Tabry Shettron would end up being a jumbo receiver, but then talking to his high school coaches and comparing his body style to some other players, I can see where he is going to get a lot bigger in college. The cowboy back position is looking for somebody to take it over. The earlier the better with that development for Shettron. It helps that he will be a January enrollee.
Talyn Shettron
Wide Receiver
6′3″ / 185 lbs
Edmond, OK
Santa Fe
Class of 2022
Profile: The much-celebrated flip from Oklahoma to Oklahoma State came as his brother Tabry made his official visit and Talyn began looking for closely at Oklahoma State and how it compared to his decision to commit to Oklahoma. Shettron exploded as a junior with 61 catches for 1,152-yards and 14 touchdowns while averaging 18.9-yards a reception. ESPN named him the top receiver prospect in the 2022 class. Under Armour selected him for their top summer camp and then named him a selection for the Under Armour All-American Game. The scholarship offers had been pouring in and he had offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Florida State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Texas, and Texas A&M before he made his early commitment to Oklahoma. In the middle of the summer, he switched to Oklahoma State as Kasey Dunn had never quit recruiting him even after he pledge to OU. It looked obvious that the Shettron brothers were comfortable with the idea of playing at and attending the same school. This past season Shettron had 75 catches for 1,049-yards and 11 touchdowns despite being the focal point of every defensive game plan from every opponent that Santa Fe faced.
Robert Allen’s Projection: For Talyn Shettron to the moon and back would be appropriate. He is a very mature young man and has a great work ethic. He reminds me some of Rashaun Woods in that he is a craftsman at being a receiver. Enrolling in January with his brother, he will have a chance to have an immediate impact.