Oklahoma State Offers Interesting and Multi-Talented Portal Prospect in Bruce IV

STILLWATER – Monday afternoon Oklahoma State offered another transfer portal receiver prospect, but Arland Bruce IV could be much more than a receiver and he has been in the past. The junior-to-be has played in 25 games and started 12 in his two seasons at Iowa. He is listed at 5-10, 198-pounds and is designated as a wide receiver, but Bruce was in high school and still could be a jack-of-all-trades on offense. At Iowa this season he caught 19 passes for 187-yards and a touchdown. He averaged 9.8-yards a reception. He also rushed for 47-yards and a touchdown on 12 carries with a 3.9-yards per carry average. 

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Bruce could be a receiver or a running back or both.

In his first season with the Hawkeyes, he also threw a few passes. His career numbers at Iowa have him with 44 receptions for 396-yards and a pair of touchdowns. He rushed for 112-yards on 22 carries with four touchdowns. 

It is interesting to dive back in Bruce’s high school career. He finished up at Ankeny, Iowa where he helped lead them to a state championship and was named All-State by the Des Moines Register newspaper. Ankeny finished 11-1 and in six games he rushed 81 times for 660 yards and eight touchdowns, along with 30 receptions for 451 yards and five touchdowns. 

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Arland Bruce IV

His previous high school years were spent in the Kansas City-area at Olathe North High School and as a junior he was named the Kansas City Metro Player of the Year. His junior season North finished 10-3 in the playoffs and Bruce rushed for 2,479 yards and 43 touchdowns, while passing for 404 yards and five scores. As a sophomore he rushed for 1,379 yards as a sophomore, with 1,209 passing yards and 35 total touchdowns. He even rushed for over 800-yards as a freshman with five touchdowns. 

A Business major, Bruce IV is an intriguing prospect. In the NCAA Transfer Portal since early December, he has visited Mississippi State and Fresno State is also a school that has offered.