Oklahoma State Injury Report: Cowboys Receivers to Step Up
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State comes home for Homecoming against a tough Cincinnati team and the Cowboys will need some receivers serve as “Next Man Up.” The win at West Virginia last week saw some Cowboys get banged up. Redshirt freshman Talyn Shettron, who had three receptions for 36-yards against WVU, is the most serious and will miss extended time. The other receivers expected to sit out are Jaden Bray and Blaine Green, both that duo is expected back as soon as next week.
The situation was compounded by the injury earlier this season of then leading receiver De’Zhaun Stribling, who is out for the season.
The good news is the receiver corps gets red-shirt junior Cale Cabbiness back. The 6-2, 200-pound now scholarship hero of the final moments of the win at Boise State in the 2021 season is capable of playing all of the receiver positions. He was injured in fall camp and has worked diligently to get back. He has practiced at full speed the past two weeks and was cleared medically this week.
You will also see big Leon Johnson III (6-5, 207) that is working to red-shirt but had one of the best fall camps of any receivers on the team. Those two will get a lot more action today along with outside receiver Rashod Owens and slot receiver Brennan Presley. Young receivers like Mason Gilkey (6-3, 180) and Tykie Andrews (6-1, 185) have also had reps to prepare.
On the offensive line, guard Jason Brooks Jr. is out for this game, but is expected back for next week. Brooks Jr. will be replaced in the starting line-up by two-year starter Cole Birmingham, who was splitting time with Brooks at the left guard position.
Everybody else on the offense is set to go.
Defensively, the Cowboys came out good as the players that had to leave for any time last week at West Virginia have all practiced and are good to go. That list includes corner Cam Smith and rover Kendal Daniels.
Previously this season linebacker Justin Wright and safety Lyrik Rawls were lost for the season with knee injuries.